On the recording, it seems to be 1/4 tone higher (not a 1/2 step but
1/4) I tuned everything up just a little and then it fit perfectly...
G
(do-de-bop-bop-a-do-de-bop-I-wanna-do)
C
(do-de-bop-bop-a-do-de-bop-I-wanna)
D C G
(II-I-I-wanna-do-de-bop-bop-a-do-de-bop I-wanna-do)
G
Someone wave goodbye (do-de-bop-I-wanna-do)
G
Come and wave goodbye (do-de-bop-I-wanna-do)
C G
I'll be leaving, won't you hold the door (do-de-bop-bop-a-do)
D C G
Well, if I said I loved you well I don't love you anymore (Do-bop-bop-a-do-de-bop-I-wanna)
G
I know it's gonna hurt (do-de-bop-I-wanna-do)
G
But you treated me like dirt (do-de-bop-I-wanna-do)
C G
I always repayed every debt I owed (Bop-bop-a-do-de-bop-bop)
D C G
Well, if you think you're lucky well, you're not lucky anymore (Do-bop-bop-a-do-de-bop-I-wanna)
Chorus:
C B A G
Well, we burned like a rocket
C G
You said you loved me just like I love you
C B A G
But find a dime in your pocket
C D
And you're on the phone to someone new
Instrumental
Chorus
Someone had to break (Do-bop-a-bop-a-do)
One of us had to break (Do-bop-a-bop-a-do)
Now I do without all the things I need you for (Do-bop-bop-a-do-bop-bop)
Well if I said I love you, well, I don't love you anymore (Do-bop-a-bop-a-do-bop-bop)
Oh yes, if I said I love you, well, I don't love you anymore