Randy & The Rainbows - Why Do Kids Grow Up

      Why Do Kids Grow Up:Randy And The Rainbows.
#97 on BB Hot 100 on RUST Records in 1963.

INTRO:
G      Em        C   D
Why do kids grow up? oom-ba-diddy.
 (I don't know why)
G      Em        C   D
Why do kids grow up? oom-ba-diddy.
 (I don't know the reason why..) 
G      Em        C   D
Why do kids grow up? oom-ba-diddy.
G              
Ooom-ba-oom-ba-oom-ba-oom-ba..
C          D
I know the reason why. 

#1.
G      Em             C    D
Why do kids laugh and cry..oom-ba-diddy..
G            Em            C      D
Who puts the love in their eyes?..oom-ba-diddy.
G      Em        C       D
Why do kids grow up..so, they can fall in
(oom-ba-diddy)
G
love..
         Em            C     D
(Fall in love, fall in love..oom-ba-diddy.) 

#2.
G            Em            C     
Why does the girl jump for joy..
(oom-ba-diddy)
D                  G              Em       C
when she's holding hands with her favorite boy?
 D
(oom-ba-diddy.)
G      Em        C       D                  
Why do kids grow up..so, they can 
(oom-ba-diddy)
        G
fall in love.
         Em            G    G7
(Fall in love, fall in love..)

BRIDGE:
C                                               G
When you were three, you were the apple of your Ma 
                G7
and your Papa's eyes.
A                                              D
Now, you're sixteen, and you're my high school queen. 
       C                  D         D#           
I'm so lucky cause you're mine, all mine. 

#3.
G#     Fm        C#   D#
Why do kids grow up?..oom-ba-diddy..
(So, they can fall in love.) 
G#     Fm        C#  D#
Why do kids grow up..oom-ba-diddy.. 
(So, they can fall in love.) 
G#     Fm        C#  D#
Why do kids grow up..oom-ba-diddy..
G#             
Ooom-ba-oom-ba-oom-ba-oom-ba..
 C#           D#
(So, they can fall in love.)

#4.
G#         Fm        C#   D#
That's why kids grow up..(oom-ba-diddy).. 
G#         Fm        C#   D#
That's why kids grow up..(oom-ba-diddy).. 
G#      Fm           C#   D#
My, how you've grown up..(oom-ba-diddy).. 
                    G#
I'm so in love with you. 
        Fm          C#    D#
(So, in love, so in love..oom-ba-diddy..) 

OUTRO:
G#     Fm        C#    D#
Why do kids grow up?..(oom-ba-diddy)..
(I know the reason why.) 
G#     Fm        C#   D#
Why do kids grow up..(oom-ba-diddy)..
(so, they can fall in love.) 
G#     Fm        C#    D#
Why do kids grow up?..(oom-ba-diddy)..
G#     Fm        C#    D#
Why do kids grow up?..(oom-ba-diddy)..(Fade.)


A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.