His Lips Get In The Way:The Shirelles.
#69 on BB Hot 100 on SCEPTER Records
in 1964.
INTRO: Bbm Ab Bbm Ab
#1.
Bbm Ab
Everybody tells me I'm a fool and I'm just
Gb
wastin' time to love someone who's not in
Ab
love with me.
Bbm Ab
Friends all say that I'm a dope to stay in
love when there's no hope.
Gb Ab
But I'm a dope who loves him hopelessly.
CHORUS:
Ebm Ab Ebm
What can I do (sha-la-la-la-la-la) hey, what
Ab
can I say? (sha-la-la-la-la-la.)
Ebm Fm Eb
Each time I try to say goodbye, his lips get
Db Bbm
in the way..(sha-la-la-sha-la-la-la-la.)
Bbm Db
Oh, yeah, his lips get in the way.
Bbm
(sha-la-la-sha-la-la-la-la.)
#2.
Bbm Ab
He says my love don't mean a thing but still he
keeps me on a string.
Gb Ab
I'm just someone he likes to have around.
Bbm Ab
I say I want no more of this but then he stops
me with a kiss.
Gb Ab
I can't resist him though he puts me down.
CHORUS:
Ebm Ab Ebm
What can I do (sha-la-la-la-la-la) hey, what
Ab
can I say? (sha-la-la-la-la-la.)
Ebm Fm Eb
Each time I try to say goodbye, his lips get
Db Bbm
in the way..(sha-la-la-sha-la-la-la-la.)
Bbm Db
Oh, yeah, his lips get in the way.
Bbm
(sha-la-la-sha-la-la-la-la.)
#3.
Bbm Ab
Everybody calls me fool, they say, hey girl, go
Gb
back to school and learn the things that every
Ab
girl should know.
Bbm Ab
But I guess I've got no brains because my foolish
Gb
heart remains, I just can't break the chains and
Ab
let him go, no no..so..
CHORUS:
Ebm Ab Ebm
What can I do (sha-la-la-la-la-la) hey, what
Ab
can I say? (sha-la-la-la-la-la.)
Ebm Fm Eb
Each time I try to say goodbye, his lips get
Db Bbm
in the way..(sha-la-la-sha-la-la-la-la.)
Bbm Db
Oh, yeah, his lips get in the way.
Bbm
(sha-la-la-sha-la-la-la-la.)(oh, yeah)
OUTRO:
Db Bbm
His lips get in the way (sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.)
Db Bbm
His lips get in the way (sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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