Lonely Teardrops

Jackie Wilson 
Lonely Teardrops 
Written by Gwendolyn Gordy Fuqua (sister of Berry), Berry Gordy, Jr ,and Roquel Billy Davis 
Top chart position # 7 in 1959 
 
Intro: 
G                                                    
(Shoo-be-do-bop bop-pow)Hey, hey 
Em                                                     
(Shoo-be-do-bop bop-pow)Hey, hey  
C                             D       {N C }      
(Shoo-be-do-bop bop-pow)Hey, hey 
My heart is crying, crying 
 
Verse:  
C                         
Lonely teardrops 
Cm                            
My pillow never dries 
G                          
Lonely teardrops  
D               {N C }                
Come home, come ho-o-o-o-o-ome 
G                                       
Just say you will, say you will (say you will)  
Em               {3: to coda} 
Say-ay you will (say you will)  
C                 D {N C } 
Hey, hey (say you will) 
 
{1: My heart is crying, crying} 
 
{repeat verse 1} 
 
Bridge: 
C                                    
Just give me another chance 
Cm                  
For our romance 
G                    
Come on and tell me 
B7                      
That one day you'll return 'cause 
C                    
Every day that 
A7                                 
You've been gone away 
D {N C } D {N C }        G {N C }                  
You know-a my heart does nothing but burn Crying 
 
{repeat verse; to coda as indicated} 
 
Coda: 
G                              
Hey, hey (say you will) 
Em                                   
Say it right now, baby (say you will) 
G                                 
Come on, come on (say you will)  
Em                                
Say that you         (say you will) 
G                                    
Say it right now, baby (say you will) 
Em                                       
Yeah, come on, come on (say you will) 
G                               
Yeah, come-a right on back {fade}  
 
 
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