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How Many Teardrops:Lou Christie.
#46 on BB Hot 100 on ROULETTE Records
in 1963.
INTRO:
GHow many teardrops Emmust I cry till Cyou believe in Dme?
And Ghow many teardrops Emmust I dry to Cend this miserDy?
CHORUS:
I wanna Gknow..how many Emteardrops must I Ccry yi-yi-yi-Dyi..
must I GcryyEmyyy...Ghave to Cfall-Dalll..to say you're Gmine..
(you're mine).. only Emmine..(you're mine)..Cmy yi-yi-Dyi-yi-yine.
#1.
I Gwish I knew the Emreason why you've Cgone and made me Dblue.
You Gdidn't even Emtell me that Cyou and I were Dthrough.
CHORUS:
I wanna Gknow..how many Emteardrops must I Ccry yi-yi-yi-Dyi..
must I GcryyEmyyy...Ghave to Cfall-Dalll..to say you're Gmine..
(you're mine).. only Emmine..
BRIDGE:
CIt's all a Empart of a Dlittle game that Gyou cooked up for Emme.
CTryin' to Emfind out Djust how much you Creally mean to Dme-he-he.
GIf that's the reason for Emleavin', there's no Creason to exDplain..
cause, Gbaby, I really Emneed you like the Croses need the Drain.
CHORUS:
I wanna Gknow..how many Emteardrops must I Ccry yi-yi-yi-Dyi..
must I GcryyEmyyy...Ghave to Cfall-Dalll..to say you're Gmine..
OUTRO:
(GHow many Emteardrops)..ohh, must I Gcry?..(How many Emteardrops)..ohh, 
must I Gcry-yi-yi-yi-Emyi?..
G(How many Emteardrops)..ohh, must I Gcry?..(How many Emteardrops)..ohh, 
must I Gcry-yi-yi-yi-Emyi?..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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How Many Teardrops

by Lou Christie

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How Many Teardrops:Lou Christie.

#46 on BB Hot 100 on ROULETTE Records

in 1963.

INTRO:

G Em C D

How many teardrops must I cry till you believe in me?

G Em C D

And how many teardrops must I dry to end this misery?

CHORUS:

G Em C D

I wanna know..how many teardrops must I cry yi-yi-yi-yi..

G Em G C D G

must I cryyyyy...have to fall-alll..to say you're mine..

Em C D

(you're mine).. only mine..(you're mine)..my yi-yi-yi-yi-yine.

#1.

G Em C D

I wish I knew the reason why you've gone and made me blue.

G Em C D

You didn't even tell me that you and I were through.

CHORUS:

G Em C D

I wanna know..how many teardrops must I cry yi-yi-yi-yi..

G Em G C D G

must I cryyyyy...have to fall-alll..to say you're mine..

(you're mine).. only mine..

BRIDGE:

C Em D G Em

It's all a part of a little game that you cooked up for me.

C Em D C D

Tryin' to find out just how much you really mean to me-he-he.

G Em C D

If that's the reason for leavin', there's no reason to explain..

G Em C D

cause, baby, I really need you like the roses need the rain.

CHORUS:

G Em C D

I wanna know..how many teardrops must I cry yi-yi-yi-yi..

G Em G C D G

must I cryyyyy...have to fall-alll..to say you're mine..

OUTRO:

G Em G Em

(How many teardrops)..ohh, must I cry?..(How many teardrops)..ohh,

G Em

must I cry-yi-yi-yi-yi?..

G Em G Em

(How many teardrops)..ohh, must I cry?..(How many teardrops)..ohh,

G Em

must I cry-yi-yi-yi-yi?..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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