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What Is Love:The Playmates.
#15 on BB Hot 100 on ROULETTE Records
in 1959.
INTRO:  F#m   Db   F#m   E  Dbm  
CHORUS:
F#Sways with a wiggle, with a wiggle when she walks..
sways with a wiggle when she walks.
GSways with a wiggle, with a wiggle when she walks..
sways with a Cwiggle when she Gwalks.
#1.
What is Em7love..Am7five feet of Dheaven in a GponytailBm.
The Ecutest ponyEm7tail that Dsways with a Gwiggle when 
she CwalksG.Am7  
GWhat is Em7love..Am7five feet of Dheaven and the Gbluest eyes.
Em7And what a pretty smile that Am7shows you a Gdimple when 
she Ctalks.G  
#2.
DWhat is love but a Glittle angel Awho's Dmakin' me Glose 
my sleep?
F#And she's Bmalways makin' promises Athat she says she'll CkeepD.
GWhat is Em7love..Gfive feet of Dheaven in a GponyBmtail.
The Em7cutest ponytail that Am7sways with a Gwiggle when she CwalksBm.G  
INTERLUDE:  G   C  G.. D  G..Em7  
CHORUS:
GShows you a Cdimple, yes, a Gdimple when she Ctalks..
           G                 C  G......F  
shows you a dimple when she talks.
AbShows you a Dbdimple, yes, a Abdimple when she Dbtalks..
Abshows you a Dbdimple when she Abtalks.
#3.
CmWhat is love but a Ablittle angel Cwho's Ebmaking me lose my Absleep?
GAnd she's always Cmbreakin' promises Bbthat she says she'll Ekeep.
F#mWhat is love..Bmfive feet of Eheaven in a Aponytail.
The F#mcutest ponytail that Bsways with a wiggle when she AwalkDs.A  
The F#mcutest ponytail that Esways with a wiggle when she AwalkDs.A  
OUTRO:
DSways with a wiggle, with a wiggle when she Awalks..
Asways with a Dwiggle when she Awalks..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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What Is Love

by The Playmates

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dbm

Em7

Am7

What Is Love:The Playmates.

#15 on BB Hot 100 on ROULETTE Records

in 1959.

F#m Db F#m E Dbm

INTRO:

CHORUS:

Sways with a wiggle, with a wiggle when she walks..

sways with a wiggle when she walks.

Sways with a wiggle, with a wiggle when she walks..

C G

sways with a wiggle when she walks.

#1.

Em7 Am7 D G Bm

What is love..five feet of heaven in a ponytail.

E Em7 D G

The cutest ponytail that sways with a wiggle when

C G Am7

she walks.

G Em7 Am7 D G

What is love..five feet of heaven and the bluest eyes.

Em7 Am7 G

And what a pretty smile that shows you a dimple when

C G

she talks.

#2.

D G A D G

What is love but a little angel who's makin' me lose

my sleep?

F# Bm A C D

And she's always makin' promises that she says she'll keep.

G Em7 G D G Bm

What is love..five feet of heaven in a ponytail.

Em7 Am7 G C Bm G

The cutest ponytail that sways with a wiggle when she walks.

G C G D G Em7

INTERLUDE: .. ..

CHORUS:

G C G C

Shows you a dimple, yes, a dimple when she talks..

G C G F

......

shows you a dimple when she talks.

Ab Db Ab Db

Shows you a dimple, yes, a dimple when she talks..

Ab Db Ab

shows you a dimple when she talks.

#3.

Cm Ab C Eb Ab

What is love but a little angel who's making me lose my sleep?

G Cm Bb E

And she's always breakin' promises that she says she'll keep.

F#m Bm E A

What is love..five feet of heaven in a ponytail.

F#m B A D A

The cutest ponytail that sways with a wiggle when she walks.

F#m E A D A

The cutest ponytail that sways with a wiggle when she walks.

OUTRO:

D A

Sways with a wiggle, with a wiggle when she walks..

A D A

sways with a wiggle when she walks..(Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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