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Shirley:John Fred And His Playboy Band.
Made Top Forty on MONTEL Records in 1959.
INTRO:  Bb   Gm7   EbF..Bb  Gm7   Bb  F  
#1.
BbShirley.Gm7....EbShirley I Flove you Bbso..Gm7....Ebnever 
gonna Flet you Bbgo..Gm7.....EbShirley where you Fgoing 
toBbnight?Gm7  Bb  F  
#2.
BbShirley.Gm7.....FShirley will you be my Bbgirl?Gm7  
I Ebtake you aFround the Bbworld.Gm7....EbShirley where 
you Fgoing toBbnight?Gm7  Eb  F  
#3.
BbShirley.Gm7.....EbShirley I buy you FanyBbthing.Gm7....
Ebwould you like a Fdiamond Bbring?.Gm7.....EbShirley 
where you Fgoing toBbnight?Gm7  Eb  F  
INTERLUDE:SAX:  Bb   Eb   Bb   Cm   Eb   Bb   Eb   F   Bb   Gm7   Eb  F  
               Bb Eb F Bb Gm7 Eb F Bb Eb Bb
BRIDGE:
I Abcalled Shirley's Ebmama Bon the Gbphone..she Bbsaid 
Shirley's Fnot at Bbhome. Gm7  
She Gsaid, my little girl Ebought to be Gbback soon,
Fshe's gone on a honeyEbmoon.
OUTRO:
DOh, FShirley.Gm7......CmShirley you've Fdone me BbwrongGm7.
That's Ebwhy I Fsing this Bbsong.Gm7  
EbShirley where you Fgoing toBbnight?Gm7  
EbShirley where you Fgoing toBbnight?Gm7  
EbShirley where you Fgoing toBbnight?Gm7  
EbShirley where you Fgoing toBbnight?Gm7  
EbShirley where you Fgoing toBbnight?.Gm7.....(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Shirley

by John Fred & His Playboy Band

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Gm7

Shirley:John Fred And His Playboy Band.

Made Top Forty on MONTEL Records in 1959.

Bb Gm7 Eb Gm7 Bb F

INTRO: F..Bb

#1.

Bb Gm7 Eb F Bb Gm7 Eb

Shirley.....Shirley I love you so......never

F Bb Gm7 Eb F

gonna let you go.......Shirley where you going

Bb Gm7 Bb F

tonight?

#2.

Bb Gm7 F Bb Gm7

Shirley......Shirley will you be my girl?

Eb F Bb Gm7 Eb

I take you around the world.....Shirley where

F Bb Gm7 Eb F

you going tonight?

#3.

Bb Gm7 Eb F Bb Gm7

Shirley......Shirley I buy you anything.....

Eb F Bb Gm7 Eb

would you like a diamond ring?......Shirley

F Bb Gm7 Eb F

where you going tonight?

Bb Eb Bb Cm Eb Bb Eb F Bb Gm7 Eb F

INTERLUDE:SAX:

Bb Eb F Bb Gm7 Eb F Bb Eb Bb

BRIDGE:

Ab Eb B Gb Bb

I called Shirley's mama on the phone..she said

F Bb Gm7

Shirley's not at home.

G Eb Gb

She said, my little girl ought to be back soon,

F Eb

she's gone on a honeymoon.

OUTRO:

D F Gm7 Cm F Bb Gm7

Oh, Shirley.......Shirley you've done me wrong.

Eb F Bb Gm7

That's why I sing this song.

Eb F Bb Gm7

Shirley where you going tonight?

Eb F Bb Gm7

Shirley where you going tonight?

Eb F Bb Gm7

Shirley where you going tonight?

Eb F Bb Gm7

Shirley where you going tonight?

Eb F Bb Gm7

Shirley where you going tonight?......(Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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