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A Year Ago Tonight:The Crests.
#42 on BB Hot 100 on JOYCE Records
in 1960.
INTRO:
(GDoo-doo-doo-doo-doo..Dda-doo-doo-Gdoo..
 da-Ddoo-doo-doo-Gdoo..da-Ddoo-doo-doo-Gdoo..)
#1.
Ohh, a Dyear ago toGnight, you were Dmsixteen, the 
Am7sweetest teenage queen I've ever Gseen.
GA year ago tonight, DI let you know, that Dmsixteen 
candles in my Am7heart would Gglow.G7  
CHORUS:
CWhen you made your wish, kid, GI was wishing, too.
That AI'd be saying, Happy GbbirthDmday, your whole 
life through.
#2.
GDoo-doo-dum, (ah-ha) toDmnight, I kissed you, dear.
And Am7told you that I'd be yours, throughout the GyearsG7.
Now, Father CTime has proven we were Gright..whoa-Am7whoa,
two lovers born a Dyear ago, toGnight.
(Tonight, tonight)
INTERLUDE:  G   D   G  G7  
CHORUS:
CWhen you made your wish, kid, GI was wishing, too.
That AI'd be saying, Happy GbbirthDmday, your whole 
life through.
#3.
GA year ago (ah-ha) toDmnight, I kissed you, dear.
And Am7told you that I'd be yours, throughout the GyearsG7.
Now, Father CTime has proven we were Gright..whoa-Am7whoa,
two lovers born a Dyear ago, toGnight.
(Tonight, tonight)
OUTRO:
GWhoa, whoa, Dwhoa, two lovers Aborn a Dyear ago, toGnight.
GYeah, yeah, Dyeah, two lovers Aborn a Dyear ago, toGnight.
(Tonight, tonight, tonight.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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A Year Ago Tonight

by The Crests

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Am7

A Year Ago Tonight:The Crests.

#42 on BB Hot 100 on JOYCE Records

in 1960.

INTRO:

G D G

(Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo..da-doo-doo-doo..

D G D G

da-doo-doo-doo-doo..da-doo-doo-doo-doo..)

#1.

D G Dm

Ohh, a year ago tonight, you were sixteen, the

Am7 G

sweetest teenage queen I've ever seen.

G D Dm

A year ago tonight, I let you know, that sixteen

Am7 G G7

candles in my heart would glow.

CHORUS:

C G

When you made your wish, kid, I was wishing, too.

A Gb Dm

That I'd be saying, Happy birthday, your whole

life through.

#2.

G Dm

Doo-doo-dum, (ah-ha) tonight, I kissed you, dear.

Am7 G G7

And told you that I'd be yours, throughout the years.

C G Am7

Now, Father Time has proven we were right..whoa-whoa,

D G

two lovers born a year ago, tonight.

(Tonight, tonight)

G D G G7

INTERLUDE:

CHORUS:

C G

When you made your wish, kid, I was wishing, too.

A Gb Dm

That I'd be saying, Happy birthday, your whole

life through.

#3.

G Dm

A year ago (ah-ha) tonight, I kissed you, dear.

Am7 G G7

And told you that I'd be yours, throughout the years.

C G Am7

Now, Father Time has proven we were right..whoa-whoa,

D G

two lovers born a year ago, tonight.

(Tonight, tonight)

OUTRO:

G D A D G

Whoa, whoa, whoa, two lovers born a year ago, tonight.

G D A D G

Yeah, yeah, yeah, two lovers born a year ago, tonight.

(Tonight, tonight, tonight.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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