A Teenager in Love - Dion and the Belmonts
Songwriter(s): Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
Capo on 1st fret

Intro:
[C#] (Ooh… [Bbm] ooh, waah [F#] ooh…. [Ab] ooh)
[C#] (Ooh… [Bbm] ooh, waah [F#] ooh…. [Ab] ooh)

Verse 1:
[C#] Each time we [Bbm] have a quarrel, [F#] it almost [Ab] breaks my heart;
(Ooh………….……… ooh………………... ooh ah………….…. ah………………….……..)
[C#] 'Cause I'm [Bbm] so afraid… [F#] that we will [Ab] have to part.
(Ooh…….……… ooh…….... waah ooh…………….… ooh………….………)

Chorus 1:
[C#] Each night I [Bbm] ask… the [F#] stars up [Ab] above…
(Ah…………………………………………………….…….. Ah……………)
[C#] Why must I [Bbm] be a teen- [F#] ager in [Ab] love?

Verse 2:
[C#] One day, I [Bbm] feel so happy, [F#] the next day, I [Ab] feel so sad.
(Ooh………….… ooh………..….. waah ooh…………..…….… ooh…………..……)
[C#] I guess I'll [Bbm] learn to take… [F#] the good [Ab] with the bad.
(Ooh…………… ooh…………….. waah ooh…………… ooh…………….….…)

Chorus 2:
[C#] 'Cause each night I [Bbm] ask… the [F#] stars up [Ab] above…
(Ah…………………………………………………………………..….. Ah……………)
[C#] Why must I [Bbm] be a teen- [F#] ager in [Ab] love?

Post Chorus:
[F#] I cried a [Ab] tear… [F#] for nobody but [Ab] you.
(Ah………..… Ah……..… Ah………….……….…... Ah…..…)
[F#] I'll be a [Ab] lonely one if [F#] you should say we're [Ab] through.
(Ah………… Ah……………..….… Ah……………..………........…... Ah………....…)

Verse 3:
Well, [C#] if you want to [Bbm] make me cry… [F#] that won't be so [Ab] hard to do.
……. (Ooh…….…………….. ooh…………...… waah ooh …………...…..….… ooh…………..…..)
[C#] If you should [Bbm] say goodbye, [F#] I'll still go on [Ab] loving you.
(Ooh………..…….… ooh……...…… waah ooh……………....… ooh…………...…..)

Repeat of Chorus 1:
[C#] Each night I [Bbm] ask… the [F#] stars up [Ab] above…
(Ah………………………………………………………….. Ah…….………)
[C#] Why must I [Bbm] be a teen- [F#] ager in [Ab] love?

Repeat of Post Chorus:
[F#] I cried a [Ab] tear… [F#] for nobody but [Ab] you.
(Ah………..… Ah…......… Ah………..……………... Ah…..…)
[F#] I'll be a [Ab] lonely one if [F#] you should say we're [Ab] through.
(Ah………… Ah……………..….… Ah……………..………….……... Ah……….....…)

Verse 4:
Well, [C#] if you want to [Bbm] make me cry… [F#] that won't be so [Ab] hard to do.
……. (Ooh……………….….. ooh……………... waah ooh…..………..…..….… ooh……….…..…..)
And [C#] If you should [Bbm] say goodbye, [F#] I'll still go on [Ab] loving you.
….. (Ooh…….…......……… ooh……….…. waah ooh….…….……..… ooh…..……….…..)

Repeat of Chorus 1:
[C#] Each night I [Bbm] ask… the [F#] stars up [Ab] above…
(Ah……………………………………….………………….. Ah……………)
[C#] Why must I [Bbm] be a teen- [F#] ager in [Ab] love?

Outro (Fade to End):
(In [C#] love) Why must I [Bbm] be a teen- [F#] ager in [Ab] love?
…. (Ah……………………...…… Ah…….… Waah Ah…)

(In [C#] love) Why must I [Bbm] be a teen- [F#] ager in [Ab] love?
…. (Ah……………………...…… Ah…….… Waah Ah…)

(In [C#] love) Why must I [Bbm] be a teen- [F#] ager in [Ab] love?
…. (Ah……………………...…… Ah…….… Waah Ah…)