There Goes My Baby
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There Goes My Baby:The Drifters.
#1 on R&B charts and #2 on Rock charts in 1959.
INTRO: (Capo 2nd fret.)
G
Bom-bom..doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo.
Em
There she goes..Doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo.
C
There she goes..Doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo.
D
Bom-bom..doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo.
Bom-bom..doo-doo-doo-doo.
#1.
G Em
There goes my baby,..movin' on down the line.
C D
Wonder where, wonder where, wonder where she is bound?
G Em
I broke her he...art...it made her cry.yi.
C
Now I'm alone, so all alone.
D
What can I do, what can I do?
Chorus:
G
There goes my baby..(Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh.)
Em
There goes my baby..(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
C
There goes my baby..(Whoa-oh-oh-oh.)
D D
There she goes..Yeah! There she goes.
#2.
D G
I wanna know..if she loved me..
Em
did she really love me? Or..
C D
was she just playing...me for a fool?
G
I wonder why, she left me?
Em C
Why did she le...ave me...so all alone..
D
So all alone?
#3.
D7 G
I was supposed to tell her, that I loved her..
Em C D
and that I need her, beside my side, to be my guide.
D7 G
I wanna know where is my.y.y.y.y...
(Doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo.)
Em
where is my baby? (Doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo.)
C D
I want my baby..I need my baby..Yeah, whoa-oh-oh-whoa.
G Em
There goes my baby..Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh..
C D
There goes my baby..Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh...(Fade.)
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How to play There Goes My Baby
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.