FOUR SEASONS - "Ronnie" Tablature

"Ronnie"
(Bob Gaudio - Bob Crewe)

Intro:

(drum/percussion fill)

A C#m F#m B7 Dmaj7
I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
Bm E7
You were my first love

Verse 1:

A C#m F#m
So very warm and tender
Bm E7
The way you loved me
A C#m
Hey girl, can't you remember
Bm E7
And want more of me

Chorus 1:

D /C# Bm E7
Ronnie, Ronnie, Ronnie
A [N.C.]
Why did you go
D /C# Bm E7
Ronnie, oh, Ronnie, Ronnie
A C#m F#m B7 Dmaj7
I am regretting but can't stop forgetting because
Bm E7
You were my first love

Verse 2:

You said now you don't need me
Because I cheated
Why didn't you believe me
When I repeated

Chorus 2:

Ronnie, Ronnie, Ronnie
You'll never know
Ronnie, oh, Ronnie, Ronnie
I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
Bm C#
You were my first love

Bridge:

F# A#m F#7
I walk all alone
B Bm F#
I cry at home
A#m B
Night after night (night after night)
C# [E D C# B A G# <- single notes]
Day after day

Verse 3 [mostly wordless, w/falsetto]

I never cheated
I still repeat it

Chorus 3:

Ronnie, Ronnie, Ronnie, you'll never know
Ronnie, oh, Ronnie, Ronnie
I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
You were my first love

[key change to Bb]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

Bb D7 Gm C7 Ebmaj7
I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
Cm F7
You were my first love


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers