"Ronnie"
(Bob Gaudio - Bob Crewe)

Intro:

(drum/percussion fill)

AA Piano Chord 
         C#mC#m Piano Chord 
        F#mF#m Piano Chord 
         B7B7 Piano Chord 
      Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 

I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
BmBm Piano Chord 
    E7E7 Piano Chord 

You were my first love

Verse 1:

AA Piano Chord 
       C#mC#m Piano Chord 
      F#mF#m Piano Chord 

So very warm and tender
BmBm Piano Chord 
       E7E7 Piano Chord 

The way you loved me
AA Piano Chord 
              C#mC#m Piano Chord 

Hey girl, can't you remember
BmBm Piano Chord 
       E7E7 Piano Chord 

And want more of me

Chorus 1:

DD Piano Chord 
      /C#  BmBm Piano Chord 
      E7E7 Piano Chord 

Ronnie,     Ronnie, Ronnie
A             [N.C.]
Why did you go
DD Piano Chord 
      /C#  BmBm Piano Chord 
      E7E7 Piano Chord 

Ronnie, oh, Ronnie, Ronnie
AA Piano Chord 
      C#mC#m Piano Chord 
          F#mF#m Piano Chord 
           B7B7 Piano Chord 
       Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 

I am regretting but can't stop forgetting because
BmBm Piano Chord 
    E7E7 Piano Chord 

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
BmBm Piano Chord 
    C#C# Piano Chord 

You were my first love

Bridge:

F#F# Piano Chord 
  A#mA#m Piano Chord 
          F#7F#7 Piano Chord 

I walk all alone
BB Piano Chord 
         BmBm Piano Chord 
     F#F# Piano Chord 

I cry at home
A#mA#m Piano Chord 
                 BB Piano Chord 

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]:

BbBb Piano Chord 
         D7D7 Piano Chord 
         GmGm Piano Chord 
         C7C7 Piano Chord 
      Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 

I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
CmCm Piano Chord 
    F7F7 Piano Chord 

You were my first love

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers