I Left My Heart In The Balcony:Linda Scott.
#74 on BB Hot 100 on CONGRESS Records in
1962.
INTRO:SPOKEN:
B E B
They said he was a talent scout, in a big,
Gb
long, fancy car.
B E Em
He came through town, took my baby away,
B Gb B
said he'd make him a star.
#1.
B E B
He took him off to Hollywood and not once did
Gb
he write.
B E B
I saw his name on a marquee sign, I went to see
Gb B
his picture last night.
CHORUS:
B E B Gb
And I left my heart in the balcony, last row,
B
third seat.
E B E
I couldn't take it anymore, so I left my heart
B Gb E B
in the balcony and my teardrops on the floor.
#2.
G C F
On a wide, wide screen in Cinemascope and
C G
Technicolor, too.
C F
Some good lookin' girl was kissin' his lips..
C G C
the lips that I once knew.
CHORUS:
F C G
And I left my heart in the balcony, last row,
C
third seat.
F C F
I couldn't take it anymore, so I left my heart
C G F C
in the balcony and my teardrops on the floor.
#3.
Ab Db Gb
Well, he's a star now and he's gone for good,
Db Ab
livin' in a mansion in Hollywood.
Db Gb Db
That movie queen, she stole my guy, when I pass
Ab Db
the theatre I have to cry.
CHORUS:
Db Gb Db Ab
Cause I left my heart in the balcony, last row,
Db
third seat.
Gb Db Gb
I couldn't take it anymore, so I left my heart
Db Ab Gb Db B Db
in the balcony and my teardrops on the floor.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.