No 3 in the UK charts in 1962. Includes key change up 1/2 tone after 2nd chorus.
Capo on 3 for correct key = Bb.
Intro = G F D G F D
Chorus
D G
I wanna be Bobby's girl
Em
I wanna be Bobby's girl
C D
That's the most important thing to me
G
And if I was Bobby's girl
C
If I was Bobby's girl
D G
What a grateful thankful girl I'd be
Verse 1
G
When people ask of me
Em
What would you like to be
C Bm D
Now that your not a kid anymore
(You're not a kid anymore)
Verse 2
G
I know just what to say
Em
I answer right away
C Bm D
There's just one thing I've been wishing for
Chorus
D G
I wanna be Bobby's girl
Em
I wanna be Bobby's girl
C D
That's the most important thing to me
G
And if I was Bobby's girl
C
If I was Bobby's girl
D G
What a grateful thankful girl I'd be
Verse 3 key change up 1/2 a tone
G#
Each day I stay at home
Fm
Hoping that he will phone
C# Cm D#
But I think Bobby has someone else
(You're not a kid anymore)
Verse 4
G#
Still in my heart I pray
Fm
There soon will come a day
C# Cm D#
When I will have him all to myself
Chorus
D# G#
I wanna be Bobby's girl
Fm
I wanna be Bobby's girl
C# D#
That's the most important thing to me
G#
And if I was Bobby's girl
C#
If I was Bobby's girl
D# G#
What a grateful thankful girl I'd be
D# G#
What a grateful thankful girl I'd beee