Leader of the Pack chords by The Shangri‐Las
Verse 1
C
Is she really going out with him?
Oh, there she is, let's ask her
"Betty, is that Jimmy's
ring your wearing?"
"Um- hm"
"Gee, it must be great
riding with him"
Bb
"Is he picking you up after
school today?"
G
"Un- uh"
F
"By the way, where'd you meet him?"
Verse 2
F
I met him at the candy store
Em
He turned around and smiled at me,
G
you get the picture? (Yes, we see)
That's when I fell for
C
the leader of the pack
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Verse 3
C
My folks were always putting him
down (down, down)
They said he came from the
Bb
wrong side of town
(What you mean when you said that he
G
F
came from the wrong side of town?)
They told me he was bad,
Em
G
but I knew he was sad
That's why I fell for the
C
leader of the pack
Verse 4
C
One day, my dad said, "Find someone new"
I had to tell my Jimmy
we're through
Bb
(What you mean when you say that
G
F
is better go find somebody new?)
Em
He stood there and asked me why
G
But all I could do was cry
I'm sorry, I hurt you,
C
the leader of the pack
Am
C
B
Verse 5
Am
He sort of smiled,
and kissed me goodbye
The tears were beginning to show
As he drove away on that rainy night,
I begged him to go slow
A
Am
But whether he heard, I'll never know (no,
Em
C
no, no, no, no, no, no)
Db
Look out, look out, look out, look out
Interlude 1
Verse 6
Db
I felt so helpless,
what could I do?
Remembering all the things
B
Ab
F#
we'd been through
In school, they all stop and stare
Fm
I can't hide my tears,
Ab
but I don't care
Db
I'll never forget him, the leader of the pack
Eb
Am
Eb
Interlude 2
Db
Db
Verse 7
Db
(Gone) the leader of the pack, and now he's gone (gone,
gone, gone, gone, gone)
(Gone) the leader of the pack, now
he's gone
(Gone) the leader of the pack, now he's gone (gone,
gone, gone, gone, gone)
(Gone) the leader of the
pack, now he's gone
Leader of the Pack
The Shangri‐Las
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