Chords for American Bandstand 1950s Dancer Carole Scaldeferri

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_ [C] The first year of West Catholic High School was right around the corner from Bandstand,
so I thought, I'm going to really work at this, you know, getting in.
What do you have to do to get in?
So, [N] getting out of school at 12.30,.3 I brought my clothes, and I stayed in line for two hours, I guess, the first couple months. And then someone wrote a letter about me, and [C] somehow, within a [F] six-month period, I became a regular. I was 13 when I went in. I said I [N] was 14, and I was there until I was 18 years old. So I had one of the longest runs of any of the _ original [F] American Bandstand. My husband watched American Bandstand from his home in [Bb] Middletown, Connecticut. He was the same age as I, and [G] he was fascinated with the show, particularly me. But I never answered fan mail. _ _ The only reason [Dm] why I remembered his name is because he did this picture [Bb] he drew of me. So a [C] lot of years went by. He could never [F] get in touch with me. My phone was never [Dm] listed. I'm a very private person. I'm [Bb] very hard to get in touch with. And his [C] mother used to say, That's crazy. Why do you think you could [Dm] end up with this girl? [Bb] And his grandmother used to say, You never know. _ God [F] can do it. You never know. It's possible. [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[E] It felt like you were a millionaire, _ _ but only [Dm] not in the financial sense. We were rich _ as people. We had experiences that other teenagers _ _ [Cm] never had, or [G] maybe would never have. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ This is addressed [Em] to me, incidentally. I'm not reading your mail. _ [N] _ It comes from, uh, _ we're the guys at the Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, California. _ _ Ah, the Army is [Ab] after you. _ They watch KABC-TV in Los Angeles. We would [Bm] appreciate it very much if you could answer [Eb] a few questions concerning your girl. That is on the program quite frequently. [Gb] Real cute, _ dark hair, not too short, not [B] too long. _ _ _ _ Sometimes [Gb] kind of wears it to one side. Yeah, she scoops it all over on one side of the head. Has a cute smile. And if I like your dancing, would like to know age, color of hair, eyes, how tall. A few more details and wrap her up and send [Em] her out to California, huh? Now [B] this comes from a bunch of the fellows who watch you at [N] an Air Force Base in San Bernardino. Your full name? Carol Skeldepers. How do you spell your last name? S-C-A-R-L-E-S-E-R-R-I. How old are you, Carol? I'm 15. And [Bb] you have what color hair? Is it black or brown? Brown. _ _ [N] Brown eyes. How tall are you? 5'4". _ Isn't that short? I'm 5'4", and he has no hair. _ Well, thank you, Jits, for having us. This is that delayed interview that you and I were going to have between, you know, the half hour before, and we never got to. So if you will, once again, get the partner and lead off the scene. We'll check the big board while you seek him out, all right? Sit [Gb] tight for a second. Let's scoot on over to the bandstand big board and find out which stations we're going to check today. Frankie Avalon, Dee Dee [Fm] Diner. _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[C] Love my diner. _ _ _ _ _ There [D] ain't no gal that is finer than my rock and rollin' [G] diner. Dee Dee Diner. _ Dee Dee Diner. _ I love to see that. _ _ _ I love [C] to see that. _ _ _ _ No [D] one else can have my diner, cause my diner is a [G]-miner. Pretty Diner. Pretty Diner. _ _ [C] Pony, Maroon, and [G] Peggy too. _ _ [C] Ain't gals that are so [G] very true. _ _ _ [C] Bar with my diner, I [G] sure knew. _ [A] There's nothing for me she [D] wouldn't do. I love my diner. _ _ _ _ _ [C] My own diner. _ _ _ _ _ [D] There's no gal I'd look to be there when it comes to being [G] sweeter than my diner. Dee Dee Diner. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ Hope you had fun. _ If you [Gbm] can be with us tomorrow at the [F] same time, [C] that'll be just fine [Dm] too. [D] Why not write it down in the book now, [G] make it a point, we'll look for [E] you. That's [F] about all there is for today. For tonight,