BIG HURT, THE
(Wayne Shanklin)


Miss Toni Fisher - 1959
Maureen Evans - 1960
Jean Campbell - 1960
Susan Rafey - 1965
Del Shannon -1965
Tammy Grimes - 1965
Wes Montgomery (Instr.) - 1966
Sandy Posey - 1967
Scott Walker - 1967
The Lettermen - 1971
Nick Cave with Gallon Drunk - 1997
Frank Black & The Catholics - 1998
Susie Arioli Swing Band - 2001
Janis Siegel - 2002
Jimmy Ponder (Instr.) - 2003





Now it begins, now that you've gone
Needles and pins, twilight till dawn
Watching that clock till you return
Lighting that torch and watching it burn

Now it begins, day after day
This is my night, ticking away
Waiting to hear footsteps that say
Love will appear and this time to stay

Oh, each time you go
I try to pretend
It's over at last
This time the big hurt will end

Now it begins, now that you've gone
Needles and pins, twilight till dawn
But if you go, come back again
I wonder when, oh, when will it end
The big hurt
The big hurt
The big hurt






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2015)