Biography:
James Ingram (born James Edward Ingram on 16 February 1952 in Akron, Ohio; died 29 January 2019) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song.
Ingram went from playing local bars with Revelation Funk to Los Angeles, where he landed the types of gigs that most aspiring musicians only dream about: singing background vocals
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One Hundred Ways
Written by Quincy Jones
Performed by James Ingram (1981)
Capo 1
Intro:
D Daug/Ab G Gm
Bm E A7sus A
Verse 1:
D Daug/Ab
Compliment what she does
G Gm
Send her roses just because
Bm E
If it's violins she loves
A7sus - A
Let them play
D Daug/Ab
Dedicate her favorite song
G Gm Bb
And hold her closer all night long
D Bm
Love her today
Em D/F# G D
Find one hundred ways
Verse 2:
D Daug/Ab
Don't forget, there could be
G Gm
An old lover in her memory
Bm E
If you need her so much more
A7sus - A
Why don't you say
D Daug/Ab
Maybe she has it in her mind
G Gm Bb
That she's just wasting her time
D Bm
Ask her to stay
Em D/F# G D
Find one hundred ways
Bridge:
Bb Am
Being cool won't help you keep a love warm
Gm C F
You'll just blow your only chance
C/E Dm
Take the time to open up your heart
Gm A7sus - A
That's the secret of romance
Verse 3:
D Daug/Ab
Sacrifice if you care
G Gm
Buy her some moonlight to wear
Bm E
If it's one more star she wants
A7sus - A
Go all the way
D Daug/Ab
In your arms tonight, she'll reflect
G Gm Bb
That she owes you the sweetest of debts
D Bm
If she wants to pay
Em D/F# G D
Find one hundred ways
Interlude:
D Daug/Ab G Gm
Bm E A7sus - A
Tag:
D Daug/Ab
In your arms tonight, she'll reflect
G Gm Bb
That she owes you the sweetest of debts
D Bm
If she wants to pay
Em D/F# G D Bm - Gm
Find one hundred ways
Coda:
D Bm
Love her today
Em D/F# G D Bm - Gm
Find one hundred ways
[Repeat Coda x 3]
Written by Quincy Jones
Performed by James Ingram (1981)
Capo 1
Intro:
D Daug/Ab G Gm
Bm E A7sus A
Verse 1:
D Daug/Ab
Compliment what she does
G Gm
Send her roses just because
Bm E
If it's violins she loves
A7sus - A
Let them play
D Daug/Ab
Dedicate her favorite song
G Gm Bb
And hold her closer all night long
D Bm
Love her today
Em D/F# G D
Find one hundred ways
Verse 2:
D Daug/Ab
Don't forget, there could be
G Gm
An old lover in her memory
Bm E
If you need her so much more
A7sus - A
Why don't you say
D Daug/Ab
Maybe she has it in her mind
G Gm Bb
That she's just wasting her time
D Bm
Ask her to stay
Em D/F# G D
Find one hundred ways
Bridge:
Bb Am
Being cool won't help you keep a love warm
Gm C F
You'll just blow your only chance
C/E Dm
Take the time to open up your heart
Gm A7sus - A
That's the secret of romance
Verse 3:
D Daug/Ab
Sacrifice if you care
G Gm
Buy her some moonlight to wear
Bm E
If it's one more star she wants
A7sus - A
Go all the way
D Daug/Ab
In your arms tonight, she'll reflect
G Gm Bb
That she owes you the sweetest of debts
D Bm
If she wants to pay
Em D/F# G D
Find one hundred ways
Interlude:
D Daug/Ab G Gm
Bm E A7sus - A
Tag:
D Daug/Ab
In your arms tonight, she'll reflect
G Gm Bb
That she owes you the sweetest of debts
D Bm
If she wants to pay
Em D/F# G D Bm - Gm
Find one hundred ways
Coda:
D Bm
Love her today
Em D/F# G D Bm - Gm
Find one hundred ways
[Repeat Coda x 3]
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