Biography:
Jimmy Clanton was born 2 September 1940 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, and formed his first band in 1956 while in high school.
One of the few white singers to come out of the New Orleans R&B/rock & roll sound (he was known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol"), he rode the crest of the popular teen music wave in the 1950s and '60s with such songs as 'Just a Dream' and 'Venus in Blue Jeans'. He even continued to release hits after he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1961 and served for two years.
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What Am I Gonna Do:Jimmy Clanton.
#50 on BB Hot 100 on ACE Records
in 1961.
INTRO:
G Ab
(What am I gonna do..what am I gonna do..
G A D
I'm so lonely for you...)
#1.
G Bm
What am I gonna do when the sun goes down
C D G
and all the lights are low?
G Bm C
What am I gonna do when I recall the love,
D G
we used to know.
CHORUS:
Em Bm C D
I remember the happiness we knew.
G Am7 G C
Darling, can't we make up soon, cause I
G D G
don't know what I'm gonna do.
#2.
G Bm
What am I gonna do on Wednesday night when
C D G
I used to call you on the phone?
G Bm
What am I gonna say at the record hop when
C D G
I show up alone?
CHORUS:
Em Bm C D
They'll all ask me what's become of you.
G Am7 G C
Darling, can't we make up soon, cause I
G D G
don't know what I'm gonna do.
BRIDGE:
Eb G Eb G
At the movies or at the football game,
Eb G A Am7
please believe me, nothing's gonna be the
D
same.
#3.
G Bm
Now, what am I gonna do on a Saturday night
C D G
when everything goes wrong?
G Bm C
What am I gonna feel when the radio plays
D G
our favorite song?
CHORUS:
Em Bm C D
I'm so lonely, just like Mr. Blue.
G Am7 G C
Darling, can't we make up soon, cause I
G D G
don't know what I'm gonna do.
OUTRO:
G D G
Cause I don't know what I'm gonna do.
G D G
Cause I don't know what I'm gonna do.
G D G
Cause I don't know what I'm gonna do..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#50 on BB Hot 100 on ACE Records
in 1961.
INTRO:
G Ab
(What am I gonna do..what am I gonna do..
G A D
I'm so lonely for you...)
#1.
G Bm
What am I gonna do when the sun goes down
C D G
and all the lights are low?
G Bm C
What am I gonna do when I recall the love,
D G
we used to know.
CHORUS:
Em Bm C D
I remember the happiness we knew.
G Am7 G C
Darling, can't we make up soon, cause I
G D G
don't know what I'm gonna do.
#2.
G Bm
What am I gonna do on Wednesday night when
C D G
I used to call you on the phone?
G Bm
What am I gonna say at the record hop when
C D G
I show up alone?
CHORUS:
Em Bm C D
They'll all ask me what's become of you.
G Am7 G C
Darling, can't we make up soon, cause I
G D G
don't know what I'm gonna do.
BRIDGE:
Eb G Eb G
At the movies or at the football game,
Eb G A Am7
please believe me, nothing's gonna be the
D
same.
#3.
G Bm
Now, what am I gonna do on a Saturday night
C D G
when everything goes wrong?
G Bm C
What am I gonna feel when the radio plays
D G
our favorite song?
CHORUS:
Em Bm C D
I'm so lonely, just like Mr. Blue.
G Am7 G C
Darling, can't we make up soon, cause I
G D G
don't know what I'm gonna do.
OUTRO:
G D G
Cause I don't know what I'm gonna do.
G D G
Cause I don't know what I'm gonna do.
G D G
Cause I don't know what I'm gonna do..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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