Biography:
Jimmy Jones (born June 2, 1937, Birmingham, Alabama) is an African American, singer-songwriter, who moved to New York while a teenager. According to Allmusic journalist, Steve Huey, "best known for his 1960 R&B smash, "Handy Man," Jones sang in a smooth yet soulful falsetto modeled on the likes of Clyde McPhatter and Sam Cooke."
Starting his entertainment career as a tap dancer, Jones joined a doo-wop group named The Berliners in 1954. They later changed their name to Sparks Of Rhythm.
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Good Timin:Jimmy Jones.
#1 in UK and #3 in USA in 1960.
INTRO:
Eb
Doo Doop, Doop Da Doop, Da Doop..
CHORUS:
Eb
Oh, you need..timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick..
Cm
timin'..a tock, a tock, a tock, a tock..
Eb G G# Cm Eb Bb Eb
timin' is the thi..ng, it's true, good timin' brought me to you.
Eb
Doo Doop, Doop Da Doop, Da Doop..
#1.
Eb Cm G# Bb
If little little David hadn't grabbed that stone, lyin' there on
Eb
the ground.
Eb Cm G# Bb Eb
Big Goliath might've stomped on him, instead of the other way round.
Bb
But he had..
CHORUS:
Eb
timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick, a..
Cm
timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick, a..
Eb G G# Cm Eb Bb Eb
timin' is the thi..ng, it's true, good timin' brought me to you.
Eb G G# Bb
Doo Doop, Doop Da Doop, Da Doop..Doo Doo Doo Doop..
#2.
Eb Cm G# Bb Eb
Who in the world would've ever known, what Columbus would do..
Eb Cm G# Bb Eb
if Queen Isabella hadn't hocked her jewels, in fourteen ninety-two?
Bb
But she had..
CHORUS:
Eb
timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick, a..
Cm
timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick, a..
Eb G G# Cm Eb Bb Eb
timin' is the thi..ng, it's true, good timin' brought me to you.
Eb
Doo Doop, Doop Da Doop, Da Doop..
#3.
Eb Cm G# Bb Eb
What would've happened if you and I, hadn't just happened to meet?
Eb Cm G# Bb Eb
We might've spent the rest of our lives, walkin' down misery street.
Bb
But we had...
CHORUS:
Eb
timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick, a..
Cm
timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick, a..
Eb G G# Cm Eb Bb Eb
timin' is the thi..ng, it's true, good timin' brought me to you.
Bb
Yeah, we had..
OUTRO:
Eb Cm
timin'..whoa, whoa, whoa..good timin'..yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..
Eb G G# Cm Eb Bb Eb
timin' is the thi..ng, it's true, good timin' brought me to you.
Eb Cm
timin'..whoa, whoa, whoa..good timin'..yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..
Eb G G# Cm Eb Bb Eb
timin' is the thi..ng, it's true, good timin' brought me to you.(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#1 in UK and #3 in USA in 1960.
INTRO:
Eb
Doo Doop, Doop Da Doop, Da Doop..
CHORUS:
Eb
Oh, you need..timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick..
Cm
timin'..a tock, a tock, a tock, a tock..
Eb G G# Cm Eb Bb Eb
timin' is the thi..ng, it's true, good timin' brought me to you.
Eb
Doo Doop, Doop Da Doop, Da Doop..
#1.
Eb Cm G# Bb
If little little David hadn't grabbed that stone, lyin' there on
Eb
the ground.
Eb Cm G# Bb Eb
Big Goliath might've stomped on him, instead of the other way round.
Bb
But he had..
CHORUS:
Eb
timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick, a..
Cm
timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick, a..
Eb G G# Cm Eb Bb Eb
timin' is the thi..ng, it's true, good timin' brought me to you.
Eb G G# Bb
Doo Doop, Doop Da Doop, Da Doop..Doo Doo Doo Doop..
#2.
Eb Cm G# Bb Eb
Who in the world would've ever known, what Columbus would do..
Eb Cm G# Bb Eb
if Queen Isabella hadn't hocked her jewels, in fourteen ninety-two?
Bb
But she had..
CHORUS:
Eb
timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick, a..
Cm
timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick, a..
Eb G G# Cm Eb Bb Eb
timin' is the thi..ng, it's true, good timin' brought me to you.
Eb
Doo Doop, Doop Da Doop, Da Doop..
#3.
Eb Cm G# Bb Eb
What would've happened if you and I, hadn't just happened to meet?
Eb Cm G# Bb Eb
We might've spent the rest of our lives, walkin' down misery street.
Bb
But we had...
CHORUS:
Eb
timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick, a..
Cm
timin', a tick, a tick, a tick, a tick, a..
Eb G G# Cm Eb Bb Eb
timin' is the thi..ng, it's true, good timin' brought me to you.
Bb
Yeah, we had..
OUTRO:
Eb Cm
timin'..whoa, whoa, whoa..good timin'..yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..
Eb G G# Cm Eb Bb Eb
timin' is the thi..ng, it's true, good timin' brought me to you.
Eb Cm
timin'..whoa, whoa, whoa..good timin'..yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..
Eb G G# Cm Eb Bb Eb
timin' is the thi..ng, it's true, good timin' brought me to you.(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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