Biography:
Johnny Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American rockabilly pioneer from Memphis, TN. Along with his older brother Dorsey Burnette and a friend, Paul Burlison, he was the founding member of Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio.
John Joseph Burnette was born to Willie May and Dorsey Burnett Sr. in Memphis, Tennessee. (The ‘e’ at the end of the name was added later.) Johnny grew up with his parents and Dorsey Jr. in a public housing project in the Lauderdale Courts area of Memphis
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It's Only Make Believe:Johnny Burnette.
- Album - Johnny Burnette - on LIBERTY
Records in 1961.
INTRO: C
C Am
People see us everywhere..they think you
really care.
F Gb G
But myself, I can't deceive......I know it's
C Dm G
only make believe..(ooooo-oooooo-oooooh.)
#1.
C Am
My one and only prayer, is that some day
you'll care.
F G
My hopes, my dreams come true, my one
and only you.
F G
No one will ever know, how much I love
you so.
C F
My only prayer will be, some day you'll
G F C F C G
care for me..but it's only make believe.
#2.
C Am
My hopes, my dreams come true, my life,
I'd give for you.
F G
My heart, a wedding ring, my all, my
everything.
F G
My heart I can't control, you rule my
very soul.
C F
My only prayer will be, some day you'll
G F C F C G
care for me..but it's only make believe.
#3.
C Am
My one and only prayer, is that some day
you'll care.
F G
My hopes, my dreams come true, my one
and only you.
F G
No one will ever know, how much I love
you so.
C F
My prayers, my hopes, my schemes, you are
G F C
my everything..but it's only make believe.
OUTRO:
F C F C
(make believe..be..lieve.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
- Album - Johnny Burnette - on LIBERTY
Records in 1961.
INTRO: C
C Am
People see us everywhere..they think you
really care.
F Gb G
But myself, I can't deceive......I know it's
C Dm G
only make believe..(ooooo-oooooo-oooooh.)
#1.
C Am
My one and only prayer, is that some day
you'll care.
F G
My hopes, my dreams come true, my one
and only you.
F G
No one will ever know, how much I love
you so.
C F
My only prayer will be, some day you'll
G F C F C G
care for me..but it's only make believe.
#2.
C Am
My hopes, my dreams come true, my life,
I'd give for you.
F G
My heart, a wedding ring, my all, my
everything.
F G
My heart I can't control, you rule my
very soul.
C F
My only prayer will be, some day you'll
G F C F C G
care for me..but it's only make believe.
#3.
C Am
My one and only prayer, is that some day
you'll care.
F G
My hopes, my dreams come true, my one
and only you.
F G
No one will ever know, how much I love
you so.
C F
My prayers, my hopes, my schemes, you are
G F C
my everything..but it's only make believe.
OUTRO:
F C F C
(make believe..be..lieve.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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