Biography:
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates were a British rock and roll group led by singer/songwriter Johnny Kidd (real name Frederick Heath).
They scored a few hit songs from the late 1950s to the late 1960s, and are remembered for appearing onstage in pirate costumes, complete with eye-patches. Though sometimes dismissed as a novelty act because of this gimmick, critic Bruce Eder describes the band as "underrated.
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You Got What It Takes:Johnny Kidd And The Pirates.
Released on DECCA Records in 1960.
INTRO: B E B E B
#1.
E
Oh, you don't drive a big fast car..
B
you don't look a-like a movie star.
E
And on your money we won't get far..
Gbm7 B E
but ba...by, you got what it takes (yeah, yeah!)
to satisfy. (yeah, yeah!)
A Gb7
You got what it takes to set my soul on fire..
(ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
E Db
but oh, oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh, yeah..
Gb7 B7 E
you got what it takes for me.
#2.
E
Now, you don't live in a beautiful place.
B
And you don't dress in the best of taste.
E
And nature didn't give you such a beautiful face..
Gbm7 B E
but ba...by, you got what it takes (yeah, yeah!)
to satisfy. (yeah, yeah!)
A Gb7
you got what it takes to set my soul on fire.
(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
E Db
But oh, oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh, yeah..
Gb7 B7 E
you got what it takes for me.
CHORUS:
E A
Now, when you're near me, ooo-wee..
E
my head goes around and around.
A
And when you kiss me, oh, yeah..
F#7 B7
my love comes tumblin' down, you send me.
#3.
E
Now, you don't live in a beautiful place.
B
And you don't dress in the best of taste.
E
And nature didn't give you such a beautiful face..
Gbm7 B E
but ba...by, you got what it takes (yeah, yeah!)
to satisfy. (yeah, yeah!)
A Gb7
you got what it takes to set my soul on fire.
(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
E Db
But oh, oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh, yeah..
Gb7 B7 E
you got what it takes for me.
OUTRO:
Dbm Gb7 B7 E
Oh, yeah, you got what it takes for me..ain't got
Dbm Gb7 B7 E
no money..come on over with me..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
Released on DECCA Records in 1960.
INTRO: B E B E B
#1.
E
Oh, you don't drive a big fast car..
B
you don't look a-like a movie star.
E
And on your money we won't get far..
Gbm7 B E
but ba...by, you got what it takes (yeah, yeah!)
to satisfy. (yeah, yeah!)
A Gb7
You got what it takes to set my soul on fire..
(ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
E Db
but oh, oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh, yeah..
Gb7 B7 E
you got what it takes for me.
#2.
E
Now, you don't live in a beautiful place.
B
And you don't dress in the best of taste.
E
And nature didn't give you such a beautiful face..
Gbm7 B E
but ba...by, you got what it takes (yeah, yeah!)
to satisfy. (yeah, yeah!)
A Gb7
you got what it takes to set my soul on fire.
(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
E Db
But oh, oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh, yeah..
Gb7 B7 E
you got what it takes for me.
CHORUS:
E A
Now, when you're near me, ooo-wee..
E
my head goes around and around.
A
And when you kiss me, oh, yeah..
F#7 B7
my love comes tumblin' down, you send me.
#3.
E
Now, you don't live in a beautiful place.
B
And you don't dress in the best of taste.
E
And nature didn't give you such a beautiful face..
Gbm7 B E
but ba...by, you got what it takes (yeah, yeah!)
to satisfy. (yeah, yeah!)
A Gb7
you got what it takes to set my soul on fire.
(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
E Db
But oh, oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh, yeah..
Gb7 B7 E
you got what it takes for me.
OUTRO:
Dbm Gb7 B7 E
Oh, yeah, you got what it takes for me..ain't got
Dbm Gb7 B7 E
no money..come on over with me..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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