Biography:
John Lester Nash Jr. (born 19 August 1940; died 6 October 2020) was an American pop singer best known for his 1972 hit I Can See Clearly Now.
Born in Houston, Texas, Nash began as a pop singer in the 1950s. He became famous for singing the theme song for The Mighty Hercules cartoon in the early 1960s (which song he also wrote). His biggest hits were the early reggae tunes Hold Me Tight, I Can See Clearly Now, and Stir It Up, written by Bob Marley prior to Marley's international success.
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Cupid:Johnny Nash.
#36 on CASH BOX and #39 on BB Hot
100 on JAD Records in 1969.
INTRO: D F Gb G
CHORUS:
G Em G C
Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go..
G D G C
straight to my lover's heart for me..no, nobody else
D G
but me hey, hey, hey.
G Em G C
Cupid, please hear my cry, and let your arrow fly,
G D G C G D
straight to my lover's heart for me.
#1.
G D
Listen, I don't want to bother you but I'm in distress.
G
There's danger of me loosing all of my happiness.
C D
Cause I love a girl who doesn't know I exist, ah, and
G
this you can fix, so..
CHORUS:
G Em G C
Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go..
G D G C
straight to my lover's heart for me..no, nobody else
D G
but me hey, hey, hey.
G Em G C
Cupid, please hear my cry, and let your arrow fly,
G D G F
straight to my lover's heart for me.
#2.
G D
Now, Cupid if your arrow makes her love strong for me..
G
I swear I'm gonna love her until eternity.
C
I know that between the both of us her heart we can steal.
D G
Cupid, help me, if you will, so..
CHORUS:
G Em G C
Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go..
G D G C
straight to my lover's heart for me..no, nobody else
D G
but me hey, hey, hey.
G Em G C
Cupid, please hear my cry, and let your arrow fly,
G D G F G
straight to my lover's heart for me.
OUTRO:
G F G
Hey, hey, Cupid, Cupid I'm calling you..don't you hear me, I'm
F
calling you?..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#36 on CASH BOX and #39 on BB Hot
100 on JAD Records in 1969.
INTRO: D F Gb G
CHORUS:
G Em G C
Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go..
G D G C
straight to my lover's heart for me..no, nobody else
D G
but me hey, hey, hey.
G Em G C
Cupid, please hear my cry, and let your arrow fly,
G D G C G D
straight to my lover's heart for me.
#1.
G D
Listen, I don't want to bother you but I'm in distress.
G
There's danger of me loosing all of my happiness.
C D
Cause I love a girl who doesn't know I exist, ah, and
G
this you can fix, so..
CHORUS:
G Em G C
Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go..
G D G C
straight to my lover's heart for me..no, nobody else
D G
but me hey, hey, hey.
G Em G C
Cupid, please hear my cry, and let your arrow fly,
G D G F
straight to my lover's heart for me.
#2.
G D
Now, Cupid if your arrow makes her love strong for me..
G
I swear I'm gonna love her until eternity.
C
I know that between the both of us her heart we can steal.
D G
Cupid, help me, if you will, so..
CHORUS:
G Em G C
Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go..
G D G C
straight to my lover's heart for me..no, nobody else
D G
but me hey, hey, hey.
G Em G C
Cupid, please hear my cry, and let your arrow fly,
G D G F G
straight to my lover's heart for me.
OUTRO:
G F G
Hey, hey, Cupid, Cupid I'm calling you..don't you hear me, I'm
F
calling you?..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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