Biography:
Johnny Tillotson (born 20 April 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA) is an American singer and songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored 9 top-ten hits on the pop, country and adult contemporary billboard charts including "Poetry In Motion" and the self-penned "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'".
In 1957 while still in high school, Tillotson was making records and performing on stage; as a student at the University of Florida, he had his own musical variety show on regional television.
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Other songs:
- Another You
- Blue Velvet
- Counting My Teardrops
- Counting Teardrops
- Earth Angel
- Empty Feelin
- Fool Number One
- Heartaches By The Number
- His True Love Said Goodbye
- I Cant Help It
- I Fall To Pieces
- I Rise I Fall
- Im So Lonesome I Could Cry
- Im Suffering From A Heartache
- It Keeps Right On A
- Jimmys Girl
- Judy Judy Judy
- Lonely Street
- Lonesome Town
- Out Of My Mind
- Please Dont Go Away
- Poetry In Motion
- Princess
- She Understands Me
- Talk Back Trembling Lips
- Tears On My Pillow
- Thats When It Hurts The Most
- Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
- Tomorrow
- Tragedy
- True True Happiness
- We Can Make It
- Well Im Your Man
- Whatll I Do
- Why Do I Love You So
- Without You
- Worry
- Youll Never Stop Me Loving You
- Your Memory Comes Along
- Youre The Reason
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Counting Teardrops:Johnny Tillotson.
Album - That's My Style - on MGM
Records in 1965.
INTRO:
Bb Gm7 C F
(I'll keep countin' teardrops til you're back again.)
#1.
Bb F C
They say a little tear can't hurt an awful lot.
Gm7 C
But it'll break your heart when it's caused by someone
F
who's forgot.
C F Cm Bb
They say a little tear, won't ever go away.
Gm7 C F
Til someone who forgot to stay home comes home to stay.
CHORUS:
Bb Gm7 F
I'm countin' my teardrops as they, fall one by one.
C F Gm7 F
Each tear reminds me that you said goodbye-eye-eye.
Bb F
I'm countin' my teardrops as I, sit alone and cry.
Bb Gm7 C F
And I'll keep countin' teardrops til you're back again.
#2.
F C
Things aren't right, my world is at an end.
Bb F
And my dreams have gone to pieces, seems I just can't
win.
F Cm Bb
Since you've been gone, I don't know what I'll do.
Bb C
Cause my dreams were all built around dreams that'll never
F
come true.
CHORUS:
Bb Gm7 F
I'm countin' my teardrops as they, fall one by one.
C F Gm7 F
Each tear reminds me that you said goodbye-eye-eye.
Bb F
I'm countin' my teardrops as I, sit alone and cry.
Bb Gm7 C F
And I'll keep countin' teardrops til you're back again.
OUTRO:
Bb Gm7 C F Bb F
And I'll keep countin' teardrops til you're back again.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Album - That's My Style - on MGM
Records in 1965.
INTRO:
Bb Gm7 C F
(I'll keep countin' teardrops til you're back again.)
#1.
Bb F C
They say a little tear can't hurt an awful lot.
Gm7 C
But it'll break your heart when it's caused by someone
F
who's forgot.
C F Cm Bb
They say a little tear, won't ever go away.
Gm7 C F
Til someone who forgot to stay home comes home to stay.
CHORUS:
Bb Gm7 F
I'm countin' my teardrops as they, fall one by one.
C F Gm7 F
Each tear reminds me that you said goodbye-eye-eye.
Bb F
I'm countin' my teardrops as I, sit alone and cry.
Bb Gm7 C F
And I'll keep countin' teardrops til you're back again.
#2.
F C
Things aren't right, my world is at an end.
Bb F
And my dreams have gone to pieces, seems I just can't
win.
F Cm Bb
Since you've been gone, I don't know what I'll do.
Bb C
Cause my dreams were all built around dreams that'll never
F
come true.
CHORUS:
Bb Gm7 F
I'm countin' my teardrops as they, fall one by one.
C F Gm7 F
Each tear reminds me that you said goodbye-eye-eye.
Bb F
I'm countin' my teardrops as I, sit alone and cry.
Bb Gm7 C F
And I'll keep countin' teardrops til you're back again.
OUTRO:
Bb Gm7 C F Bb F
And I'll keep countin' teardrops til you're back again.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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