Biography:
John Martyn OBE, born Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a forty-year career he released twenty studio albums.
He grew up in Glasgow and attended Shawlands Academy. John Martyn moved to London from Glasgow in the mid 1960s. He made his initial recorded impact in 1967, at the age of 19, with his debut album London Conversation. He then quickly became an integral part of the British music scene, incorporating Folk, Blues, and Jazz into his unique sound.
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- Over The Hill
- Sweet Little Mystery
- An Hour Behind
- Baby Please Come Home
- Back Down The River
- Back To Stay
- Bless The Weather
- Cocaine
- Couldnt Love You More
- Cry Me A River
- Fishermans Dream
- Glory Box
- Head And Heart
- Hurt In Your Heart
- I Dont Wanna Know
- John The Baptist
- Just Now
- Make No Mistake
- May You Never
- May You Never Accompaniment
- Sandy Grey
- Small Hours
- Solid Air
- Spencer The Rover
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John Martyn - Sweet Little Mystery - Uke
[INTRO:]
G# - Fm7 - C# - D#
G# - Fm7 - D#
[CHORUS:]
G# Fm7 C# D#
Just the sweet little myst'ry That's in your heart
G# Fm7 D#
oh that sweet little myst'ry Makes me try
G# Fm7 C# D#
And the sweet little myst'ry That's in your heart
G# Fm7 D#
it's that sweet little myst'ry Makes me cry
[VERSE 1:]
G# Fm7
Friends will tell me that I look so sad
C# D#
They don't need to ask me why
G# Fm7
They know the reason that I feel so bad
C# D#
Since the night you said 'Goodbye'
[MIDDLE 8:]
A#m7
It's not the letters that you just don't write
Fm7
It's not the arms of some new friend
A#m7
It's not the crying in the dead of night
Fm7 D#
That keeps me hanging on just waiting for the end
[CHORUS]
[VERSE 2:]
I watch the street I watch the radio
I don't need to turn it on
Another friends comes by to say 'Hello'
Another weekend's almost gone
[MIDDLE 8]
[CHORUS]
[VERSE 3:]
Time is flying fast and I don't care
To spend another night alone
I want to see you but I don't know where
Til then I'm walking on my own
[MIDDLE 8]
[CHORUS]
CODA:
A#m7
Sweet mystery sweet sweet mystery
Fm7
Sweet mystery sweet mystery sweet mystery
A#m7
Sweet mystery sweet mystery
Fm7
It's your sweet little mystery
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