Biography:
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984) was an American soul and rnb singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, known as "The Prince of Soul", or "The Prince of Motown." Originally a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows, he pursued a solo career after the group disbanded and released many successful solo hits including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Let's Get It On" and "What's Going On". His best albums are still held in extremely high regard, and he is often cited as one of the finest singers of his era.
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Other songs:
- Ain't No Mountain High
- Got To Give It Up
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine
- Let's Get It On
- Mercy Mercy Me
- Somethin' Stupid
- Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
- You're All I Need To Get By
- Abraham Martin And John
- After The Dance
- Aint No Mountain High Enough
- Aint Nothing Like The Real Thing
- Can I Get A Witness
- Chained
- Come Get To This Acoustic
- Distant Lover
- Flyin High In The Friendly Sky
- God Is Love
- Hitch Hike
- How Sweet It Is
- I Want You
- If I Should Die Tonight
- Ill Be Doggone
- Inner City Blues
- It Takes Two
- Lets Get It On
- Little Darling I Need You
- Lucky Lucky Me
- Only A Lonely Man Would Know
- Pride And Joy
- Save The Children
- Sexual Healing
- Sunny
- Sweeter As The Days Go By
- Take This Heart Of Mine
- Thats The Way Love Is
- The Onion Song
- Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
- Try It Baby
- Whats Goin On
- Whats Going On
- Whats Happening Brother
- You
- You Got What It Takes
- You Sure Love To Ball
- Your Precious Love
- Your Unchanging Love
- Youre A Wonderful One
- Youre All I Need To Get By
- Youve Got What It Takes
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Rockets, moon shots spend it on the have nots
Money, we make it before we see it you take it
[Chorus]
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Oh, make you wanna holler the way they do my life yeah
Make me wanna holler the way they do my life
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This ain't livin'
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This ain't livin', oh no baby this ain't livin', oh no no
[Verse 2]
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Inflation no chance to increase finance
Bills pile up sky high send that boy off to die
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Oh, make you wanna holler the way they do my life
Make me wanna holler the way they do my life
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Da da dada
[Verse 3]
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Hang ups, let downs, bad breaks, set backs
Natural fact is honey that I can't pay my taxes
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Oh, make me wanna holler and throw up both my hands
Yea, it makes me wanna holler and throw up both my hands
[Verse 4]
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Crime is increasing trigger happy policing
Panic is spreading god knows where we're heading
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Da da da etc.
[Piano interlude]
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[Outro]
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Father father, everybody thinks we're wrong
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But who are they to judge us, simply cause we wear our hair long
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Ebm
[Verse 1]
Ebm
Rockets, moon shots spend it on the have nots
Money, we make it before we see it you take it
[Chorus]
Ab
Oh, make you wanna holler the way they do my life yeah
Make me wanna holler the way they do my life
Ab
This ain't livin'
Ebm
This ain't livin', oh no baby this ain't livin', oh no no
[Verse 2]
Ebm
Inflation no chance to increase finance
Bills pile up sky high send that boy off to die
[Chorus]
Ab
Oh, make you wanna holler the way they do my life
Make me wanna holler the way they do my life
Ebm
Da da dada
[Verse 3]
Ebm
Hang ups, let downs, bad breaks, set backs
Natural fact is honey that I can't pay my taxes
Ab
Oh, make me wanna holler and throw up both my hands
Yea, it makes me wanna holler and throw up both my hands
[Verse 4]
Ebm
Crime is increasing trigger happy policing
Panic is spreading god knows where we're heading
Ab Ebm Dbm
Da da da etc.
[Piano interlude]
G G#
[Outro]
Db Bbm
Father father, everybody thinks we're wrong
Db Bbm
But who are they to judge us, simply cause we wear our hair long
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