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.
Read more on Last.fm
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
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
...LET'S GET IT ON... by Marvin Gaye
---------------------...............
*from 'Let's Get It On' (1973)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
[Verse 1]
C Em7 F G7
I've been really tryin', baby;
C Em7 F G7
Tryin to hold back these feelings, for so long.
C Em7 F G7
And if you feel, like I feel, baby;
C Em7 F G7
Come on, oh, come on; woo!
[Chorus 1]
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, aah... babe,
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, let's love, baby.
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, sugar,
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on.
[Verse 2]
C Em7 F G7
We're all sensitive people,
C Em7 F G7
With so much to give; under-stand me, sugar.
C Em7 F G7
Since we got to be,
C Em7 F G7
Lets live; I love you.
[Verse 3]
C Em7
There's,
F G7 C Em7 F G7
Nothin' wrong, with me, lovin' you, baby, nah, nah.
C Em7 F G7
And givin' yourself to me, can never be wrong,
C Em7 F G7
If the love is true.
[Bridge 1]
F C Em7 F G7
Don't you know, how sweet and wonderful life can be?
F C Em7 F G7
I'm askin you baby, to get it on with me.
F C Em7
I ain't gonna worry, I ain't gonna push,
F G7
(Don't push me, baby),
F Dm
So come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, baby;
G7
Stop beatin' 'round the bush.
[Chorus 3]
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, ooh... ooh...
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on. You know, what I'm talking a-bout,
C Em7 F G7
Come on baby, hey, hey,
C Em7 F G7
Let your love come out. If you be-lieve in love;
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, ooh...
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, baby, this minute, oh yeah.
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, please...
C Em7 F G7
Please get it on.
[Bridge 2]
F Dm
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, baby;
G7
Stop beatin' 'round the bush.
[Coda]
C Em7 F G7
Gonna get it on, beggin' you baby,
C Em7 F G7
I wanna get it on. You don't have to worry that it's wrong.
C Em7 F G7
If the spirit moves you, let me groove you, good,
C Em7 F G7
Let your love come, down, oh... get it on
C Em7 F G7
Come on, baby, do you know I mean it?
C Em7 F G7
I've been sancti-fied...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C Em7 F G7 Dm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 022030 133211 323000 xx0231
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
---------------------...............
*from 'Let's Get It On' (1973)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
[Verse 1]
C Em7 F G7
I've been really tryin', baby;
C Em7 F G7
Tryin to hold back these feelings, for so long.
C Em7 F G7
And if you feel, like I feel, baby;
C Em7 F G7
Come on, oh, come on; woo!
[Chorus 1]
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, aah... babe,
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, let's love, baby.
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, sugar,
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on.
[Verse 2]
C Em7 F G7
We're all sensitive people,
C Em7 F G7
With so much to give; under-stand me, sugar.
C Em7 F G7
Since we got to be,
C Em7 F G7
Lets live; I love you.
[Verse 3]
C Em7
There's,
F G7 C Em7 F G7
Nothin' wrong, with me, lovin' you, baby, nah, nah.
C Em7 F G7
And givin' yourself to me, can never be wrong,
C Em7 F G7
If the love is true.
[Bridge 1]
F C Em7 F G7
Don't you know, how sweet and wonderful life can be?
F C Em7 F G7
I'm askin you baby, to get it on with me.
F C Em7
I ain't gonna worry, I ain't gonna push,
F G7
(Don't push me, baby),
F Dm
So come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, baby;
G7
Stop beatin' 'round the bush.
[Chorus 3]
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, ooh... ooh...
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on. You know, what I'm talking a-bout,
C Em7 F G7
Come on baby, hey, hey,
C Em7 F G7
Let your love come out. If you be-lieve in love;
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, ooh...
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, baby, this minute, oh yeah.
C Em7 F G7
Let's get it on, please...
C Em7 F G7
Please get it on.
[Bridge 2]
F Dm
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, baby;
G7
Stop beatin' 'round the bush.
[Coda]
C Em7 F G7
Gonna get it on, beggin' you baby,
C Em7 F G7
I wanna get it on. You don't have to worry that it's wrong.
C Em7 F G7
If the spirit moves you, let me groove you, good,
C Em7 F G7
Let your love come, down, oh... get it on
C Em7 F G7
Come on, baby, do you know I mean it?
C Em7 F G7
I've been sancti-fied...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C Em7 F G7 Dm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 022030 133211 323000 xx0231
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
Mary Hopkin
Mary J Blige
Mary Lambert
Mary Mary
Mary Mary Quite (...)