Biography:
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer who defined the early sound of Motown Records in the early sixties. Along with The Miracles, The Temptations, The Supremes, and The Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America "bridging the color lines in music at the time."
With a string of hit singles mainly composed by Smokey Robinson including "Two Lovers" (1962)
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You Beat Me To The Punch:Mary Wells.
#9 in 1962.
#1.
D Bm
That day, I first saw you (whoa, whoa) passing by..
D Bm A
I wanted, to know your name, but I...was much too shy.
D
But I was looking at you so hard,
Bm
that you must have had a hunch.
G Gm7
So, you came up to me and asked me my name.
CHORUS:
Gm7 D Bm
You beat me to the punch..that time..
D Bm
You beat me to the punch..oh, oh, oh, oh.
D Bm
You beat me to the pun.un.un.unch..
Whoa, whoa, whoa...
#2.
D Bm
After..I had known you, for what seems like a long, long, time.
D Bm A
I wanted, wanted to ask you would you please, please, be mine.
D
Whenever you came around, my heart would pound,
Bm
so, you must have had a hunch.
G Gm7
So, you came up to me and asked me to be yours.
CHORUS:
Gm7 D Bm
You beat me to the punch..one more time..
D Bm
You beat me to the punch..oh, oh, oh, oh.
D Bm
You beat me to the pun.un.un.unch..
Yeahhh...
#3.
G A D
Since I loved you, I thought you would be true and love
Bm
me, tender.
D Bm D Bm
So, I let my heart surrender..to you, yes I did.
G A D
But I found out, beyond a doubt..one day, boy,
Bm G A
you were a playboy..who would go away and leave me, blue.
#4.
A D
So, I ain't gonna wait, around for you to put me down.
Bm G
This time I'm gonna play my hunch..and walk away this very day.
G D Bm
And beat you to the punch, this time.
D Bm
I'll beat you to the punch, yes, I will.
OUTRO:
D Bm
I'll let you know, now..how great it feels...(Fade.)
A Sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#9 in 1962.
#1.
D Bm
That day, I first saw you (whoa, whoa) passing by..
D Bm A
I wanted, to know your name, but I...was much too shy.
D
But I was looking at you so hard,
Bm
that you must have had a hunch.
G Gm7
So, you came up to me and asked me my name.
CHORUS:
Gm7 D Bm
You beat me to the punch..that time..
D Bm
You beat me to the punch..oh, oh, oh, oh.
D Bm
You beat me to the pun.un.un.unch..
Whoa, whoa, whoa...
#2.
D Bm
After..I had known you, for what seems like a long, long, time.
D Bm A
I wanted, wanted to ask you would you please, please, be mine.
D
Whenever you came around, my heart would pound,
Bm
so, you must have had a hunch.
G Gm7
So, you came up to me and asked me to be yours.
CHORUS:
Gm7 D Bm
You beat me to the punch..one more time..
D Bm
You beat me to the punch..oh, oh, oh, oh.
D Bm
You beat me to the pun.un.un.unch..
Yeahhh...
#3.
G A D
Since I loved you, I thought you would be true and love
Bm
me, tender.
D Bm D Bm
So, I let my heart surrender..to you, yes I did.
G A D
But I found out, beyond a doubt..one day, boy,
Bm G A
you were a playboy..who would go away and leave me, blue.
#4.
A D
So, I ain't gonna wait, around for you to put me down.
Bm G
This time I'm gonna play my hunch..and walk away this very day.
G D Bm
And beat you to the punch, this time.
D Bm
I'll beat you to the punch, yes, I will.
OUTRO:
D Bm
I'll let you know, now..how great it feels...(Fade.)
A Sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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