Biography:
Manchester was born in the Bronx area of New York city to a musical family of Jewish descent. Her father was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera. Manchester started a singing career at an early age, learning the piano and harpsichord at the Manhattan School of Music and Arts, singing commercial jingles at age 15, and becoming a staff writer for Chappell Music while attending New York City's High School of the Performing Arts.
She studied songwriting at New York University with Paul Simon.
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[Intro]
E7b13
Aadd6 A/G D/F# Dm6/F
Dearest friends, dear gentlemen
Esus E7 A E7
listen to my song
Aadd6 A/G D/F# B/D#
Life down here's been hard for you
E/B B E F#7
life has made you strong
Bm F#7
Let me lift the mood
Bm Bm7 Esus E7b13
with my at-ti-tu-u-u-u-de
[Verse]
A
Hey fellas, the time is right
A/G A7/G F#7
get ready, tonight the night
Bm Bm7
Boys, what you're hoping for will come
E Eb7
true, Let Me Be Good To You
Dmaj7
You tough guys, you're feeling
G7/D
all alone
A/E F#7
You rough guys, the best of you
F7 E7
sailors and bums, all of my chums
A
So dream on and drink your bear,
C#m7 F#7
get cozy, your baby's here
Bm Bm7
you won't be misunderstood,
E A Bb C C# D D#
Let Me Be Good To You
E
Hey fellas I'll take off
A7
all my blues
B G#7
Hey fellas there's nothing
G7 F#7 G7
I won't do just for you
[Solo]
C C
C/Bb C13/A
Dm A/C# Cmaj7
G Dsus Em7/G
Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Fmaj7/Bb Bb
Em(maj7)/G Cadd6
E6 Ab G Am7/E
Cadd6 Dsus
Em(maj7) Ebdim
Dm
Em Em/G Ab
[Verse]
Db
So dream on and drink your beer,
Db/B Bb7
get cozy, your baby's here
Ebm Ebm7 Ab7/Eb
Hey boys, I'm talking to you
Fm Fm7 Bb7
Eb Ebm7
Your baby's gonna come through,
Absus Ab Db Db/F Gb Eb/G Ab7
Let Me Be Good To You
Db
(Yeah)
E7b13
Aadd6 A/G D/F# Dm6/F
Dearest friends, dear gentlemen
Esus E7 A E7
listen to my song
Aadd6 A/G D/F# B/D#
Life down here's been hard for you
E/B B E F#7
life has made you strong
Bm F#7
Let me lift the mood
Bm Bm7 Esus E7b13
with my at-ti-tu-u-u-u-de
[Verse]
A
Hey fellas, the time is right
A/G A7/G F#7
get ready, tonight the night
Bm Bm7
Boys, what you're hoping for will come
E Eb7
true, Let Me Be Good To You
Dmaj7
You tough guys, you're feeling
G7/D
all alone
A/E F#7
You rough guys, the best of you
F7 E7
sailors and bums, all of my chums
A
So dream on and drink your bear,
C#m7 F#7
get cozy, your baby's here
Bm Bm7
you won't be misunderstood,
E A Bb C C# D D#
Let Me Be Good To You
E
Hey fellas I'll take off
A7
all my blues
B G#7
Hey fellas there's nothing
G7 F#7 G7
I won't do just for you
[Solo]
C C
C/Bb C13/A
Dm A/C# Cmaj7
G Dsus Em7/G
Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Fmaj7/Bb Bb
Em(maj7)/G Cadd6
E6 Ab G Am7/E
Cadd6 Dsus
Em(maj7) Ebdim
Dm
Em Em/G Ab
[Verse]
Db
So dream on and drink your beer,
Db/B Bb7
get cozy, your baby's here
Ebm Ebm7 Ab7/Eb
Hey boys, I'm talking to you
Fm Fm7 Bb7
Eb Ebm7
Your baby's gonna come through,
Absus Ab Db Db/F Gb Eb/G Ab7
Let Me Be Good To You
Db
(Yeah)
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