Biography:
Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson, Albany, Georgia, September 23, 1930 - Beverly Hills, California, June 10, 2004), was an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, and band leader.
As a rock and roll, rhythm & blues, soul, blues, jazz, country and pop musician he helped to shape the sound of rhythm & blues.
He brought a soulful sound to everything from country music ("I Can't Stop Loving You") to rock and roll ("Mess Around"), to pop standards to a now-iconic rendition of "America the Beautiful.
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Other songs:
- Baby Its Cold Outside
- Busted
- Crying Time
- Georgia On My Mind
- Hit The Road Jack
- I Can't Stop Loving You
- I Got A Woman
- If You Go Away
- Lonely Avenue
- Mess Around
- Unchain My Heart
- You Don't Know Me
- Aint That Love
- Am I Blue
- America The Beautiful
- Baby Dont You Cry
- Born To Lose
- Bulldog Bite Hunker Down Hairy Dawg
- Careless Love
- Carry Me Back To Old Virginny
- Come Back Baby
- Come Live With Me
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
- Dont Put All Your Dreams In One Basket
- Drown In My Own Tears
- Ellie My Love
- Funny But I Still Love You
- Good Love Gone Bad
- Hallelujah I Love Her So
- Hard Times No One Knows Better Than I
- Here We Go Again
- I Can See Clearly Now
- I Cant Stop Loving You
- I Dont Need No Doctor
- I Got A Woman Part 1
- If I Could
- If I Were You
- If You Were Mine
- Im Going Down To The River
- Just For A Thrill
- Lets Go Get Stoned
- My First Night Alone Without You
- My Heart Cries For You
- No Letter Today
- Rays Blues
- Shake A Tail Feather
- Sinners Prayer
- So Help Me God
- Sunshine
- Take These Chains
- Take These Chains From My Heart
- Tell All The World About You
- Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again
- That Lucky Old Sun
- That Spirit Of Christmas
- The Brightest Smile In Town
- The Jealous Kind
- Three Quarter Time
- Together Again
- Two Old Cats Like Us
- What Id Say
- What Would I Do Without You
- Without Love There Is Nothing
- You Always Miss The Water
- You Dont Know Me
- Your Cheatin Heart
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[Intro]
G Em Am D
G Em Am D
G Em Am7 D7
Gmaj7 E7 Am D
[Verse 1]
Gmaj7 Em7
I say, baby, don't you cry
Am7 D7
You know I'll soon discover
G Em7
One day by and by
Am7 D7
That you loved another
G G7
No matter what you say
C Cm7
I'm going to leave you right away
Em7 A7 D D7 D
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry
[Verse 2]
Gmaj7 Em7
You know you can't deny
Am7 D7
I did my best to please you
G Em7
But you were so unkind
Am7 D7
But still I try to need you
G G7
True love that was sincere
C Cm7
You didn't really care
D7 A7 D7 G D7 D G
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry
[Verse 3]
D D7 G G7
And I remember, sweetheart, that it was you, and not I
C Cm7 G G7
Who said that we must part
E E7 Am Am7
And the time has come to say goodbye
D7 Am7 D7 D
So why do you cry, sweetheart
[Verse 4]
Gmaj Em7
Hey, hey, baby, don't you cry
Am7 D7
Because the end is nearing
G Em7
You ought to be satisfied
Am7 D7
You know I'm going to keep on caring
G G7
Why should you feel blue
C Cm7
I'll tell you, I'm going to be the one to lose
D7 A7 D7 G D7 D G
Baby, baby, don't you cry
[Solo]
G Em Am D
G Em Am D
G Em Am7 D7
Gmaj7 E7 Am D
[Verse 5]
Gmaj Em7
Oh, baby, don't you cry
Am7 D7
Because the end is nearing
G Em7
You ought to be satisfied
Am7 D7
Because I'm going to keep on caring
G G7
Why should you feel blue
C Cm7
You know I'll be the one to lose
D7 A7 D7 G D7 D G
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry
G Em Am D
G Em Am D
G Em Am7 D7
Gmaj7 E7 Am D
[Verse 1]
Gmaj7 Em7
I say, baby, don't you cry
Am7 D7
You know I'll soon discover
G Em7
One day by and by
Am7 D7
That you loved another
G G7
No matter what you say
C Cm7
I'm going to leave you right away
Em7 A7 D D7 D
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry
[Verse 2]
Gmaj7 Em7
You know you can't deny
Am7 D7
I did my best to please you
G Em7
But you were so unkind
Am7 D7
But still I try to need you
G G7
True love that was sincere
C Cm7
You didn't really care
D7 A7 D7 G D7 D G
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry
[Verse 3]
D D7 G G7
And I remember, sweetheart, that it was you, and not I
C Cm7 G G7
Who said that we must part
E E7 Am Am7
And the time has come to say goodbye
D7 Am7 D7 D
So why do you cry, sweetheart
[Verse 4]
Gmaj Em7
Hey, hey, baby, don't you cry
Am7 D7
Because the end is nearing
G Em7
You ought to be satisfied
Am7 D7
You know I'm going to keep on caring
G G7
Why should you feel blue
C Cm7
I'll tell you, I'm going to be the one to lose
D7 A7 D7 G D7 D G
Baby, baby, don't you cry
[Solo]
G Em Am D
G Em Am D
G Em Am7 D7
Gmaj7 E7 Am D
[Verse 5]
Gmaj Em7
Oh, baby, don't you cry
Am7 D7
Because the end is nearing
G Em7
You ought to be satisfied
Am7 D7
Because I'm going to keep on caring
G G7
Why should you feel blue
C Cm7
You know I'll be the one to lose
D7 A7 D7 G D7 D G
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry
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