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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For the Ray Charles version tune your guitar down half a step or simply play the chords down half a step ;)
The two chords you probably dont know are tabbed below.
Aaug Abdim
e-----5---------|
B--T--6---------|
G--A--6-------4-|
D--B--7-------6-|
A-----0-------5-|
E-----X-------4-|
[Verse]
A aug
It brings a
D Aaug D D7 G Abdim
tear into my eyes, When I begin, To realize,
D F#m Bm Em7 A7 Aaug
I`ve cried so much, Since you`ve been gone, I guess I`m drowning in my own tears,
D Aaug D D7 G Abdim
I sit and cry, Just like a child My pouring tears Are runnin` wild
D F#m Bm Em7 A7
If you don`t think You`ll be home soon I guess I`ll drown in my own tears
G Abdim D A7 D D7
I know it`s true Into each life Some rain, rain must pour
G Abdim Em7 A7
I`m so blue Here without you It keeps raining More and more
D Aaug D D7 G Abdim
Why don`t you Come on home Oh yes so I won`t Be all alone
D F#m Bm
If you don`t think You`ll be home soon I guess I`ll
D G
(drown in my own tears) Ooh, don`t let me
D G
(drown in my own tears) When I`m in trouble, baby
D G
(drown in my own tears) Oh, yeah, baby don`t let me
D G
(drown in my own tears)
D A7 D
I guess I`ll drown in my own tears.
The two chords you probably dont know are tabbed below.
Aaug Abdim
e-----5---------|
B--T--6---------|
G--A--6-------4-|
D--B--7-------6-|
A-----0-------5-|
E-----X-------4-|
[Verse]
A aug
It brings a
D Aaug D D7 G Abdim
tear into my eyes, When I begin, To realize,
D F#m Bm Em7 A7 Aaug
I`ve cried so much, Since you`ve been gone, I guess I`m drowning in my own tears,
D Aaug D D7 G Abdim
I sit and cry, Just like a child My pouring tears Are runnin` wild
D F#m Bm Em7 A7
If you don`t think You`ll be home soon I guess I`ll drown in my own tears
G Abdim D A7 D D7
I know it`s true Into each life Some rain, rain must pour
G Abdim Em7 A7
I`m so blue Here without you It keeps raining More and more
D Aaug D D7 G Abdim
Why don`t you Come on home Oh yes so I won`t Be all alone
D F#m Bm
If you don`t think You`ll be home soon I guess I`ll
D G
(drown in my own tears) Ooh, don`t let me
D G
(drown in my own tears) When I`m in trouble, baby
D G
(drown in my own tears) Oh, yeah, baby don`t let me
D G
(drown in my own tears)
D A7 D
I guess I`ll drown in my own tears.
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