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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[Verse]
D
If I could
F#m Am
I'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes
B7 Em
Give you courage in a world of compromise
A
Yes, I would
D
If I could
F#m Am
I would teach you all the things I've never learned
B7 Em
And I'd help you cross the bridges that I've burned
A
Yes, I would
[Chorus]
Bm
If I could
E A Amaj
I would try to shield your innocence from time
F#m G#m7
But the part of life I gave you isn't mine
C#7 F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 A7
I've watched you grow, so I could let - you - go
[Verse]
D
If I could
F#m Am
I would help you make it through the hungry years
B7 Em
But I know that I could never dry your tears
A
But I would
D
If I could
[Chorus]
Bm
Yes, If I live
E A Amaj
In a time and place where you don't want to be
F#m G#m7
You don't have to walk along this road with me
C#7 F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 B7
My yesterday won't have to be - your - way
[Verse]
E
If I knew
G#m Bm
I would try to change the world I brought you to
C#7 F#m
And there isn't very much that I could do
B
But I would
Amaj
If I could
Oh baby
G#m7
Daddy wants to protect you
F#m7 B
And help my baby through the hungriest
Cos you're part of me
Amaj
And if you ever ever need
G#m7
Said a shoulder to cry on
F#m7
Or just someone to talk to
B
I'll be there, I'll be there
Amaj G#m7
I didn't change your world
F#m7 B
But I would
E
If I could
D
If I could
F#m Am
I'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes
B7 Em
Give you courage in a world of compromise
A
Yes, I would
D
If I could
F#m Am
I would teach you all the things I've never learned
B7 Em
And I'd help you cross the bridges that I've burned
A
Yes, I would
[Chorus]
Bm
If I could
E A Amaj
I would try to shield your innocence from time
F#m G#m7
But the part of life I gave you isn't mine
C#7 F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 A7
I've watched you grow, so I could let - you - go
[Verse]
D
If I could
F#m Am
I would help you make it through the hungry years
B7 Em
But I know that I could never dry your tears
A
But I would
D
If I could
[Chorus]
Bm
Yes, If I live
E A Amaj
In a time and place where you don't want to be
F#m G#m7
You don't have to walk along this road with me
C#7 F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 B7
My yesterday won't have to be - your - way
[Verse]
E
If I knew
G#m Bm
I would try to change the world I brought you to
C#7 F#m
And there isn't very much that I could do
B
But I would
Amaj
If I could
Oh baby
G#m7
Daddy wants to protect you
F#m7 B
And help my baby through the hungriest
Cos you're part of me
Amaj
And if you ever ever need
G#m7
Said a shoulder to cry on
F#m7
Or just someone to talk to
B
I'll be there, I'll be there
Amaj G#m7
I didn't change your world
F#m7 B
But I would
E
If I could
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