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]
(Db7 Db6) Db Fm Bb
(Eb7 Eb6 Eb) Ab Db Eb7
[Verse 1]
Ab
If you were mine
Eb
I'd never let you leave me
Eb7
If you were mine
Eb Ab
I'd never let you go
Because you are
Eb
Just what I've always wanted
Eb7 Eb Ab
And I think that you oughta know
[Verse 2]
Db
From the moment I first saw you
Db7 Ab
Girl, you went straight to my brain
Ab7 Db
In my heart I've got a feeling
Bb Bb7 Eb7 Eb
That I could never explain
[Verse 3]
Ab
I'm not one
Eb
To believe in love at first sight
Eb7
But you changed
Eb Ab
You changed my mind last night
I fell in love
Eb
Even though I didn't intend to
Eb7 Eb Ab
Hard as I tried, I couldn't keep my eyes off you
[Verse 4]
Db
I know to you I'm just a stranger
Db7 Ab
And probably I don't mean a thing
Ab7 Db
But to me, you are an angel
Bb Bb7 Eb7 Eb
And I want to be your man
[Verse 5]
Ab
If you were mine
Eb
You'd never know no sorrow
Eb7
If you were mine
Eb Ab
I'd marry you tomorrow
Believe me, girl
Eb
Whatever the occasion
Eb7 Eb Ab
If you call me, I'll come with no persuasion
[Verse 6]
Db
You just call, and I'll come running
Db7 Ab
Come rain or storm, hail or snow
Ab7 Db
Because the way I feel about you
Bb Bb7 Eb7 Eb
No place is too remote to go
Ab
Oh, well, baby, oh, well
Eb
Now now now now now
Ab
Oh, baby, oh, well
Eb
Oh, baby, oh, well
Ab Eb Ab
Oh, girl, oh, well
(Db7 Db6) Db Fm Bb
(Eb7 Eb6 Eb) Ab Db Eb7
[Verse 1]
Ab
If you were mine
Eb
I'd never let you leave me
Eb7
If you were mine
Eb Ab
I'd never let you go
Because you are
Eb
Just what I've always wanted
Eb7 Eb Ab
And I think that you oughta know
[Verse 2]
Db
From the moment I first saw you
Db7 Ab
Girl, you went straight to my brain
Ab7 Db
In my heart I've got a feeling
Bb Bb7 Eb7 Eb
That I could never explain
[Verse 3]
Ab
I'm not one
Eb
To believe in love at first sight
Eb7
But you changed
Eb Ab
You changed my mind last night
I fell in love
Eb
Even though I didn't intend to
Eb7 Eb Ab
Hard as I tried, I couldn't keep my eyes off you
[Verse 4]
Db
I know to you I'm just a stranger
Db7 Ab
And probably I don't mean a thing
Ab7 Db
But to me, you are an angel
Bb Bb7 Eb7 Eb
And I want to be your man
[Verse 5]
Ab
If you were mine
Eb
You'd never know no sorrow
Eb7
If you were mine
Eb Ab
I'd marry you tomorrow
Believe me, girl
Eb
Whatever the occasion
Eb7 Eb Ab
If you call me, I'll come with no persuasion
[Verse 6]
Db
You just call, and I'll come running
Db7 Ab
Come rain or storm, hail or snow
Ab7 Db
Because the way I feel about you
Bb Bb7 Eb7 Eb
No place is too remote to go
Ab
Oh, well, baby, oh, well
Eb
Now now now now now
Ab
Oh, baby, oh, well
Eb
Oh, baby, oh, well
Ab Eb Ab
Oh, girl, oh, well
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