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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"Let's Go Get Stoned"
(Ashford - Simpson - Armstead)
[Intro]
[piano (l.h. bass) w/drums]
Ab
[Chorus]
Db F7 Bb7 Ebm Db7/F Gb6
(Let's go get stoned) [1: yeah] (whoa-oh-oh)
Gb6/Ab Db Ab+ Db
(Let's go get stoned) [1: everybody]
[2: now wait a minute]
Db F7 Bb7 Ebm Db7/F Gb6
(Let's go get stoned) [1: yeah] (whoa-oh-oh)
Gb6/Ab Db Ab+ Db
(Let's go get stoned) [1: everybody]
[2: now wait a minute]
[Verse 1]
Db9 Gb9
You know my baby she won't let me in
Db9 Gb9
I've got a few pennies I'm gonna buy myself a bottle of gin
Db F7 Bbm Db7/Ab Gb Gdim7
And then I'm gonna call my buddy on the telephone and say
Gb6/Ab Db [1: Ab+ Db]
(Let's go get stoned) Now listen
[Chorus]
Db F7 Bb7 Ebm Db7/F Gb6
(Let's go get stoned) [1: yeah] (whoa-oh-oh)
Gb6/Ab Db Ab+ Db
(Let's go get stoned) [1: everybody]
[2: now wait a minute]
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
You know I work so hard all the day long
Everything I try to do seem to always turn out wrong
That's why I wanna stop by on my way home and say
(Let's go get stoned) Now let me tell you one more thing
[Chorus]
Db F7 Bb7 Ebm Db7/F Gb6
(Let's go get stoned) [1: yeah] (whoa-oh-oh)
Gb6/Ab Db Ab+ Db
(Let's go get stoned) [1: everybody]
[2: now wait a minute]
[Bridge]
Gb7 Bbm
Ain't no harm to have a little taste
Gb7 Db7
But don't lose your cool and start messing up the man's place
Gb7 Bbm
Ain't no harm to take a little nip
Gb7 Eb7 Ab7
But don't you fall down and bust your lip mmm, no, no
[Chorus]
Db F7 Bb7 Ebm Db7/F Gb6
(Let's go get stoned) [1: yeah] (whoa-oh-oh)
Gb6/Ab Db Ab+ Db
(Let's go get stoned) [1: everybody]
[2: now wait a minute]
3: I think everybody wants to come on and go with me
4: I'm gonna tell you one more time what I'm gonna do
5: I think you ought to say it one more time
(Ashford - Simpson - Armstead)
[Intro]
[piano (l.h. bass) w/drums]
Ab
[Chorus]
Db F7 Bb7 Ebm Db7/F Gb6
(Let's go get stoned) [1: yeah] (whoa-oh-oh)
Gb6/Ab Db Ab+ Db
(Let's go get stoned) [1: everybody]
[2: now wait a minute]
Db F7 Bb7 Ebm Db7/F Gb6
(Let's go get stoned) [1: yeah] (whoa-oh-oh)
Gb6/Ab Db Ab+ Db
(Let's go get stoned) [1: everybody]
[2: now wait a minute]
[Verse 1]
Db9 Gb9
You know my baby she won't let me in
Db9 Gb9
I've got a few pennies I'm gonna buy myself a bottle of gin
Db F7 Bbm Db7/Ab Gb Gdim7
And then I'm gonna call my buddy on the telephone and say
Gb6/Ab Db [1: Ab+ Db]
(Let's go get stoned) Now listen
[Chorus]
Db F7 Bb7 Ebm Db7/F Gb6
(Let's go get stoned) [1: yeah] (whoa-oh-oh)
Gb6/Ab Db Ab+ Db
(Let's go get stoned) [1: everybody]
[2: now wait a minute]
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
You know I work so hard all the day long
Everything I try to do seem to always turn out wrong
That's why I wanna stop by on my way home and say
(Let's go get stoned) Now let me tell you one more thing
[Chorus]
Db F7 Bb7 Ebm Db7/F Gb6
(Let's go get stoned) [1: yeah] (whoa-oh-oh)
Gb6/Ab Db Ab+ Db
(Let's go get stoned) [1: everybody]
[2: now wait a minute]
[Bridge]
Gb7 Bbm
Ain't no harm to have a little taste
Gb7 Db7
But don't lose your cool and start messing up the man's place
Gb7 Bbm
Ain't no harm to take a little nip
Gb7 Eb7 Ab7
But don't you fall down and bust your lip mmm, no, no
[Chorus]
Db F7 Bb7 Ebm Db7/F Gb6
(Let's go get stoned) [1: yeah] (whoa-oh-oh)
Gb6/Ab Db Ab+ Db
(Let's go get stoned) [1: everybody]
[2: now wait a minute]
3: I think everybody wants to come on and go with me
4: I'm gonna tell you one more time what I'm gonna do
5: I think you ought to say it one more time
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