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 1]
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Up in the morning, out on the job
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And I work like the devil for my pay
[Chorus]
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I know that a lucky old sun has nothing to do
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But roll around heaven all day
[Verse 2]
Eb Cm Abm
I fuss with my woman and I toil with my kids
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I sweat till I'm wrinkled and gray
[Chorus]
Ab Abm Eb (Cm Abm)
And I know that a lucky old sun has nothing to do
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But roll around heaven all day
[Verse 3]
Cm Gm Ab Eb
Dear Lord above, don't you see I'm pining
Fm Bb7 Eb G7
I got tears all in my eyes
Cm Gm
Why don't you send down that cloud
Ab Eb F7 F Bb7
With a silver lining, lift me up to paradise
[Verse 4]
Eb Cm Abm
Show me that river, why don't you take me across
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And wash all my troubles away
[Chorus]
Ab Abm Eb (Cm Abm)
And I know that a lucky old sun, he's got nothing to do
Eb Bb7 Eb G7
But roll around heaven all day
[Verse 3]
Cm Gm Ab Eb
Dear Lord above, don't you know I'm pining
Fm Bb7 Eb G7
Tears all in my eyes
Cm Gm
Send down that cloud
Ab Eb F7 F Bb7 Db7
With a silver lining, lift me to paradise
[Verse 4]
F# A#m B F#
Show me that river, and then take me across
D#m C# F# F#7
Wash all my troubles away
[Chorus]
B Bm F# (D#m Bm)
And I know that a lucky old sun, he's got nothing to do
F# C# F# C#7
But roll around heaven all day
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He got nothing but roll around heaven all day
F# C# F# C#7
I say he just roll around heaven all day
F# C#7 F#
Now you say it, roll around heaven all day
Eb Cm Abm
Up in the morning, out on the job
Eb Ab Eb Eb7
And I work like the devil for my pay
[Chorus]
Ab Abm Eb (Cm Abm)
I know that a lucky old sun has nothing to do
Eb Bb7 Eb Ab
But roll around heaven all day
[Verse 2]
Eb Cm Abm
I fuss with my woman and I toil with my kids
Eb Ab Eb Eb7
I sweat till I'm wrinkled and gray
[Chorus]
Ab Abm Eb (Cm Abm)
And I know that a lucky old sun has nothing to do
Eb Bb7 Eb G7
But roll around heaven all day
[Verse 3]
Cm Gm Ab Eb
Dear Lord above, don't you see I'm pining
Fm Bb7 Eb G7
I got tears all in my eyes
Cm Gm
Why don't you send down that cloud
Ab Eb F7 F Bb7
With a silver lining, lift me up to paradise
[Verse 4]
Eb Cm Abm
Show me that river, why don't you take me across
Eb Ab Eb Eb7
And wash all my troubles away
[Chorus]
Ab Abm Eb (Cm Abm)
And I know that a lucky old sun, he's got nothing to do
Eb Bb7 Eb G7
But roll around heaven all day
[Verse 3]
Cm Gm Ab Eb
Dear Lord above, don't you know I'm pining
Fm Bb7 Eb G7
Tears all in my eyes
Cm Gm
Send down that cloud
Ab Eb F7 F Bb7 Db7
With a silver lining, lift me to paradise
[Verse 4]
F# A#m B F#
Show me that river, and then take me across
D#m C# F# F#7
Wash all my troubles away
[Chorus]
B Bm F# (D#m Bm)
And I know that a lucky old sun, he's got nothing to do
F# C# F# C#7
But roll around heaven all day
F# C# F# C#7
He got nothing but roll around heaven all day
F# C# F# C#7
I say he just roll around heaven all day
F# C#7 F#
Now you say it, roll around heaven all day
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