Biography:
Quoted as being one of the hardest working independent musicians in Canada, Romi Mayes has toured internationally to festivals, theatres, dance halls, bars, pubs, cafes, and living rooms. Her last two albums "Living Room Sessions" (2005) and most recent "Sweet Somethin' Steady" (Gurf Morlix, 2006) have been nominated for prestigious Canadian music awards. Both of Mayes' albums have charted on radio stations worldwide landing on a plethora of "Best of" top year picks.
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Capo two.
Strumming is fairly simple: base string followed by high strings. Basic One-two.
G
Don't want no fancy diamonds
G
Don't want your mother's pearls
G
Don't want you to tell me
G7
I'm your only girl
C (C-C/G shuffle)
Just want a man to come on by, pick me up and take me for a ride
D7 G
Why can't you be my sweet somethin' steady on the side.
G
Don't need your folks for dinner
G
I don't need to impress
G
Don't need to walk the aisle
G7
I don't need the fancy dress
C (C-C/G shuffle)
Don't need to hear you love me while you look deeply in my eyes
D7 G
Why can't you be my sweet somethin' steady on the side
B7
Please don't tell me your middle name
B7
Don't tell me where you went to school
B7
Don't come runnin' to me in the rain
C
You're gonna wind up somebody's fool
G
Don't call me in the daytime
G
And ask about my day
G
Don't be sittin' on my doorstep
G
When you know that I'm away
C (C-C/G shuffle)
Just hear my body callin' and you won't be denied
D7 G
Why can't you be my sweet somethin' steady on the side
Chord arrangement is based on the Romi Mayes performance for Desmet Live show.
Put on paper by Tosha.
Strumming is fairly simple: base string followed by high strings. Basic One-two.
G
Don't want no fancy diamonds
G
Don't want your mother's pearls
G
Don't want you to tell me
G7
I'm your only girl
C (C-C/G shuffle)
Just want a man to come on by, pick me up and take me for a ride
D7 G
Why can't you be my sweet somethin' steady on the side.
G
Don't need your folks for dinner
G
I don't need to impress
G
Don't need to walk the aisle
G7
I don't need the fancy dress
C (C-C/G shuffle)
Don't need to hear you love me while you look deeply in my eyes
D7 G
Why can't you be my sweet somethin' steady on the side
B7
Please don't tell me your middle name
B7
Don't tell me where you went to school
B7
Don't come runnin' to me in the rain
C
You're gonna wind up somebody's fool
G
Don't call me in the daytime
G
And ask about my day
G
Don't be sittin' on my doorstep
G
When you know that I'm away
C (C-C/G shuffle)
Just hear my body callin' and you won't be denied
D7 G
Why can't you be my sweet somethin' steady on the side
Chord arrangement is based on the Romi Mayes performance for Desmet Live show.
Put on paper by Tosha.
Ron & Bill
Ron Artis II
Ron Block
Ron Gallo
Ron Hamilton