Biography:
Roy Ayers (September 10, 1940) is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk with his band Roy Ayers Ubiquity. He is a key figure in the acid jazz movement, which is a mixture of jazz into hip-hop and funk, and has been dubbed by many as "The Godfather of Neo Soul".
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Album: Ubiquity (1972)
[Intro]
Db Bb C Gm
Db Bb C Gm
C Eb C
[Verse 1]
C
There's talk of corruption
Eb C
Of systems and state
Db Bb
There's talk of destruction
C
By warheads and hate
Bb C
Friends, we must believe in something
Bb C
But soon it will be to late
Bb C Bb C
Why not believe in the superstar
[Instrumental]
F C Gm C Db C
Eb Gm C Bb C
F C Eb C
[Hook]
C F C
He's a superstar yeah!
F C F Bb F C
C F
Do you believe in Jesus Christ?
C
Do you believe-eve-eve-eve?
F
Do you believe in Jesus Christ?
C
Do you believe-eve-eve-eve?
[Verse 2]
C F Bb C
Yeah! Who's the one that makes the whole thing happen?
F C
He's the one that gives you strength through me
F C
He's the one that makes the whole thing happen
F C
He's the one that gives the strength in me
[Chorus]
C F C
He's a superstar, yeah!
C F
Yes He is
F C
He's a superstar, yeah!
C F C F C
Yes He is
C F C F C
Yes He is
C F C
Yes He is
Ab C
Yes He is
[Tag]
F Ab F C Ab C F
Talkin' 'bout Jesus Christ
C F C F C
Talkin' 'bout Jesus Christ, Yeah!
F C
He's a superstar yeah, yeah
[Instrumental]
F C F C F Bb
F Eb C F C F
C F C F C
F C F C F C
F C F C F
C F Eb C F
[Outro]
C F
[Intro]
Db Bb C Gm
Db Bb C Gm
C Eb C
[Verse 1]
C
There's talk of corruption
Eb C
Of systems and state
Db Bb
There's talk of destruction
C
By warheads and hate
Bb C
Friends, we must believe in something
Bb C
But soon it will be to late
Bb C Bb C
Why not believe in the superstar
[Instrumental]
F C Gm C Db C
Eb Gm C Bb C
F C Eb C
[Hook]
C F C
He's a superstar yeah!
F C F Bb F C
C F
Do you believe in Jesus Christ?
C
Do you believe-eve-eve-eve?
F
Do you believe in Jesus Christ?
C
Do you believe-eve-eve-eve?
[Verse 2]
C F Bb C
Yeah! Who's the one that makes the whole thing happen?
F C
He's the one that gives you strength through me
F C
He's the one that makes the whole thing happen
F C
He's the one that gives the strength in me
[Chorus]
C F C
He's a superstar, yeah!
C F
Yes He is
F C
He's a superstar, yeah!
C F C F C
Yes He is
C F C F C
Yes He is
C F C
Yes He is
Ab C
Yes He is
[Tag]
F Ab F C Ab C F
Talkin' 'bout Jesus Christ
C F C F C
Talkin' 'bout Jesus Christ, Yeah!
F C
He's a superstar yeah, yeah
[Instrumental]
F C F C F Bb
F Eb C F C F
C F C F C
F C F C F C
F C F C F
C F Eb C F
[Outro]
C F
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Roy Clark
Roy Drusky
Roy Fields
Roy Fonseka