Biography:
Tommy James (born Thomas Gregory Jackson, 29 April 1947, Dayton, Ohio) is an American pop-rock musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as leader of the 1960s rock band Tommy James and the Shondells. Tommy currently resides in Monroe, Wisconsin.
In 1958, when Tommy was eleven, his family moved to Niles, Michigan. In 1959, when he was twelve, James formed his first band called Tom and the Tornadoes. In 1963, the band changed their name to The Shondells.
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"Draggin' The Line"
(Tommy James/Bob King)
[Intro]
v v v v v
----9-11-|----------------------9-11-|
-11------|-------------------11------|
---------|-9---9-9---9-9---9---------|
---------|---------------------------|
Each beat is subdivided into eighth-note triplets; pattern repeats
x8 (bass alone first 4; then joined by guitar playing straight
triplets last 4).
[Verse 1]
F#
Makin' a living the old hard way
Takin' and giving by day by day
E
I dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
F#
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Verse 2]
My dog Sam eats purple flowers
We ain't got much but what we got's ours
We dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Chorus]
F# E F#
I feel fine
E F# E F#
I'm talkin' bout peace of mind
E F# E F#
I'm gonna take my time
E
I'm gettin' the good sign
F#
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
F#
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Verse 3]
Loving the free and feelin' spirit
Of huggin' a tree when you get near it
Diggin' the snow and the rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
(repeat chorus)
[Outro]
F#
La la la la la la la la
draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
(repeat to fade)
(Tommy James/Bob King)
[Intro]
v v v v v
----9-11-|----------------------9-11-|
-11------|-------------------11------|
---------|-9---9-9---9-9---9---------|
---------|---------------------------|
Each beat is subdivided into eighth-note triplets; pattern repeats
x8 (bass alone first 4; then joined by guitar playing straight
triplets last 4).
[Verse 1]
F#
Makin' a living the old hard way
Takin' and giving by day by day
E
I dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
F#
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Verse 2]
My dog Sam eats purple flowers
We ain't got much but what we got's ours
We dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Chorus]
F# E F#
I feel fine
E F# E F#
I'm talkin' bout peace of mind
E F# E F#
I'm gonna take my time
E
I'm gettin' the good sign
F#
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
F#
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Verse 3]
Loving the free and feelin' spirit
Of huggin' a tree when you get near it
Diggin' the snow and the rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
(repeat chorus)
[Outro]
F#
La la la la la la la la
draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
(repeat to fade)
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