Biography:
Tony Orlando (born 3 April 1944) is an American singer best known for his time with the group Dawn in the early 1970s.
Born Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis to a Greek father and a Puerto Rican mother, he was raised in Manhattan's then-notorious Hell's Kitchen. His best friend was Freddie Prinze (who was of Puerto Rican and German descent).[citation needed]
Tony Orlando's musical career started with The Five Gents, a doo-wop group he formed. His first success came when he recorded the hit “Halfway To Paradise”.
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Happy Times(Are Here To Stay):Tony Orlando.
#76 On CASHBOX and #82 on BB Hot 100 on
EPIC Records in 1961.
INTRO: C
#1.
C
You've been hurt..I can see that you've been
Dm7 G
cry-in'.
C
You've been hurt..but your tears can start
Dm7 G
dry-in'.
C E Am7
Now, you, you've got a man who's gonna get you
F
smilin' every day.
D G C
Baby, happy times, are here to stay.
#2.
C Dm7 G
Just forget all the loneliness you've gone through.
C Dm7 G
Don't you fret, now I'm yours to hold on--to.
C E Am7
Yeah, you, you've got a man who's gonna kiss that
C F
loneliness away.
G C
Baby, happy times, are here to stay.
F C
I'm gonna do all the things that he forgot to do.
G C
The sentimental things, the sweet and gentle things.
F C
I'm gonna make every happy dream come true for you.
C Am7 D F
Better stop your grievin' now..and start believin'
G
now.
#3.
G C
Don't you know I'll bring you happiness?
Dm7 G
Every heartache's in the past, now.
C F G
You've been blessed with a love that will last now.
C E Am7
Cause you, you got a man who's living just to hear his
F G C
baby say, that her happy times are here to stay.
OUTRO:
G Bb C
Mmmmmm, happy times are here to stay..yeah, yeah,
G
happy times..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#76 On CASHBOX and #82 on BB Hot 100 on
EPIC Records in 1961.
INTRO: C
#1.
C
You've been hurt..I can see that you've been
Dm7 G
cry-in'.
C
You've been hurt..but your tears can start
Dm7 G
dry-in'.
C E Am7
Now, you, you've got a man who's gonna get you
F
smilin' every day.
D G C
Baby, happy times, are here to stay.
#2.
C Dm7 G
Just forget all the loneliness you've gone through.
C Dm7 G
Don't you fret, now I'm yours to hold on--to.
C E Am7
Yeah, you, you've got a man who's gonna kiss that
C F
loneliness away.
G C
Baby, happy times, are here to stay.
F C
I'm gonna do all the things that he forgot to do.
G C
The sentimental things, the sweet and gentle things.
F C
I'm gonna make every happy dream come true for you.
C Am7 D F
Better stop your grievin' now..and start believin'
G
now.
#3.
G C
Don't you know I'll bring you happiness?
Dm7 G
Every heartache's in the past, now.
C F G
You've been blessed with a love that will last now.
C E Am7
Cause you, you got a man who's living just to hear his
F G C
baby say, that her happy times are here to stay.
OUTRO:
G Bb C
Mmmmmm, happy times are here to stay..yeah, yeah,
G
happy times..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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