Biography:
Billy Joe "B.J." Thomas (born August 7, 1942) is an American popular singer. He is particularly known for his hit songs of the 1960s and 1970s, which appeared on the pop, country, and Christian music charts. His best-known recording is the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head".
Thomas was raised in and around Houston, Texas, graduating from Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg. Before his solo career, he sang in a church choir as a teenager, then joined the musical group The Triumphs.
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Other songs:
- Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
- Billy And Sue
- Bring Back The Time
- Everybodys Out Of Town
- Hey Wont You Play Another Someone Done Somebody Wrong Song
- Home Where I Belong
- Hooked On A Feeling
- I Just Cant Help Believin
- Im So Lonesome I Could Cry
- Long Ago Tomorrow
- Most Of All
- New Looks From An Old Lover
- Oh Me Oh My
- Old Fashioned Love
- Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head
- Rock And Roll Lullabye
- The Eyes Of A New York Woman
- This Love Is Forever
- Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Gmaj7 B7 Em
Where have the people gone
Em7 D6 Cmaj7
Seems like there's no one hangin' on
C G
Look through the window, the houses are empty
Am Cm6 Gmaj7
Hey... everybody's out of town
Am Cm6 Gmaj7
Seems like I'm the only one around.
[Verse 2]
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All of the streets are bare
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No traffic tie-ups anywhere
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Don't have to wait for a seat at the movie
Am Cm6 Gmaj7
Hey... everybody's out of town
Am Cm6 Gmaj7
Seems like I'm the only one around.
[Bridge]
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Everyone's moved out ...
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From the ghetto, lots of space
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Empty apartments
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No more pollution
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Plenty of classrooms everyplace
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And it looks like we're ready
[Verse 3]
Gmaj7 B7 Em
To give it one more try
Em7 D6 Cmaj7
This time there'll be no alibi
C G
I'm gonna send out a message to noah
Am Cm6 Gmaj7
Hey ... better send some people down
Am F
Everyone on earth...
Cm6 Gmaj7
Is out of town
[Outro]
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D D# D D#
D D#
[Verse 1]
Gmaj7 B7 Em
Where have the people gone
Em7 D6 Cmaj7
Seems like there's no one hangin' on
C G
Look through the window, the houses are empty
Am Cm6 Gmaj7
Hey... everybody's out of town
Am Cm6 Gmaj7
Seems like I'm the only one around.
[Verse 2]
Gmaj7 B Em
All of the streets are bare
Em7 D6 Cmaj7
No traffic tie-ups anywhere
C G
Don't have to wait for a seat at the movie
Am Cm6 Gmaj7
Hey... everybody's out of town
Am Cm6 Gmaj7
Seems like I'm the only one around.
[Bridge]
Am G
Everyone's moved out ...
Am
From the ghetto, lots of space
F#m7
Empty apartments
Bm7
No more pollution
Am D Esus4 E
Plenty of classrooms everyplace
Am D
And it looks like we're ready
[Verse 3]
Gmaj7 B7 Em
To give it one more try
Em7 D6 Cmaj7
This time there'll be no alibi
C G
I'm gonna send out a message to noah
Am Cm6 Gmaj7
Hey ... better send some people down
Am F
Everyone on earth...
Cm6 Gmaj7
Is out of town
[Outro]
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Bella Ferraro
Ben Moody
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