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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The Eyes Of A New York Woman:BJ Thomas.
#29 on RPM Canada and #28 on BB Hot 100
on SCEPTER Records in 1968.
INTRO: A D A D
#1.
A D A
I'll be in New York City when the lights shine
D
bright tonight.
A E D
Where my woman waits for me, arms that hold me
E
tenderly.
A E D
Lips as sweet as honeycomb, love that waits for
E A Dbm Gbm A D A D
me alone..deep in the eyes of a New York woman.
#2.
A D A
The eyes of a New York woman are eyes that can
D
hold a man.
A E D
She swept me right off my feet, made my world seem
E
so complete.
A E D
I'll never have to look for more, I found what I've
E A Dbm Gbm A
been lookin' for..deep in the eyes of a New York
D
woman.
G C
Thought I wasn't ready for the tie that binds.
G C
But I lost my heart to her when her eyes met mine.
G D Am7
Now, I see things differently, I've got to make her
D E
mi-ine.
#3.
A D A
So, I'll make my home Fun City, and let the lights
D
shine bright on me.
A E D
East Side cafes, West Side plays, uptown, downtown,
E
I'll be there.
A E D
I'll never have to look for more, I found what I've
E A Dbm Gbm A
been lookin' for..deep in the eyes of a New York woman.
INTERLUDE: D A Db Gb E Eb Bb Abm Gb
#4.
B E B
I'll be in New York City when the lights shine
E
bright tonight.
B Gb E
Where my woman waits for me, arms that hold me
Gb
tenderly.
B Gb E
Lips as sweet as honeycomb, love that waits for
Gbm B Ebm Abm B E
me alone..deep in the eyes of a New York woman.
OUTRO:
B Ebm Abm B E
Deep in the eyes of a New York woman..uh-huh-huh..
B Ebm Abm B E
Deep in the eyes of a New York woman..uh-huh-huh..
B Ebm Abm B E
Deep in the eyes of a New York woman..uh-huh-huh..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#29 on RPM Canada and #28 on BB Hot 100
on SCEPTER Records in 1968.
INTRO: A D A D
#1.
A D A
I'll be in New York City when the lights shine
D
bright tonight.
A E D
Where my woman waits for me, arms that hold me
E
tenderly.
A E D
Lips as sweet as honeycomb, love that waits for
E A Dbm Gbm A D A D
me alone..deep in the eyes of a New York woman.
#2.
A D A
The eyes of a New York woman are eyes that can
D
hold a man.
A E D
She swept me right off my feet, made my world seem
E
so complete.
A E D
I'll never have to look for more, I found what I've
E A Dbm Gbm A
been lookin' for..deep in the eyes of a New York
D
woman.
G C
Thought I wasn't ready for the tie that binds.
G C
But I lost my heart to her when her eyes met mine.
G D Am7
Now, I see things differently, I've got to make her
D E
mi-ine.
#3.
A D A
So, I'll make my home Fun City, and let the lights
D
shine bright on me.
A E D
East Side cafes, West Side plays, uptown, downtown,
E
I'll be there.
A E D
I'll never have to look for more, I found what I've
E A Dbm Gbm A
been lookin' for..deep in the eyes of a New York woman.
INTERLUDE: D A Db Gb E Eb Bb Abm Gb
#4.
B E B
I'll be in New York City when the lights shine
E
bright tonight.
B Gb E
Where my woman waits for me, arms that hold me
Gb
tenderly.
B Gb E
Lips as sweet as honeycomb, love that waits for
Gbm B Ebm Abm B E
me alone..deep in the eyes of a New York woman.
OUTRO:
B Ebm Abm B E
Deep in the eyes of a New York woman..uh-huh-huh..
B Ebm Abm B E
Deep in the eyes of a New York woman..uh-huh-huh..
B Ebm Abm B E
Deep in the eyes of a New York woman..uh-huh-huh..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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