Biography:
Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson in September 28, 1938 (died of natural causes, aged 76 on April 30, 2015.) in Henderson, North Carolina) was an American soul and pop singer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a top ten hit in both 1961 and 1986.
In 1958, Ben Nelson joined a doo wop group, The Five Crowns. Later that same year, The Drifters' manager fired the members of the group and replaced them with The Five Crowns, who had performed several engagements with The Drifters.
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Other songs:
- Stand By Me
- Stand By Me.
- Stand Y Me
- Amour
- Country Roads
- Dance With Me
- Dont Play That Song You Lied
- Ecstasy
- First Taste Of Love
- Here Comes The Night
- How Can I Forget
- I Could Have Danced All Night
- I Who Have Nothing
- Its All Over
- Spanish Harlem
- Thats When It Hurts
- Til I Cant Take It Anymore
- Too Bad
- What Is Soul
- What Now My Love
- Young Boy Blues
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It's All Over:Ben E. King.
#40 R&B, #93 CASH BOX and #74 on BB Hot
100 on ATLANTIC Records in 1964.
INTRO: Ebm Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb Ebm Db Gb Db Gb
#1.
A Db Ebm B
Outside her window, that's where I am, every
Gb Ebm Gb
night and every day.
Db Ebm Db Ebm Ab Ebm Ab
And outside her window, I cryyyyyyyyy my life
Gb Db
a--way.
#2.
B Gb Gbm Gb
There's a jukebox playing just a half a block
B
down..saying, I'm going to the river, gonna jump
Cm
right in and drown.
Gb Db Ebm
But I ain't gonna do that, girl..no, no, I'll
Gb B
just on hanging around.
CHORUS:
Gb Db Gb
Even though it's..(all over)..can't you hear me?
B
(all over.)
Gb Ebm
Don't you believe me..(all over)..(now, now,
Gb
now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now.
#3.
Ab Db A Ebm B Ebm B Gb Db
Outside her window, a pretty bird come to play.
Gb Ebm Db Ebm
And I know I cried, I cried a tear.
Abm Gb Ab
I must have scared that pretty little thing..
Db B Db
that pretty little thing away, yes, I did.
#4.
Gb Gbm
When I see two young lovers walking down the street,
Abm7 Bbm B Cm
yes, indeed............whoa, how it kills me when I
Gbm F Ab
see their two lips meet.
Gb Ebm Db Ebm Fm
Then I pass my hand right over where my heart once
B
used to be.
CHORUS:
Abm7 Ab Gb Db Bb
And you know it's.....(all over)..I wonder, do you
Gb B
believe me (all over.)
Gb
I don't think you understand me..(it's all over)
Db
oh, yes, it is.
Ebm
(Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now,
now, now.)
OUTRO:
B Gb
I've got to say it, just one more time, now.
Db
(all over.)
Gb B
Soembody help me, tell myself it's over..(all over)
Gb Db
yes, it is..(it's all over.)
Eb Ebm
(Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now,
B
now, now)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#40 R&B, #93 CASH BOX and #74 on BB Hot
100 on ATLANTIC Records in 1964.
INTRO: Ebm Bbm Ebm Bbm Bb Ebm Db Gb Db Gb
#1.
A Db Ebm B
Outside her window, that's where I am, every
Gb Ebm Gb
night and every day.
Db Ebm Db Ebm Ab Ebm Ab
And outside her window, I cryyyyyyyyy my life
Gb Db
a--way.
#2.
B Gb Gbm Gb
There's a jukebox playing just a half a block
B
down..saying, I'm going to the river, gonna jump
Cm
right in and drown.
Gb Db Ebm
But I ain't gonna do that, girl..no, no, I'll
Gb B
just on hanging around.
CHORUS:
Gb Db Gb
Even though it's..(all over)..can't you hear me?
B
(all over.)
Gb Ebm
Don't you believe me..(all over)..(now, now,
Gb
now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now.
#3.
Ab Db A Ebm B Ebm B Gb Db
Outside her window, a pretty bird come to play.
Gb Ebm Db Ebm
And I know I cried, I cried a tear.
Abm Gb Ab
I must have scared that pretty little thing..
Db B Db
that pretty little thing away, yes, I did.
#4.
Gb Gbm
When I see two young lovers walking down the street,
Abm7 Bbm B Cm
yes, indeed............whoa, how it kills me when I
Gbm F Ab
see their two lips meet.
Gb Ebm Db Ebm Fm
Then I pass my hand right over where my heart once
B
used to be.
CHORUS:
Abm7 Ab Gb Db Bb
And you know it's.....(all over)..I wonder, do you
Gb B
believe me (all over.)
Gb
I don't think you understand me..(it's all over)
Db
oh, yes, it is.
Ebm
(Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now,
now, now.)
OUTRO:
B Gb
I've got to say it, just one more time, now.
Db
(all over.)
Gb B
Soembody help me, tell myself it's over..(all over)
Gb Db
yes, it is..(it's all over.)
Eb Ebm
(Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now,
B
now, now)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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