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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That's When It Hurts:Ben E. King.
#17 ob R&B, #57 CASH BOX and #63 on
BB Hot 100 on ATLANTIC Records in
1964.
INTRO: E
E A B E A Em7 E
(That's when it hurts)..oh, oh, yeah.
E A B E B
(That's when it hurts)..oohhhhh.
#1.
E B
You don't kiss me, like you used to do.
B E B
You don't miss me, darling, darling, darling,
E A
darling..when the night is through.
E D E B Ebm
So, I sit at home, turn off the light..here
E
comes the night.
CHORUS:
E A B E A E
(That's when it hurts)..yeah, yeah, yeah.
E A B E B
(That's when it hurts)..ooooooooo.
#2.
Gb E B
I'm going downtown to Joey's place..and I
E Em
know that, darling, I'm gonna walk right in..
Ebm A
and I'll see your face.
B E B
Yes, you'll be dancing, with someone new..
E
Here comes the pain..
CHORUS:
E A B E A Em7 E
(That's when it hurts)..oh, oh, yeah.
E A B E B
(That's when it hurts)..oohhhhh.
#3.
E Dbm
Then you're gonna see me, sitting all alone, baby,
B
at the corner table.
E
And I'll be sitting there smiling, honey, sitting
A Dbm
over there somewhere, by myself, smoking a cigarette.
B
Then you're gonna feel that you'll have to come over
E B
and say something real nice to me.
E A E
Oh, baby, that's when my eyes will get wet.
#4.
B E Dbm B
And I'll walk out the door and I'll walk back home.
E Dbm E
Take the same street that we used to take when we
Ebm A
walked alone.
E A E B A
Then I'll see your friends all pitying me..whoa, their
E
sympathy..
CHORUS:
E A B E A Em7 E
(That's when it hurts)..oh, oh, yeah.
E A B E B E
(That's when it hurts)..oohhhhh, yeah, oh, yeah.
OUTRO:
E A B E A Em7 E
(That's when it hurts)..oh, oh, yeah..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#17 ob R&B, #57 CASH BOX and #63 on
BB Hot 100 on ATLANTIC Records in
1964.
INTRO: E
E A B E A Em7 E
(That's when it hurts)..oh, oh, yeah.
E A B E B
(That's when it hurts)..oohhhhh.
#1.
E B
You don't kiss me, like you used to do.
B E B
You don't miss me, darling, darling, darling,
E A
darling..when the night is through.
E D E B Ebm
So, I sit at home, turn off the light..here
E
comes the night.
CHORUS:
E A B E A E
(That's when it hurts)..yeah, yeah, yeah.
E A B E B
(That's when it hurts)..ooooooooo.
#2.
Gb E B
I'm going downtown to Joey's place..and I
E Em
know that, darling, I'm gonna walk right in..
Ebm A
and I'll see your face.
B E B
Yes, you'll be dancing, with someone new..
E
Here comes the pain..
CHORUS:
E A B E A Em7 E
(That's when it hurts)..oh, oh, yeah.
E A B E B
(That's when it hurts)..oohhhhh.
#3.
E Dbm
Then you're gonna see me, sitting all alone, baby,
B
at the corner table.
E
And I'll be sitting there smiling, honey, sitting
A Dbm
over there somewhere, by myself, smoking a cigarette.
B
Then you're gonna feel that you'll have to come over
E B
and say something real nice to me.
E A E
Oh, baby, that's when my eyes will get wet.
#4.
B E Dbm B
And I'll walk out the door and I'll walk back home.
E Dbm E
Take the same street that we used to take when we
Ebm A
walked alone.
E A E B A
Then I'll see your friends all pitying me..whoa, their
E
sympathy..
CHORUS:
E A B E A Em7 E
(That's when it hurts)..oh, oh, yeah.
E A B E B E
(That's when it hurts)..oohhhhh, yeah, oh, yeah.
OUTRO:
E A B E A Em7 E
(That's when it hurts)..oh, oh, yeah..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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