Biography:
Billy Paul (Paul Williams; December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016) was a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, most known for his 1972 number-one single, "Me and Mrs. Jones", as well as the 1973 album and single "War of the Gods" which blends his more conventional pop, soul and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences.
He was one of the many artists associated with the Philadelphia soul sound created by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell.
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Me And Mrs. Jones:Billy Paul.
#1 on R&B Charts and #1 on BB Hot 100
on CBS Records in 1972.
INTRO: Eb Ab Eb..Ab Eb Ab Eb..Ab Eb Ab
Gm7 Eb
CHORUS:
Cm Eb Gm7 Fm
Me and Mrs. Jones, we got a thing going on.
Bb Fm Bb
We both know that it's wrong, but it's much
Eb G
too strong to let it cool down.
#1.
Cm Gm7 Fm
We meet every day at the same cafe, six-thirty,
Bb G
I know, I know she'll be there.
Cm Gm7 F
Holding hands, making all kinds of plans while
Ab Bb
the jukebox plays our favorite song.
CHORUS:
Gm7 Bb Eb
Me-ee-ee and Mrs., Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs.
Gm7 Fm
Jones, Mrs. Jones, got a thing going on.
Bb Ab Bb
We both know that it's wrong, but it's much too
Eb Bb Gm7
strong to let it go now.
#2.
Cm Gm7 Fm Eb
We gotta be extra careful that we don't build our
Gm7 Cm Eb Gm7 Fm
hopes too high..cause she's got her own obligations
F Ab Bb
and so, and so, do I.
CHORUS:
Bb Gm7 Bb Eb
Meeeee and Mrs., Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones,
Gm7 Fm
Mrs. Jones, we got a thing going on.
Ab Bb
We both know that it's wrong, but it's much too
Eb Gm7 G
strong to let it go, now.
#3.
Cm Gm7 Bb Fm
Well, it's time for us to be leaving.....it hurts so
Bb Eb G
much, it hurts so much inside.
Cm Gm7
Now, she'll go her way and I'll go mine.
F Ab Bb
Tomorrow we'll meet the same place, the same time.
CHORUS:
Bb Gm7 Ab Cm Eb Ab Eb
Meeeeee and Mrs., Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones,
Ab Eb
we got a thing going on.
Ab Cm Ab
We gotta be extra careful, we can't afford to build
Eb Ab Eb
our hopes up too high.
OUTRO:
Ab Eb Ab
I wanna meet and talk with you..at the same place, at
Eb Ebm Eb
the same cafe, the same time.
Ab Eb
And we gonna hold hands like we used to..we gonna talk
Ab Eb
it over, talk it over.
Ab Eb
We know, they know, you know and I know that it was
Ab
wrong.
Eb Ab Eb
Love's big and strong..we gotta let 'em know now..we
Ab Eb Ab
got a thing going on and they know it's wrong....(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
#1 on R&B Charts and #1 on BB Hot 100
on CBS Records in 1972.
INTRO: Eb Ab Eb..Ab Eb Ab Eb..Ab Eb Ab
Gm7 Eb
CHORUS:
Cm Eb Gm7 Fm
Me and Mrs. Jones, we got a thing going on.
Bb Fm Bb
We both know that it's wrong, but it's much
Eb G
too strong to let it cool down.
#1.
Cm Gm7 Fm
We meet every day at the same cafe, six-thirty,
Bb G
I know, I know she'll be there.
Cm Gm7 F
Holding hands, making all kinds of plans while
Ab Bb
the jukebox plays our favorite song.
CHORUS:
Gm7 Bb Eb
Me-ee-ee and Mrs., Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs.
Gm7 Fm
Jones, Mrs. Jones, got a thing going on.
Bb Ab Bb
We both know that it's wrong, but it's much too
Eb Bb Gm7
strong to let it go now.
#2.
Cm Gm7 Fm Eb
We gotta be extra careful that we don't build our
Gm7 Cm Eb Gm7 Fm
hopes too high..cause she's got her own obligations
F Ab Bb
and so, and so, do I.
CHORUS:
Bb Gm7 Bb Eb
Meeeee and Mrs., Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones,
Gm7 Fm
Mrs. Jones, we got a thing going on.
Ab Bb
We both know that it's wrong, but it's much too
Eb Gm7 G
strong to let it go, now.
#3.
Cm Gm7 Bb Fm
Well, it's time for us to be leaving.....it hurts so
Bb Eb G
much, it hurts so much inside.
Cm Gm7
Now, she'll go her way and I'll go mine.
F Ab Bb
Tomorrow we'll meet the same place, the same time.
CHORUS:
Bb Gm7 Ab Cm Eb Ab Eb
Meeeeee and Mrs., Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones,
Ab Eb
we got a thing going on.
Ab Cm Ab
We gotta be extra careful, we can't afford to build
Eb Ab Eb
our hopes up too high.
OUTRO:
Ab Eb Ab
I wanna meet and talk with you..at the same place, at
Eb Ebm Eb
the same cafe, the same time.
Ab Eb
And we gonna hold hands like we used to..we gonna talk
Ab Eb
it over, talk it over.
Ab Eb
We know, they know, you know and I know that it was
Ab
wrong.
Eb Ab Eb
Love's big and strong..we gotta let 'em know now..we
Ab Eb Ab
got a thing going on and they know it's wrong....(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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