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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[Intro]
Eb Ab Bb9/Eb Ab
[Verse]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
It's a little bit funny, Lord this feeling inside
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
Eb Bb G/B Cm
I don't have much money but boy, if I did
Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
I'd buy a big mansion where we both could live
[Verse]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
If, if I was a sculpture, Lord honey but then again, no
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
Or a man who makes potions in a travelin' show
Eb Bb G/B Cm
I know it's not much, I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
You gave a gift, Lord and I'm gon' sing it for you
[Chorus]
Bb/D Cm Ab7+ Eb/Ab
And you can tell everybody that this is your song
Bb/D Cm Ab7+ Eb/Ab
It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind what I wrote down in words
Fm Bb Bb Bb7
How wonderful life is... when you're in the world, world, world
[Verse]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
If, if, if I was on a rooftop I'd kick off my shoes
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
I'll write a few verses and then I get the blues
Eb Bb G/B Cm
But the sun's been quite, quite kind While I wrote this song
Eb Fm7 Ab
It's for people like you and people like me
Bb
I wanna, I wanna keep turnin' on on on on
[Verse]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do, Lord
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
You see, you see I've forgotten if they're green or blue
Eb Bb G/B Cm
Anyway the things is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean
Eb Fm7 Ab
Your are the sweetest eyes, you've got the sweetest eyes
Bb
The clearest eyes I've ever seen, I hope you know that
[Chorus]
Bb/D Cm Ab7+ Eb/Ab
And you can tell everybody that this is your song
Bb/D Cm Ab7+ Eb/Ab
It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, but I wrote down in words, Lord, words
Fm Bb Bb Bb7
I'm doin' it for how wonderful life is... when you're in the world, world, world
[Verse]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
If, if, if I was on a rooftop I'd kick off my shoes
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
I'll write a few verses and then I get the blues
Eb Bb G/B Cm
But the sun's been quite, quite kind While I wrote this song
Eb Fm7 Ab
It's for people like you and people like me I wanna, I wanna keep turnin' on
Bb
So excuse so excuse me
[Chorus]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
You see, you see I've forgotten if they're green or blue Baby
Eb Bb G/B Cm
Anyway the things is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean
Eb Fm7
Your are the sweetest eyes, you've got the sweetest eyes
Ab Bb
The sweetest eyes I've ever seen
Eb
I hoping you go back,
[Verse]
Ab7+ Bb Gm
go back and tell everybody that Billy Paul's got a song
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
I'm, I'm gonna sit upon a, a rooftop and kick off my shoes I'm
Eb Bb G/B Cm
gonna write it, write it, write it I might come out
Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
with the Gospel, the Blues, the Jazz, the Rock and Roll I'm gonna, got to
[Chorus]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
got to write me a simple song for everybody because this is my song
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done
Eb Bb G/B Cm Eb Fm7
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind what I wrote down in words
Ab
You come on back, you try to try again, try again
[Outro]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
Tell eeeeeverybody that Billy Paul got a song
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done, baby
Eb Bb G/B Cm Eb Fm7
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind what I wrote down in words
Ab
Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it
Eb Ab Bb9/Eb Ab
[Verse]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
It's a little bit funny, Lord this feeling inside
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
Eb Bb G/B Cm
I don't have much money but boy, if I did
Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
I'd buy a big mansion where we both could live
[Verse]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
If, if I was a sculpture, Lord honey but then again, no
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
Or a man who makes potions in a travelin' show
Eb Bb G/B Cm
I know it's not much, I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
You gave a gift, Lord and I'm gon' sing it for you
[Chorus]
Bb/D Cm Ab7+ Eb/Ab
And you can tell everybody that this is your song
Bb/D Cm Ab7+ Eb/Ab
It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind what I wrote down in words
Fm Bb Bb Bb7
How wonderful life is... when you're in the world, world, world
[Verse]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
If, if, if I was on a rooftop I'd kick off my shoes
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
I'll write a few verses and then I get the blues
Eb Bb G/B Cm
But the sun's been quite, quite kind While I wrote this song
Eb Fm7 Ab
It's for people like you and people like me
Bb
I wanna, I wanna keep turnin' on on on on
[Verse]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do, Lord
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
You see, you see I've forgotten if they're green or blue
Eb Bb G/B Cm
Anyway the things is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean
Eb Fm7 Ab
Your are the sweetest eyes, you've got the sweetest eyes
Bb
The clearest eyes I've ever seen, I hope you know that
[Chorus]
Bb/D Cm Ab7+ Eb/Ab
And you can tell everybody that this is your song
Bb/D Cm Ab7+ Eb/Ab
It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, but I wrote down in words, Lord, words
Fm Bb Bb Bb7
I'm doin' it for how wonderful life is... when you're in the world, world, world
[Verse]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
If, if, if I was on a rooftop I'd kick off my shoes
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
I'll write a few verses and then I get the blues
Eb Bb G/B Cm
But the sun's been quite, quite kind While I wrote this song
Eb Fm7 Ab
It's for people like you and people like me I wanna, I wanna keep turnin' on
Bb
So excuse so excuse me
[Chorus]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
You see, you see I've forgotten if they're green or blue Baby
Eb Bb G/B Cm
Anyway the things is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean
Eb Fm7
Your are the sweetest eyes, you've got the sweetest eyes
Ab Bb
The sweetest eyes I've ever seen
Eb
I hoping you go back,
[Verse]
Ab7+ Bb Gm
go back and tell everybody that Billy Paul's got a song
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
I'm, I'm gonna sit upon a, a rooftop and kick off my shoes I'm
Eb Bb G/B Cm
gonna write it, write it, write it I might come out
Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
with the Gospel, the Blues, the Jazz, the Rock and Roll I'm gonna, got to
[Chorus]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
got to write me a simple song for everybody because this is my song
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done
Eb Bb G/B Cm Eb Fm7
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind what I wrote down in words
Ab
You come on back, you try to try again, try again
[Outro]
Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm
Tell eeeeeverybody that Billy Paul got a song
Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7
It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done, baby
Eb Bb G/B Cm Eb Fm7
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind what I wrote down in words
Ab
Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it
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