Biography:
Brook Benton (born Benjamin Franklin Peay on September 19, 1931; died April 9, 1988) was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote.
When Benton was young he enjoyed gospel music and wrote songs and in 1948 he went to New York to pursue his music career.
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Thank You Pretty Baby:Brook Benton.
#1 on R&B and #16 on BB Hot 100 on
MERCURY Records in 1959.
INTRO: G
#1.
G Em G
I want to thank you, pretty baby, for givin'
your love to me.
C Cm
I want to thank you, pretty baby, for givin'
Am7 G
your love to me.
G Dm C Am7
My heart was locked up til you came and set
G Em G
it free.
#2.
Em7
I'm gonna love you, pretty baby, love you til
G Em G
the end of time.
Em7 C
And I-I-I-I-I'm gonna love you, love you til
G Em G
the end of time.
D C G Em G
I'm gonna thank your folks for making you so divine.
#3.
G Em G C
Thank you for your loving ways, whoa-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Gb C Em G
thank you cause you've been so kind.
D C
I'm gonna take my time and just thank you, honey,
G
because you're mine, all mine, all mine.
#4.
Em7
I'm gonna kiss you in the morning, and kiss you in the
G
evening, too.
C
I-I-I-I-I'm gonna kiss you in the morning, kiss you
G Em G
in the evening, too.
D Db C G
I'm gonna spend my life loving no one but you.
OUTRO:
D Db C G Em G
I'm gonna spend my life loving no one but you.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
#1 on R&B and #16 on BB Hot 100 on
MERCURY Records in 1959.
INTRO: G
#1.
G Em G
I want to thank you, pretty baby, for givin'
your love to me.
C Cm
I want to thank you, pretty baby, for givin'
Am7 G
your love to me.
G Dm C Am7
My heart was locked up til you came and set
G Em G
it free.
#2.
Em7
I'm gonna love you, pretty baby, love you til
G Em G
the end of time.
Em7 C
And I-I-I-I-I'm gonna love you, love you til
G Em G
the end of time.
D C G Em G
I'm gonna thank your folks for making you so divine.
#3.
G Em G C
Thank you for your loving ways, whoa-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Gb C Em G
thank you cause you've been so kind.
D C
I'm gonna take my time and just thank you, honey,
G
because you're mine, all mine, all mine.
#4.
Em7
I'm gonna kiss you in the morning, and kiss you in the
G
evening, too.
C
I-I-I-I-I'm gonna kiss you in the morning, kiss you
G Em G
in the evening, too.
D Db C G
I'm gonna spend my life loving no one but you.
OUTRO:
D Db C G Em G
I'm gonna spend my life loving no one but you.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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