Biography:
Carl Perkins (April 9, 1932 - January 19 1998) was an American rockabilly singer, guitarist and songwriter, performing early Rockabilly and Rock n Roll along with more traditional Country and Gospel music for decades before his death at age 65. His best known song was "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1956 which was the first single to top three charts listed by Billboard Magazine - popular, country and western, and rhythm and blues. Perkins had a long association with musical collaborator Johnny Cash
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Other songs:
- All Mamas Children
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Boppin The Blues
- Daddy Sang Bass
- Distance Makes No Difference With Love
- Dixie Fried
- Dont Let Go
- Drink Up And Go Home
- Everybodys Trying To Be My Baby
- Forever Yours
- Glad All Over
- Gone Gone Gone
- Honey Dont
- Honky Tonk Gal
- Im Sorry Im Not Sorry
- Jive After Five
- Lend Me Your Comb
- Let That Jukebox Keep On Playing
- Matchbox
- Movie Magg
- Pink Pedal
- Right String But Wrong Yoyo
- Say When
- Tennessee
- Til I Couldnt Stand No More
- Till I Couldnt Stand No More
- Turn Around
- What Am I Living For
- You Cant Make Love To Somebody
- You Tore My Heaven All To Hell
- Your True Love
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Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby:Carl Perkins.
Top of the charts in 1956. The Beatles did
this song again with Perkins in 1964.
(The original Sun Records recording was G C D.
On later recordings it was done in E.)
#1.
E
Well, they took some honey from a tree,
E7
Dressed it up and they called it me.
A
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
B B7 E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.
#2.
E
I woke up last night, half past four,
E7
fifteen women knockin' at my door.
A
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
B B7 E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.
#3.
E
Went out last night, didn't stay late,
E7
before I'm home I had nineteen dates.
A
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby.
E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
B B7 E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.
#4.
E
Me and my gal sittin' in the shade,
E7
talkin' 'bout the money that she has made.
A
And everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
E
everybody's tryin' to be my baby.
B B7 E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.
#5.
E
Well, they took some honey from a tree,
E7
Dressed it up and they called it me.
A
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby.
B B7 E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.(Verse x2)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
Top of the charts in 1956. The Beatles did
this song again with Perkins in 1964.
(The original Sun Records recording was G C D.
On later recordings it was done in E.)
#1.
E
Well, they took some honey from a tree,
E7
Dressed it up and they called it me.
A
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
B B7 E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.
#2.
E
I woke up last night, half past four,
E7
fifteen women knockin' at my door.
A
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
B B7 E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.
#3.
E
Went out last night, didn't stay late,
E7
before I'm home I had nineteen dates.
A
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby.
E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
B B7 E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.
#4.
E
Me and my gal sittin' in the shade,
E7
talkin' 'bout the money that she has made.
A
And everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
E
everybody's tryin' to be my baby.
B B7 E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.
#5.
E
Well, they took some honey from a tree,
E7
Dressed it up and they called it me.
A
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,
E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby.
B B7 E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.(Verse x2)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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