Biography:
Jimmy Soul (August 24, 1942 - June 25, 1988), born James McCleese in Weldon, North Carolina, was a vocalist.
He performed gospel as a teenager, later scouted by Frank Guida and recruited to sing songs handpicked for one of Guida's other hit artists, Gary U.S. Bonds. Soul only ever had two chart hits, both which were Bond's cast-offs, "Twistin' Matilda", in 1962, and the Billboard Hot 100 number one hit "If You Wanna Be Happy" (based on the calypso, "Ugly Woman", by Roaring Lion) in 1963.
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If You Wanna Be Happy by Jimmy Soul
>Chords by Nick-I-X
[Chorus]
Eb F
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Dm Gm
Never make a pretty woman your wife
Eb F
So from my personal point of view
F Bb
Get an ugly girl to marry you
(Repeat once)
[Verse]
Bb Gm
A pretty woman makes a man look small
F Bb
And very often causes his downfall
Bb Gm
As soon as he married her, then she starts
F Bb
Doin' the things that will break his heart
Bb Gm
But if you make an ugly woman your wife
F Bb
You'll be happy for the rest of your life
Bb Gm
An ugly woman cooks your meals on time
F Bb
An she'll always treat you kind
[Chorus]
Eb F
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Dm Gm
Never make a pretty woman your wife
Eb F
So from my personal point of view
F Bb
Get an ugly girl to marry you
(Saxophone Solo)
[Verse]
Bb Gm
Don't let your friends say you have no taste
F Bb
Go ahead and marry her anyway
Bb Gm
Though her face is ugly and her eyes don't match
F Bb
Take it from me, she's a better catch
[Chorus]
Eb F
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Dm Gm
Never make a pretty woman your wife
Eb F
So from my personal point of view
F Bb
Get an ugly girl to marry you
(Repeat until end)
>Chords by Nick-I-X
[Chorus]
Eb F
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Dm Gm
Never make a pretty woman your wife
Eb F
So from my personal point of view
F Bb
Get an ugly girl to marry you
(Repeat once)
[Verse]
Bb Gm
A pretty woman makes a man look small
F Bb
And very often causes his downfall
Bb Gm
As soon as he married her, then she starts
F Bb
Doin' the things that will break his heart
Bb Gm
But if you make an ugly woman your wife
F Bb
You'll be happy for the rest of your life
Bb Gm
An ugly woman cooks your meals on time
F Bb
An she'll always treat you kind
[Chorus]
Eb F
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Dm Gm
Never make a pretty woman your wife
Eb F
So from my personal point of view
F Bb
Get an ugly girl to marry you
(Saxophone Solo)
[Verse]
Bb Gm
Don't let your friends say you have no taste
F Bb
Go ahead and marry her anyway
Bb Gm
Though her face is ugly and her eyes don't match
F Bb
Take it from me, she's a better catch
[Chorus]
Eb F
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Dm Gm
Never make a pretty woman your wife
Eb F
So from my personal point of view
F Bb
Get an ugly girl to marry you
(Repeat until end)
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