Biography:
Ken Boothe's (born 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica) is known as "Mr Rocksteady" for his prominence during the musical period 1966-1974 and was a major idol for the to-be members of UB40. Boothe started by recording a version of Sandie Shaw's "Puppet on a String" in 1967. Later the same year, Boothe and Alton Ellis had a successful U.K. tour with the group The Soul Vendors. Under new direction from record producer Lloyd Chalmers, the song "Everything I Own" surprisingly was Number One in the UK in 1974.
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...EVERYTHING I OWN... by Ken Boothe
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*from 'Everything I Own' (1974)*
Intro:
F#9 C#9 B7, B C# F# (x2)
Verse 1:
F# C# B F# C#
You sheltered me from harm; kept me warm, kept me warm...
F# C# B F# C#
You gave my life to me; set me free, set me free...
Bridge 1:
G#m C# G#m C#
The finest years I ever knew, is all the years I had with you.
Chorus 1:
B F# B C#
And I would give, any-thing I own;
B F# B C#
Give up my life, my heart, my home.
B F# B C#
I would give, any-thing I own,
B F#
Just to have you, back a-gain.
Break:
D#m
If there's someone you know, that won't let you go,
G#m
And taking it all, for granted;
You may lose them one day; someone takes them away,
C#
And you don't, hear a word they say.
Chorus 2:
B F# B C#
And I would give, any-thing I own;
B F# B C#
Give up my life, my heart, my home.
B F# B C#
I would give, any-thing I own,
B F#
Just to have you, back a-gain,
B F#
Just to talk to you, once a-gain.
Break:
D#m
If there's someone you know, that won't let you go,
G#m
And taking it all, for granted;
You may lose them one day; someone takes them away,
C#
And you don't, hear a word they say.
Chorus 3:
B F# B C#
And I would give, any-thing I own;
B F# B C#
Give up my life, my heart, my home.
B F# B C#
I would give, any-thing I own,
B F#
Just to have you, back a-gain,
B F#
Just to talk to you, once a-gain.
B F#
Just to hold you, once a-gain,
B F#
Just to talk to you, once a-gain.
Outro:
F#9 C#9 B7,
B C# F# (x2)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
F#9 C#9 B7 B C# F# G#m D#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x9899x x4544x x24242 x24442 x46664 244322 466444 x68876
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
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*from 'Everything I Own' (1974)*
Intro:
F#9 C#9 B7, B C# F# (x2)
Verse 1:
F# C# B F# C#
You sheltered me from harm; kept me warm, kept me warm...
F# C# B F# C#
You gave my life to me; set me free, set me free...
Bridge 1:
G#m C# G#m C#
The finest years I ever knew, is all the years I had with you.
Chorus 1:
B F# B C#
And I would give, any-thing I own;
B F# B C#
Give up my life, my heart, my home.
B F# B C#
I would give, any-thing I own,
B F#
Just to have you, back a-gain.
Break:
D#m
If there's someone you know, that won't let you go,
G#m
And taking it all, for granted;
You may lose them one day; someone takes them away,
C#
And you don't, hear a word they say.
Chorus 2:
B F# B C#
And I would give, any-thing I own;
B F# B C#
Give up my life, my heart, my home.
B F# B C#
I would give, any-thing I own,
B F#
Just to have you, back a-gain,
B F#
Just to talk to you, once a-gain.
Break:
D#m
If there's someone you know, that won't let you go,
G#m
And taking it all, for granted;
You may lose them one day; someone takes them away,
C#
And you don't, hear a word they say.
Chorus 3:
B F# B C#
And I would give, any-thing I own;
B F# B C#
Give up my life, my heart, my home.
B F# B C#
I would give, any-thing I own,
B F#
Just to have you, back a-gain,
B F#
Just to talk to you, once a-gain.
B F#
Just to hold you, once a-gain,
B F#
Just to talk to you, once a-gain.
Outro:
F#9 C#9 B7,
B C# F# (x2)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
F#9 C#9 B7 B C# F# G#m D#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x9899x x4544x x24242 x24442 x46664 244322 466444 x68876
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
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