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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Lie To Me:Brook Benton.
#3 on R&B, #10 CASH BOX, and #13 on
BB Hot 100 on MERCURY Records in 1962.
INTRO: Bb F (x3) C
#1.
F Bb
I know I'm losing you, I feel it all the time.
F Bb Fm C
And I know if I lose you, then I'll lose my mind.
F Bb
So, lie to me, lie to me, make me believe everything
you say.
F C
Just, lie, lie, lie, lie, I'd rather have it that
Fm Bb F
way.
#2.
C F C Fm F Bb
Nobody told me you were cheating, aawww, just a
F Bb
feeling I had.
F C
So, if I'm right, you got to lie to me, then I won't
feel so bad.
F Fm Bb
Because the truth would only hurt me and that price
is too big to pay.
Fm F C F Bb F
So, lie to me, lie to me, I'd rather have it that way.
#3.
Bb F Fm F
Now, you may think I'm foolish for saying what I said.
C Bb G
But the truth could mean I'd lose you, so tell me a
Em7 C
little lie instead.
F C F Bb
Tell me that you love me and I'll believe every word
you say.
Fm F C
Even if you lie, lie, lie, lie, I'd rather have it that
Fm Bb F
way.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#3 on R&B, #10 CASH BOX, and #13 on
BB Hot 100 on MERCURY Records in 1962.
INTRO: Bb F (x3) C
#1.
F Bb
I know I'm losing you, I feel it all the time.
F Bb Fm C
And I know if I lose you, then I'll lose my mind.
F Bb
So, lie to me, lie to me, make me believe everything
you say.
F C
Just, lie, lie, lie, lie, I'd rather have it that
Fm Bb F
way.
#2.
C F C Fm F Bb
Nobody told me you were cheating, aawww, just a
F Bb
feeling I had.
F C
So, if I'm right, you got to lie to me, then I won't
feel so bad.
F Fm Bb
Because the truth would only hurt me and that price
is too big to pay.
Fm F C F Bb F
So, lie to me, lie to me, I'd rather have it that way.
#3.
Bb F Fm F
Now, you may think I'm foolish for saying what I said.
C Bb G
But the truth could mean I'd lose you, so tell me a
Em7 C
little lie instead.
F C F Bb
Tell me that you love me and I'll believe every word
you say.
Fm F C
Even if you lie, lie, lie, lie, I'd rather have it that
Fm Bb F
way.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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