Biography:
Born Eugene Booker McDaniels, a name he used in later life, in Kansas City on February 12, 1935, Gene was a former gospel singer, signed to Liberty Records in the early 1960's where he scored American hits with original version of "Tower Of Strength" (covered successfully in the UK by Frankie Vaughan) and "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay", a UK hit for Craig Douglas. However, his influence on UK copyists brought him on a nationwide cinema tour with Gary U.
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...TOWER OF STRENGTH... by Gene McDaniels
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*Released 1961*
Intro:
D Bm (x2), D (n.C)
Verse 1:
(n.C) D Bm
If I were a tower of strength, I'd walk away,
F#m G A7
I'd look in your eyes and here's what I'd say;
D Bm
I don't want you, I don't need you,
D G (n.C) D
I don't love you any-more, and I'd walk out the door.
Chorus 1:
G D G D B7
You'd be down on your knees, you'd be calling to me...
G6 A7 (n.C) (D)
But a tower of strength is something... I'll never be.
Interlude:
D Bm (x2), D (n.C)
Verse 2:
(n.C) D Bm
If I were a tower of strength, I'd watch you cry,
F#m G A7
I'd laugh at your tears and tell you good-bye.
D Bm
I don't want you, I don't need you,
D G (n.C) D
I don't love you any-more, and I'd walk out the door.
Chorus 2:
G D G D B7
You'd be down on your knees, you'd be calling to me...
G6 A7 (n.C) (D)
But a tower of strength is something... I'll never be.
Solo:
D Bm, F#m G A7
Verse 3:
D Bm
I don't want you, I don't need you,
D G (n.C) D
I don't love you any-more, and I'd walk out the door.
Chorus 3:
G D G D B7
You'd be down on your knees, you'd be calling to me...
G6 A7 (n.C) (D)
But a tower of strength is something... I'll never be.
Coda:
D Bm (x2), G A
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Bm F#m G A7 B7 G6 A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 x24432 244222 320003 x02223 021202 322000 x02220
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 ([email protected])
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*Released 1961*
Intro:
D Bm (x2), D (n.C)
Verse 1:
(n.C) D Bm
If I were a tower of strength, I'd walk away,
F#m G A7
I'd look in your eyes and here's what I'd say;
D Bm
I don't want you, I don't need you,
D G (n.C) D
I don't love you any-more, and I'd walk out the door.
Chorus 1:
G D G D B7
You'd be down on your knees, you'd be calling to me...
G6 A7 (n.C) (D)
But a tower of strength is something... I'll never be.
Interlude:
D Bm (x2), D (n.C)
Verse 2:
(n.C) D Bm
If I were a tower of strength, I'd watch you cry,
F#m G A7
I'd laugh at your tears and tell you good-bye.
D Bm
I don't want you, I don't need you,
D G (n.C) D
I don't love you any-more, and I'd walk out the door.
Chorus 2:
G D G D B7
You'd be down on your knees, you'd be calling to me...
G6 A7 (n.C) (D)
But a tower of strength is something... I'll never be.
Solo:
D Bm, F#m G A7
Verse 3:
D Bm
I don't want you, I don't need you,
D G (n.C) D
I don't love you any-more, and I'd walk out the door.
Chorus 3:
G D G D B7
You'd be down on your knees, you'd be calling to me...
G6 A7 (n.C) (D)
But a tower of strength is something... I'll never be.
Coda:
D Bm (x2), G A
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
D Bm F#m G A7 B7 G6 A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 x24432 244222 320003 x02223 021202 322000 x02220
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 ([email protected])
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