Biography:
James Ingram (born James Edward Ingram on 16 February 1952 in Akron, Ohio; died 29 January 2019) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song.
Ingram went from playing local bars with Revelation Funk to Los Angeles, where he landed the types of gigs that most aspiring musicians only dream about: singing background vocals
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[Verse 1]
C(9) FM7
I did my best
Em7 Am7
But I guess my best wasn't good enough
Dm7 Em7 Em7 Am7
'Cause here we are, back where we were before
Dm7 G7sus4 G7 E7sus4 E7 Am7
Seems nothin' ever changes, we're back to bein' stranger;
Dm7 C/E FM7 G7sus4 G7
Wond'rin' if we ought to stay, or head on out the door.
[Chorus 1]
C G Gm7 C7 FM7
Just once can we figure out what we keep doin' wrong?
Dm7 G7 Em7 Am
Why we never last for very long;
Dm7 G7sus4
What are we doing wrong?
C G Gm7 C7 FM7
Just once, can we find a way to finally make it right,
Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7
To make the magic last for more than just one night?
Dm7 G7sus4 C(9) FM7 C FM7 G
If we could just get to it, I know we could break through it hmmm.
[Verse 2]
C(9) FM7
I gave my all,
Em7 Am7
But think all my have been too much:
Dm7 G7 Em7 Am
The lord knows we're not getting anywhere.
Dm7 G7sus4 G7
Seems we're always blowin'
E7sus4 E7 Am7
What ever we've got goin',
Dm7 C FM7 G7sus4 G7
And it seems that time was all we've got; We havent got a friend.
[Chorus 2]
C G Gm7 C7 FM7
Just once, can we figure out what we keep doin wrong,
Dm7 G7 Em7 Am
Why the good times never last for long?
Dm7 G7sus4 G7
Where are we goin wrong?
C G Gm7 C7 FM7
Just once, can we find a way to finally make it right,
Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7
To make the magic last for more than just one night?
Dm7
I know we could break through it,
G7sus4
If we could just get to it.
[Bridge]
Ab Fm7
Just once, I want to understand
Bbm7 Eb7sus4 Ab(9)
Why it always comes back to goodbyes.
B BM7 G#m7
Why can't we get ourselves in hand,
C#m7 B/D#
And admit to one another
E B/D#
We're no good without each other?
C#m7 B/D# Em7 A7sus4 A7
Take the best and make it better; Find a way to stay together.
[Chorus 3]
D A/D Am9 D7/F# GM7 (F#m7)
Just once,we can find a way to fin'lly make it right, oh
Em7 A7/G F#m7 Bm7
to make the magic last for more than just one night?
Em7
I know we could break through it
A7sus4 A7
If we could just get to it.
Repeat 2nd stanza of Chorus 2
D A/D G/D
....just once.
D A/D Bb(6) A7(sus4) (hold)
Woh, we can get to it
(Coda)
just once.
[Outro]
D G D/F# G(9) A7sus4 B(9)
C(9) FM7
I did my best
Em7 Am7
But I guess my best wasn't good enough
Dm7 Em7 Em7 Am7
'Cause here we are, back where we were before
Dm7 G7sus4 G7 E7sus4 E7 Am7
Seems nothin' ever changes, we're back to bein' stranger;
Dm7 C/E FM7 G7sus4 G7
Wond'rin' if we ought to stay, or head on out the door.
[Chorus 1]
C G Gm7 C7 FM7
Just once can we figure out what we keep doin' wrong?
Dm7 G7 Em7 Am
Why we never last for very long;
Dm7 G7sus4
What are we doing wrong?
C G Gm7 C7 FM7
Just once, can we find a way to finally make it right,
Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7
To make the magic last for more than just one night?
Dm7 G7sus4 C(9) FM7 C FM7 G
If we could just get to it, I know we could break through it hmmm.
[Verse 2]
C(9) FM7
I gave my all,
Em7 Am7
But think all my have been too much:
Dm7 G7 Em7 Am
The lord knows we're not getting anywhere.
Dm7 G7sus4 G7
Seems we're always blowin'
E7sus4 E7 Am7
What ever we've got goin',
Dm7 C FM7 G7sus4 G7
And it seems that time was all we've got; We havent got a friend.
[Chorus 2]
C G Gm7 C7 FM7
Just once, can we figure out what we keep doin wrong,
Dm7 G7 Em7 Am
Why the good times never last for long?
Dm7 G7sus4 G7
Where are we goin wrong?
C G Gm7 C7 FM7
Just once, can we find a way to finally make it right,
Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7
To make the magic last for more than just one night?
Dm7
I know we could break through it,
G7sus4
If we could just get to it.
[Bridge]
Ab Fm7
Just once, I want to understand
Bbm7 Eb7sus4 Ab(9)
Why it always comes back to goodbyes.
B BM7 G#m7
Why can't we get ourselves in hand,
C#m7 B/D#
And admit to one another
E B/D#
We're no good without each other?
C#m7 B/D# Em7 A7sus4 A7
Take the best and make it better; Find a way to stay together.
[Chorus 3]
D A/D Am9 D7/F# GM7 (F#m7)
Just once,we can find a way to fin'lly make it right, oh
Em7 A7/G F#m7 Bm7
to make the magic last for more than just one night?
Em7
I know we could break through it
A7sus4 A7
If we could just get to it.
Repeat 2nd stanza of Chorus 2
D A/D G/D
....just once.
D A/D Bb(6) A7(sus4) (hold)
Woh, we can get to it
(Coda)
just once.
[Outro]
D G D/F# G(9) A7sus4 B(9)
James King
James Kochalka
James LaBrie
James Lann
James Last
James Otto
James Parr
James Payne
James Peters
James Puhto-Ren