Biography:
Jimmy Jones (born June 2, 1937, Birmingham, Alabama) is an African American, singer-songwriter, who moved to New York while a teenager. According to Allmusic journalist, Steve Huey, "best known for his 1960 R&B smash, "Handy Man," Jones sang in a smooth yet soulful falsetto modeled on the likes of Clyde McPhatter and Sam Cooke."
Starting his entertainment career as a tap dancer, Jones joined a doo-wop group named The Berliners in 1954. They later changed their name to Sparks Of Rhythm.
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Handyman:Jimmy Jones.
#3 R&B, #3 on UK Singles and #2 on BB Hot
100 on CUB Records in 1959.
INTRO:
Bb Gm7
Bom-baa-bom..come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a,
Bb Gm7
come, come, a-come-a..yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah.
#1.
Bb Gm7
Hey girls, gather round, because of what I'm
putting down.
Eb F Bb F
Oh-a, baby, I'm your handy man.
Bb Gm7
I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule..
Gm7
I'm handy with love and I'm no fool.
Eb F Bb
I fix broken hearts, I know I truly can.
CHORUS:
Eb
If your broken heart should need repair, I-I-
Bb
I'm the man to see.
Eb
I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends,
F
and they'll come runnin' to me-ee-ee-ee.
#2.
Bb Gm7
Here is the main thing I want to say..I'm busy
twenty-four hours a day.
Eb F Bb
I fix broken hearts, I know I really can.
INTERLUDE: Bb Gm7 Eb Bb
CHORUS:
Eb
If your broken heart should need repair, I-I-
Bb
I'm the man to see.
Eb
I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends,
F
and they'll come runnin' to me-ee-ee-ee.
#3.
Bb Gm7
Here is the main thing I want to say..I'm busy
twenty-four hours a day.
Eb F Bb F
I fix broken hearts, I know I really can.
OUTRO:
Bb Gm7
Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come,
Bb Gm7
a-come-a..yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah.
Bb Gm7
Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come,
Bb Gm7
a-come-a..yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah.
Bb Gm7
Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come,
Bb Gm7
a-come-a..yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
#3 R&B, #3 on UK Singles and #2 on BB Hot
100 on CUB Records in 1959.
INTRO:
Bb Gm7
Bom-baa-bom..come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a,
Bb Gm7
come, come, a-come-a..yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah.
#1.
Bb Gm7
Hey girls, gather round, because of what I'm
putting down.
Eb F Bb F
Oh-a, baby, I'm your handy man.
Bb Gm7
I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule..
Gm7
I'm handy with love and I'm no fool.
Eb F Bb
I fix broken hearts, I know I truly can.
CHORUS:
Eb
If your broken heart should need repair, I-I-
Bb
I'm the man to see.
Eb
I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends,
F
and they'll come runnin' to me-ee-ee-ee.
#2.
Bb Gm7
Here is the main thing I want to say..I'm busy
twenty-four hours a day.
Eb F Bb
I fix broken hearts, I know I really can.
INTERLUDE: Bb Gm7 Eb Bb
CHORUS:
Eb
If your broken heart should need repair, I-I-
Bb
I'm the man to see.
Eb
I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends,
F
and they'll come runnin' to me-ee-ee-ee.
#3.
Bb Gm7
Here is the main thing I want to say..I'm busy
twenty-four hours a day.
Eb F Bb F
I fix broken hearts, I know I really can.
OUTRO:
Bb Gm7
Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come,
Bb Gm7
a-come-a..yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah.
Bb Gm7
Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come,
Bb Gm7
a-come-a..yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah.
Bb Gm7
Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come,
Bb Gm7
a-come-a..yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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