Biography:
The Exciters were originally a quartet of seventeen year olds who were high school classmates in Queens, New York. Then called the Masterettes, the group consisted of Brenda Reid on lead, Sylvia Williams, Lillian Walker, and Carol Johnson.
The group signed with United Artists Records in 1962 and by December 1st had entered the Billboard charts with "Tell Him," which made it all the way to number four Pop on January 26, 1963, and number five R&B.
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He's Got The Power:The Exciters.
#57 on BB Hot 100 on UNITED ARTISTS
Records in 1963.
#1.
G#m7
He makes me do things I don't wanna do.
He makes me say things I don't wanna say.
E B
And even though I wanna break away I can't
stop saying I adore him.
G#m7
Can't stop doing things for him.
E F# G#m7
He's got the power..the power of love, over me.
G#m7
(Me, me, me, me, me...)
#2.
G#m7
He makes me stay When I don't wanna stay.
He makes me go when I don't wanna go.
E
And though I try to break the spell
B
I know I can't stop saying I adore him.
G#m7
Can't stop doing things for him.
E F# G#m7
He's got the power..the power of love over me.
G#m7
(Can't stop, can't stop, can't stop.)
BRIDGE:
E F# B
Can't stop the way I need him..it's got me crazy
G#
as can be.
C#m Bbm
Oh, but I love him..he's got a certain something
Bb Ebm F#
and that's the one thing that has got a hold on me.
F#
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
#3.
G#m7
He makes me do things I don't wanna do.
He makes me say things I don't wanna say.
E B
And even though I wanna break away I can't
stop saying I adore him.
G#m7
Can't stop doing things for him.
E F# G#m7
He's got the power..the power of love, over me.
G#m7
(Can't stop, can't stop, can't stop)
INTERLUDE:
E Bb
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la...oh, but I love him..
Ebm F#
la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la..yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
#4.
G#m7
He makes me do things I don't wanna do.
He makes me say things I don't wanna say.
E B
And even though I wanna break away I can't
stop saying I adore him.
G#m7
Can't stop doing things for him.
E F# G#m7
He's got the power..the power of love, over me.
G#m7
(Can't stop, can't stop, can't stop)
OUTRO:
B G#m7 B G#m7
Can't stop..oh, no....can't stop..oh, no..(x2)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#57 on BB Hot 100 on UNITED ARTISTS
Records in 1963.
#1.
G#m7
He makes me do things I don't wanna do.
He makes me say things I don't wanna say.
E B
And even though I wanna break away I can't
stop saying I adore him.
G#m7
Can't stop doing things for him.
E F# G#m7
He's got the power..the power of love, over me.
G#m7
(Me, me, me, me, me...)
#2.
G#m7
He makes me stay When I don't wanna stay.
He makes me go when I don't wanna go.
E
And though I try to break the spell
B
I know I can't stop saying I adore him.
G#m7
Can't stop doing things for him.
E F# G#m7
He's got the power..the power of love over me.
G#m7
(Can't stop, can't stop, can't stop.)
BRIDGE:
E F# B
Can't stop the way I need him..it's got me crazy
G#
as can be.
C#m Bbm
Oh, but I love him..he's got a certain something
Bb Ebm F#
and that's the one thing that has got a hold on me.
F#
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
#3.
G#m7
He makes me do things I don't wanna do.
He makes me say things I don't wanna say.
E B
And even though I wanna break away I can't
stop saying I adore him.
G#m7
Can't stop doing things for him.
E F# G#m7
He's got the power..the power of love, over me.
G#m7
(Can't stop, can't stop, can't stop)
INTERLUDE:
E Bb
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la...oh, but I love him..
Ebm F#
la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la..yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
#4.
G#m7
He makes me do things I don't wanna do.
He makes me say things I don't wanna say.
E B
And even though I wanna break away I can't
stop saying I adore him.
G#m7
Can't stop doing things for him.
E F# G#m7
He's got the power..the power of love, over me.
G#m7
(Can't stop, can't stop, can't stop)
OUTRO:
B G#m7 B G#m7
Can't stop..oh, no....can't stop..oh, no..(x2)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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