Biography:
The Gentrys were an American band of the 1960s and early 1970s best known for their 1965 hit "Keep on Dancing" (in 1971 also a #9 hit for the Bay City Rollers). Follow-up singles charted outside of the top 40: "Every Day I Have To Cry" (1966), "Spread It On Thick" (1966), "Cinnamon Girl" (1970), "Why Should I Cry" (1970), "Wild World" (1971), and a 'Bubbling Under' Billboard chart entry "Brown Paper Sack" (#101, 1966).
The seven-member group of Treadwell High School (Memphis
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Spread It On Thick:The Gentrys.
#50 on BB Hot 100 on MGM Records
in 1966.
INTRO: Ab
#1.
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like peanut butter and jam.
Eb Bb Eb
Spread your lovin' on me, baby, anywhere, any time
Ab Eb
that you can.
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like peanut butter and jam.
Eb
Spread it on me, baby, and I'll show you what a lover
Ab Eb
I am..oowww!..
#2.
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like honey on an old bumble bee.
Eb
Spread it and I'll show you, what a lover I was brought
Ab Eb
up to be.
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like grass growin' over the ground.
Eb
Spread it on me, baby, and I'll show you, what a lover
Ab
you found.
BRIDGE:
Eb Ab Db
(Like sand! Are you the man! I'm the man! Are you! Listen to me!)
Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb
Lay it on thick, and I'll show you, that I am your man!
#3.
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like peanut butter and jam.
Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb
If you have a half a chance, won't you spread it all over again.
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like peanut butter and jam.
Eb Ab
Spread your lovin' on me, baby, and I'll show you what a lover I am.
yeah..
BRIDGE:
Eb Ab Db
(Are you the man! yes, I'm the man! Are you! Listen to me!)
Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb
Lay it on thick, and I'll show you, that I am your man!
OUTRO:
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like peanut butter and jam.
Eb Ab
Spread it on me, baby, and I'll show you what a lover I am..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#50 on BB Hot 100 on MGM Records
in 1966.
INTRO: Ab
#1.
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like peanut butter and jam.
Eb Bb Eb
Spread your lovin' on me, baby, anywhere, any time
Ab Eb
that you can.
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like peanut butter and jam.
Eb
Spread it on me, baby, and I'll show you what a lover
Ab Eb
I am..oowww!..
#2.
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like honey on an old bumble bee.
Eb
Spread it and I'll show you, what a lover I was brought
Ab Eb
up to be.
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like grass growin' over the ground.
Eb
Spread it on me, baby, and I'll show you, what a lover
Ab
you found.
BRIDGE:
Eb Ab Db
(Like sand! Are you the man! I'm the man! Are you! Listen to me!)
Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb
Lay it on thick, and I'll show you, that I am your man!
#3.
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like peanut butter and jam.
Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb
If you have a half a chance, won't you spread it all over again.
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like peanut butter and jam.
Eb Ab
Spread your lovin' on me, baby, and I'll show you what a lover I am.
yeah..
BRIDGE:
Eb Ab Db
(Are you the man! yes, I'm the man! Are you! Listen to me!)
Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb
Lay it on thick, and I'll show you, that I am your man!
OUTRO:
Ab Db
Spread it on thick, like peanut butter and jam.
Eb Ab
Spread it on me, baby, and I'll show you what a lover I am..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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