Biography:
A long running male vocal group from Jersey City, New Jersey, with roots in the doo-wop era. They first formed as the Manhattans, circa 1963, and hit the charts on Carnival Records in the mid 60's, maintaining chart popularity well into the the 1980's when their hit "Shining Star" topped the charts.
THE MANHATTANS were originally: Winfred "Blue" Lovett, Richard Taylor, Kenny Kelley, George "Smitty" Smith and Sonny Bivins. The quintet reportedly took it's name not from the big city across the water from New Jersey
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INTRO F Dm
Tom Bb
Bb F Bb
Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
F
Ooh, wee
F
Wish that I could wind
Gm Bb Gm
Like a spiral stair through time
Bb Cm
With your body next to mine
F Cm
Warm and satisfying
F Am F
Wish that I could catch
Am Bb Gm
A night train to the past
Dm Bb Cm
Climb aboard and hear you ask
F Gm Cm
Darlin’, come inside, ooh...ooh...yeah
Bb Am Gm Dm
Can it be that it was all so simple then
Am A Am Em C D Dm
Or has time rewritten every line
Gm F# F
And if we had the chance to do it all again
Cm F Am Cm C Cm F
Tell me would we, could we
Dm Gm Am
Memories
Bb C Dm F
Light the corners of my mind
Bb Am A Dm A Dm F C
Misty water colored memories
Bb C Am F
For the way we were
Cm
Ooh...ooh....
G F Dm F Am
Scattered pictures
Bb Dm A F Dm F
Of the smiles we left behind
Bb Am A Dm C
Smiles we gave to one another
Bb F C F
For the way we were, yeah...yeah...
Bb F Am Gm
Can it be that it was all so simple then
Am E G# C D Am D
Or has time rewritten every line
Gm F# F
And if we had the chance to do it all again
Cm F C F G#m C#
Tell me would we, could we
F# Bbm
Memories
B C#m D#m F#
May be beautiful and yet
B Bbm Bb D# D#m C
What’s too painful to remember
B Bb Bbm D#m C#
I swear to God, we simply choose to forget
B G#m G# Bbm
So it’s the laughter
B Bb Bbm C#
We will remember
B D# B C# E Bb D#m C#
Whenever we remember
Bb
The way...
D# G#
The way we were
Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...yeah...yeah F# B F# C# B
F#
Ooh, wee
F
Wish that I could wind
B G#m
Like a spiral stair through time
B D#m
With your body next to mine
C# F# Bbm F# G F# G
Warm and satisfying
F# B Bb
Memories
Doo doo doo doo doo doo... B F# C#
Ooh...
Chords transcribed by YUKIKO NINOMIYA UMEMARU
Tom Bb
Bb F Bb
Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
F
Ooh, wee
F
Wish that I could wind
Gm Bb Gm
Like a spiral stair through time
Bb Cm
With your body next to mine
F Cm
Warm and satisfying
F Am F
Wish that I could catch
Am Bb Gm
A night train to the past
Dm Bb Cm
Climb aboard and hear you ask
F Gm Cm
Darlin’, come inside, ooh...ooh...yeah
Bb Am Gm Dm
Can it be that it was all so simple then
Am A Am Em C D Dm
Or has time rewritten every line
Gm F# F
And if we had the chance to do it all again
Cm F Am Cm C Cm F
Tell me would we, could we
Dm Gm Am
Memories
Bb C Dm F
Light the corners of my mind
Bb Am A Dm A Dm F C
Misty water colored memories
Bb C Am F
For the way we were
Cm
Ooh...ooh....
G F Dm F Am
Scattered pictures
Bb Dm A F Dm F
Of the smiles we left behind
Bb Am A Dm C
Smiles we gave to one another
Bb F C F
For the way we were, yeah...yeah...
Bb F Am Gm
Can it be that it was all so simple then
Am E G# C D Am D
Or has time rewritten every line
Gm F# F
And if we had the chance to do it all again
Cm F C F G#m C#
Tell me would we, could we
F# Bbm
Memories
B C#m D#m F#
May be beautiful and yet
B Bbm Bb D# D#m C
What’s too painful to remember
B Bb Bbm D#m C#
I swear to God, we simply choose to forget
B G#m G# Bbm
So it’s the laughter
B Bb Bbm C#
We will remember
B D# B C# E Bb D#m C#
Whenever we remember
Bb
The way...
D# G#
The way we were
Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...yeah...yeah F# B F# C# B
F#
Ooh, wee
F
Wish that I could wind
B G#m
Like a spiral stair through time
B D#m
With your body next to mine
C# F# Bbm F# G F# G
Warm and satisfying
F# B Bb
Memories
Doo doo doo doo doo doo... B F# C#
Ooh...
Chords transcribed by YUKIKO NINOMIYA UMEMARU
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