Biography:
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer who defined the early sound of Motown Records in the early sixties. Along with The Miracles, The Temptations, The Supremes, and The Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America "bridging the color lines in music at the time."
With a string of hit singles mainly composed by Smokey Robinson including "Two Lovers" (1962)
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...MY GUY... by Mary Wells
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*from 'Mary Wells Sings My Guy' (1964)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
G, Am Bm
Verse 1:
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6
Nothing you can say, can tear me a-way from my guy.
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Bm B7
Nothing you could do, 'cos I'm stuck like glue, to my guy.
Chorus 1:
Am D Am D
I'm sticking to my guy, like a stamp to a letter;
Am D Am (n.C)
Like birds of feather; we, stick together.
G Gmaj7 A7 D7 G Am Bm
I can tell you from the start; I can't be torn a-part from my guy.
Verse 2:
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6
Nothing you could do, could make me be un-true, to my guy.
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Bm B7
Nothing you could buy, could make me tell a lie, to my guy.
Chorus 2:
Am D Am D
I gave my guy my, word of honour;
Am D Am (n.C)
To be faithful; and I'm gonna.
G Gmaj7 A7 D7 G Am Bm
You'd best be be-lieving; I won't be de-ceiving my guy.
Bridge 1:
Am7 D Am D
As a matter of o-pinion; I think he's tops;
Am D G Gmaj7
My opinion is; he's the cream of the crop.
Em Bm Em Bm
As a matter of taste; to be ex-act;
A7 D7
He's my ideal, as a matter of fact.
Verse 3:
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6
No muscle bound man, could take my hand, from my guy.
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Bm B7
No handsome face, could ever take the place of my guy.
Chorus 3:
Am D Am D
He may not be a movie star;
Am D Am (n.C)
But when it comes to being happy; we are.
G Gmaj7 A7 D7 Gmaj7 G6, Am Bm
There's not a man to-day, who can take me a-way from my guy.
Interlude:
G, Am Bm
Verse 4:
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6
No muscle bound man, could take my hand, from my guy.
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Bm B7
No handsome face, could ever take the place of my guy.
Chorus 4:
Am D Am D
He may not be a movie star;
Am D Am (n.C)
But when it comes to being happy; we are.
Coda:
(Bass):
(n.C)
There's not a man today, who can take me away from my guy.
Am Bm
(What'cha say?)
(n.C)
There's not a man today, who can take me away from my guy.
Am Bm
(Tell me more!)
(n.C) Am Bm
There's not a man today, who can take me away from my guy.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
G Am Bm Gmaj7 G6 B7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 x02210 x24432 3x443x 322000 021202
D A7 D7 Am7 Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 x02223 xx0212 x02013 022000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])
------------..............
*from 'Mary Wells Sings My Guy' (1964)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
G, Am Bm
Verse 1:
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6
Nothing you can say, can tear me a-way from my guy.
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Bm B7
Nothing you could do, 'cos I'm stuck like glue, to my guy.
Chorus 1:
Am D Am D
I'm sticking to my guy, like a stamp to a letter;
Am D Am (n.C)
Like birds of feather; we, stick together.
G Gmaj7 A7 D7 G Am Bm
I can tell you from the start; I can't be torn a-part from my guy.
Verse 2:
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6
Nothing you could do, could make me be un-true, to my guy.
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Bm B7
Nothing you could buy, could make me tell a lie, to my guy.
Chorus 2:
Am D Am D
I gave my guy my, word of honour;
Am D Am (n.C)
To be faithful; and I'm gonna.
G Gmaj7 A7 D7 G Am Bm
You'd best be be-lieving; I won't be de-ceiving my guy.
Bridge 1:
Am7 D Am D
As a matter of o-pinion; I think he's tops;
Am D G Gmaj7
My opinion is; he's the cream of the crop.
Em Bm Em Bm
As a matter of taste; to be ex-act;
A7 D7
He's my ideal, as a matter of fact.
Verse 3:
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6
No muscle bound man, could take my hand, from my guy.
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Bm B7
No handsome face, could ever take the place of my guy.
Chorus 3:
Am D Am D
He may not be a movie star;
Am D Am (n.C)
But when it comes to being happy; we are.
G Gmaj7 A7 D7 Gmaj7 G6, Am Bm
There's not a man to-day, who can take me a-way from my guy.
Interlude:
G, Am Bm
Verse 4:
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6
No muscle bound man, could take my hand, from my guy.
Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 Bm B7
No handsome face, could ever take the place of my guy.
Chorus 4:
Am D Am D
He may not be a movie star;
Am D Am (n.C)
But when it comes to being happy; we are.
Coda:
(Bass):
(n.C)
There's not a man today, who can take me away from my guy.
Am Bm
(What'cha say?)
(n.C)
There's not a man today, who can take me away from my guy.
Am Bm
(Tell me more!)
(n.C) Am Bm
There's not a man today, who can take me away from my guy.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
G Am Bm Gmaj7 G6 B7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 x02210 x24432 3x443x 322000 021202
D A7 D7 Am7 Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 x02223 xx0212 x02013 022000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])
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