Biografía:
Procedentes de Memphis, Tennessee, los Box Tops estaban originalmente formados por Alex Chilton (voz solista y guitarra), Bill Cunningham (bajo, teclados y coros), John Evans (guitarra, teclados y coros), Danny Smythe (batería) y Gary Talley (guitarra y coros).
En agosto de 1967 (en pleno “verano del amor”) editan su primer single “The Letter”, el cual alcanza el nº 1 en las listas de USA donde permanecerá durante 4 semanas y del cual se llegan a vender más de 4 millones de copias .
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¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Sweet Cream Ladies:The Box Tops.
#28 in 1968.
(Capo 1st fret.)
#1.
C D
Sweet cream ladies, forward march,
F C
the world owes you a living.
C D
Sweet cream ladies, do your part,
F C
think what you are giving...
Am G
to the lost and lonely people of the night.
C G
Out of need they seek direction for their lives.
Am
They will love you in the darkness..
F
take advantage of your starkness..
D G
and refuse to recognize you in the light.
#2.
C D
Sweet cream ladies, forward march,
F C
think what you're providing.
C D
Sweet cream ladies, show your starch,
F C
what's the use in hiding?
Am G
Tell the socialites to look the other way.
C G
It's instinctive stimulation you convey.
Am F
It's a necessary function, meant for those
D
without compunction..who get tired of vanilla,
G
every day.
(TRUMPET BREAK:)
#3.
C# D# F#
Sweet cream ladies, forward march, Puritans
C#
ignore them.
C# D# F#
Sweet cream ladies, do their part..sweet
C#
cream men adore them.
Bbm G#
Let them satisfy the ego of the male.
C# G#
Let them fabricate success for those who fail.
Bbm
And should penalties pursue them, when there's
F#
really credit due them..
D# G#
they might keep a simple fellow out of jail.
OUTRO:
C# D# F# C#
Sweet cream ladies, forward march...
C# D# F# C#
Sweet cream ladies, forward march...
C# D# F# C#
Sweet cream ladies forward march...(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#28 in 1968.
(Capo 1st fret.)
#1.
C D
Sweet cream ladies, forward march,
F C
the world owes you a living.
C D
Sweet cream ladies, do your part,
F C
think what you are giving...
Am G
to the lost and lonely people of the night.
C G
Out of need they seek direction for their lives.
Am
They will love you in the darkness..
F
take advantage of your starkness..
D G
and refuse to recognize you in the light.
#2.
C D
Sweet cream ladies, forward march,
F C
think what you're providing.
C D
Sweet cream ladies, show your starch,
F C
what's the use in hiding?
Am G
Tell the socialites to look the other way.
C G
It's instinctive stimulation you convey.
Am F
It's a necessary function, meant for those
D
without compunction..who get tired of vanilla,
G
every day.
(TRUMPET BREAK:)
#3.
C# D# F#
Sweet cream ladies, forward march, Puritans
C#
ignore them.
C# D# F#
Sweet cream ladies, do their part..sweet
C#
cream men adore them.
Bbm G#
Let them satisfy the ego of the male.
C# G#
Let them fabricate success for those who fail.
Bbm
And should penalties pursue them, when there's
F#
really credit due them..
D# G#
they might keep a simple fellow out of jail.
OUTRO:
C# D# F# C#
Sweet cream ladies, forward march...
C# D# F# C#
Sweet cream ladies, forward march...
C# D# F# C#
Sweet cream ladies forward march...(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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