Ray Charles

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Hit the Road Jack

Am G F E7

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Hit the road Jack. Don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more. Hit the road Jack And don't you come back no more.

Georgia On My Mind

C E7 Fm7 Am7 Dm7 A7

Georgia, Georgia, the whole day through Just an old sweet song, keeps Georgia on my mind I said Georgia, Georgia, a song of you Comes sweet and clear, as moonlight through the pines

I've Got a Woman

E A9 B7 E7 Fmaj7 E9

Oh, I got a woman way over town, She's good to me Oh Yeah Oh, I got a woman way over town, She's good to me

I Can't Stop Loving You

D G A D7 A7

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I can't stop loving you, I've made up my mind, To live in memory of the lonesome time. I can't stop wanting you, it's useless to say, So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday.

You Don`t Know Me

F7+ Gm Bb D7 F F7

You give your hand to me And then you say, "Hello." And I can hardly speak, My heart is beating so. And anyone can tell

What'd I Say

E A B7

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Well, tell me what'd I say, yeah Tell me what'd I say right now Tell me what'd I say Tell me what'd I say right now Tell me what'd I say

A Song For You

Em7 C F Dm7 Am7 E7

I've been so many places in my life and time I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhyme I've acted out my life in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now and I'm singin' this song for you

Hallelujah, I love her so

A D9 A9 E7 Fdim E

Let me tell you about a girl I know, She's my baby and she loves me so. Every morning when the sun comes up,

Seven Spanish Angels

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He looked down into her brown eyes, And said, "Say a prayer for me". And she threw her arms around him,

America the beautiful

D7 G Am7 C Em Edim

O beautiful for spacious skies, for am - ber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain! America! - merica! God shed His grace on thee,

Mess around

Eb7 Ab7 Bb7

The band was jumpin', the people too Ah, mess around They doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around, Everybody doin' the mess around

Come Rain Or Come Shine

E7 Fm7 G7 C7 Am7 Bm5-/7

I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you Come rain or come shine High as a mountain and deep as a river Ccome rain or come shine I guess when you met me it

Unchain My Heart

Em Am B7 Am7

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Unchain my heart, baby, let me be. Unchain my heart, cause you don't care about me... You've got me sewed up like a pillow case, But you let my love go to waste, so Unchain, my heart, please set me free.

I Believe To My Soul

Ebm Abm B Bb

One of these days And it won't be long You're gonna look for me And I'll be gone' Cause I believe

Ellie, My Love

A7 D G Em7 F#m7 Bm7

There were times I left your heart in pain, time again I've turned and walked away I get to where I'm going just to find Won't be happy in this world if you're not by my side Ellie, my love so sweet

Drown In My Own Tears

C# F# G# Gdim G#7 C#7

It brings a Tear into my eyes, When I begin, To realize, I`ve cried so much, Since you`ve been gone, I guess I`m drowning In my own tears, I sit and cry, Just like a child My pouring tears Are runnin` wild

Lonely Avenue

Db Abm Ab Eb Ebm

Lonely Avenue:Ray Charles. #6 on the R&B Charts on ATLANTIC Records INTRO:

Am I Blue

D#m C# Fm Bbm Dm F#

Am I blue ? Am I blue ? Ain't these tears in my eyes tellin'g you ? Am I blue ? You'll be too,

If I Could

F#m A G#m7 F#m7 D B7

Verse If I could I'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes Give you courage in a world of compromise Yes, I would

Here We Go Again

G D7 A7 C D G7

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Here we go again She's back in town again I'll take her back again One more time

Let it be

C G F Am

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When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me, Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

Let's Go Get Stoned

Db Gb7 Ab Bbm F7 Gb6/Ab

Verse 1: You know my baby she won't let me in I've got a few pennies I'm gonna buy myself a bottle of gin And then I'm gonna call my buddy on the telephone and say

That Spirit Of Christmas

Db D F# G A Ab

Singing songs about Jesus The blessed way that He came to us Why can't it remain All through the year Each day the same

Born to lose

G D C

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() Born to lose, I've () lived my life in () vain, Ev'ry () dream has only brought me () pain, All my life I've () always been so () blue, Born to lose, and () now I'm losing () you,

Come Live With Me

Eb Eb7 Ab Bb7 Cm7 Ebmaj7

Verse 1 Come live with me and won't you be my love? (Yeah) Share my bread and wine Be wife to me, be life to me, be mine

Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)

D6 G/B F#7 B7 E7/9 E7

My mother told me before she passed away, Said, "Son, when I'm gone, don't forget to pray 'Cause there'll be hard times, Lord those hard times --

Careless Love

Ab7 Eb9 Db9 F9 Bb7 G7

VERSE 1 Well I said love, oh love, oh careless love I said love, woh love, woh careless love Love, please tell me what have I done For you to hurt me all in fun

A Fool For You

Bb6 Eb6 Bb Eb7 Gm7 C7

[Verse] I know you told me Such a long time ago That you didn't want me Edim7

I Dont Need No Doctor

F#m E C#m G#

Verse I don't need no doctor 'Cause I know what's ailing me I don't need no doctor, no, no 'Cause I know what's ailing me

Aint That Love

A Ddim7 F#m7 B7 E7 A7

Now, baby when you sigh (when you sigh) I wanna sigh with you When you cry (when you cry)

Leave My Woman Alone

G C D7 A#7

Well I know you are a playboy And you've got women all over town But if I ever see you sweet talk my little girl I'm gonna lay you body down

Come Back Baby

D# G# A D#7 F# F

[Verse 1] Oh come back, baby Oh mama please dont go, yeah Cause the way I love you Child you'll never know

Shake A Tail Feather

A D7 E D A7 E7

Well I heard () about the fella you've been () dancing with all () over the neighbourhood, () So () why didn't you ask me baby? () () didn't you think I could () Well I know () that the boogaloo is () out a sight, but the () shingaling's the thing tonight, () But if () that was you and me now, now () baby I would have () shown you how to do it right ()

Crying Time

G D D7 G7 C

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Oh, it's crying time again, you're gonna leave me. I can see that far away look, in your eyes. I can tell by the way you hold me, darling. That it won't be long, before it's crying time.

Take These Chains From My Heart

C G F Am Dm

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Take these chains from my heart and set me free You've grown cold and no longer care for me All my faith in you is gone but the heartaches linger on Take these chains from my heart and set me free

In The Heat Of The Night

Bb7 F7 Eb7 Bb Ab7 Gm

[Verse 1] In the heat of the night Seems like a cold sweat Creeping cross my brow, oh yes In the heat of the night

Busted

D A7 A G

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I went to my brother to ask for a loan cause I was busted I hate to beg like a dog without his bone, but I'm busted My brother said there ain't a thing I can do, My wife and my kids are all down with the flu, And I was just thinking about calling on you 'cause I'm busted.

Ruby

A7 D A7/5+ Em7/5- Fdim C7

They say, Ruby, you're like a dream, Not always what you seem; And though my heart may break when I awake,

I Can See Clearly Now

Bb Eb Ab C# F

Verse: I can see clearly now the rain is gone, well I can see all obstacles in my way, yeah Gone have the dark clouds that used to make me blind It's gonna be a bright, (bright) bright, (bright) sun shiny day

Ol' Man River

C G7 Em Am Cdim F

He don't planttaters, he don't plant cotton, an' them dat plants'em is soon forgoten But ol' man river he jus' keeps rollin' along You an' me we sweat an' strain, body all aching' an' racked wid pain "Tote dat barge". "Lift dat bale "Git a little drunk an' land in jail Ah gits weary an' sick of tryin' a'm tired of living' an' skeered of dying' But Ol' man river, he jus' keep rollin' along

Baby Dont You Cry

D7 G D Am7 Am Em7

[Verse 1] I say, baby, don't you cry You know I'll soon discover One day by and by That you loved another

So Help Me God

D G F# Bm Em A

VERSE 1 I am lost... I've been led astray Once again I need Your light and love to lead the way ...I know I don't deserve it... but I promise it's the end So if You rescue me just one more time

What Would I Do Without You

Ab Fm Db C7 Eb7 Bb

Eb Abdim7 Eb7 What would I do Say I want know What would I do Eb Abdim7 Eb7

Funny But I Still Love You

Eb Bb7 Eb7 G7 C7 Ab

[Verse 1] My dear sweetheart, I'm writing you Just a few lines to tell you that I'm blue [Chorus]

That Lucky Old Sun

Eb F# Ab Cm Abm Bb7

Verse: 3 Dear Lord above, don't you see I'm pining I got tears all in my eyes Why don't you send down that cloud With a silver lining, lift me up to paradise

Sinners Prayer

E7 A7 B7

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Band/Artist: Ray Charles (feat. B.B. King) Song Title: Sinner’s Prayer Album Title: Genius Loves Company Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.

Precious Thing

A Am Dm Bm E7 E

[Verse 1] (Dee Dee Bridgewater & Ray Charles) Take your ring Isn't it strange, you're always leaving things Never mind, I know this room is not a home

Sweet Memories

A D E A7 G A/G#

My world is like a river As dark as it is deep Night after night the past slips in And gathers all my sleep My days are just and endless stream

Two Old Cats Like Us

Bm Am Dm Em C

Hey I like to do a little rockin' Ray, I get a little rowdy myself See if you can sing the high part brother Hank I can if you give me some help

Makin' Whoopie

C G7 Dm7 Am7 F C7

Another bride, another groom Another sunny honeymoon Another season, another reason For makin' whoopee You get some shoes, a little rice

It Had To Be You

G D7 Gdim E7 A9 A7

It had to be you It had to be you I wandered around and finally Found the somebody who Could make me be true

Basin Street Blues

C G7 Dm7 G7/13- C7 Cdim

Won't you come along with me Down that Mississippi We'll take a boat to the land of dreams Steam down the river down to New Orleans The band's there to greet us

Bye Bye Love

C F G G7 C7

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Bye bye love Bye bye happiness, hello loneliness I think I'm-a gonna cry-y Bye bye love, bye bye sweet caress, hello emptiness I feel like I could di-ie Bye bye my love goodby-eye

Yesterday

C Am G7 E7 Em7 Dm7

Yesterday All my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly

If You Were Mine

Eb Ab Eb7 Db Db7 Bb

[Verse 1] If you were mine I'd never let you leave me If you were mine I'd never let you go

Do I Ever Cross Your Mind

D G A E D7 C9

Do I ever cross your mind Uninvited When you're lonely Or does it only happen to me

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

D A7 Bm Gm D7 G

Ev'ry time we say goodbye, I die a little Ev'ry time we say goodbye, I wonder why a little Why the gods above me, who must be in the know Think so little of me they allow you to go When you're near there's such an air of spring about it

Just For A Thrill

Dbdim Db Eb7 Bbm7 Ab Ab7

Verse 1 Just for a thrill You changed the sunshine to rain Just for a thrill You filled my heart with pain

Eleanor Rigby

Em C Em7 Em6 C6

Look at him working darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there What does he care All the lonely people where do they all come from All the lonely people where do they all belong Ah! look at all the lonely people. Ah! look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name

Stella by starlight

Am7 Gdim G Edim E7 Cm5-/7

The song a robin sings Through years of endless springs The murmur of a brook at eventide That ripples by a nook where two lovers hide A great symphonic theme

Tell All The World About You

Bb Eb Bb7 Ebm Gm Eb7

[Chorus] I want to walk about it, talk about it Cm Adim Bb Tell all the world about you (Tell the world about you)

The Jealous Kind

G D7 G7 D C F7

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[Verse] Girl, don't be angry if I seem rude each time we meet Someone that you once knew, that you say used to be so close to you It's just that I'm so afraid someone might steal you away, girl, and I'd lose my mind So please forgive me for the way I act sometimes 'cause I'm the jealous kind

California Here I Come

D G A7/13- A7 D7/13- A

Where bowers of flowers bloom in the spring Each morning at dawning Birdies sing an' everything A sunkist miss said, "Don't be late" That's why I can hardly wait Open up that Golden Gate

Imagine

C G F7 Dm F Bb

Verse 1 Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky

Rays Blues

F Bb F7 C Bb7 Gb

Verse Well, have you ever woke up in the morning sometimes Just about the break of day Well, have you ever woke up in the morning sometimes Just about the break of day

Carry Me Back To Old Virginny

C E F F#o G/C D

Intro: Carry me back to old Virginny. There's where the cotton and corn and taters grow.

I'm Going Down To The River

G C7 D D7 Em Am

Im goin down To the river And drown myself, well Im goin down to the river and drown myself oh babe, oh Im goin down yes and turn myself in,

No Letter Today

Bb Eb Ab Cm F Fm

Intro: No letter today, I have waited since dawn. I've waited each day, since you have been Gone.

Chatanooga Choo Choo

C G G7 D7 A7 Em

Pardon me boy is this the Chattanooga Choo Choo Track twenty nine boy you can give me a shine I can afford to board the Chattanooga Choo Choo I've got my fare and just a trifle to spare

It Was A Very Good Year

Em F E G D B7

When I was seventeen it was a very good year It was a very good year For small town girls and soft summer nights We'd hide from the lights On the village green when I was seventeen

Sweet Georgia Brown

E7 A7 G D7 B7 Bm5-/7

Fellers she can't get are fellers she ain't met Georgia claimed her, Georgia named her, Sweet Georgia Brown No gal made has got a shade on Sweet Georgia Brown Two left feet but oh so neat has Sweet Georgia Brown They all sigh and wanna die for Sweet Georgia Brown I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie, not much

Hide Nor Hair

A7 D7 E7 Ebº B7 Bbº

Ohhhh, I was lying in the bed with fever And I was, burning up inside My baby walked, in my bedroom And I could hardly open my eyes

Your Cheatin` Heart

G D A D7

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Your cheatin' heart will make you weep You'll cry and cry and try to sleep But sleep won't come the whole night through Your cheatin' heart will tell on you

Moonlight In Vermont

Am7 C7M/9 C7M G7/9 Dm7 Bb7/9

Pennies in a stream Falling leaves of sycamore Moonlight in Vermont Icy finger waves Ski trails on a mountain side

How Long Has This Been Going On

Bb6 Gm7 Bbmaj7 Eb9 F# Db9

[Verse] I could cry salty tears Where have I been all these years? Little wow, tell me now How long has this been go in' on?

My Heart Cries For You

Bb F Eb C Dm Gm7

Chorus: My heart cries for you, sighs for you, Dies for you. And my arms long for you, please come Back to me.

Angelina

Cm G7 Fm7 Ab Ab7 Eb

[Verse] Angelina, why did you have to go It's hard enough alone, well you should know The scars you never showed me Your eyes that turned away

Alexanders Ragtime Band

Ab Db Ab7 Eb7 Ab6 Db6

[Verse] Come on and hear, come on and hear, Alexander's Ragtime Band Come on and hear, come on and hear, the best band in the land They can play a bugle call like you never heard before So natural that you want to go to war

Cry Me A River

E7 Am Dm7 Am7 G7 C

Now you say you're lonely You cry the whole night through Well you can cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you Now you say you're sorry

Alone Together

B7 Em Em6 F#m7 Bm5-/7 E7/9-

Alone together, beyond the crowd Above the world, we're not too proud To cling together we're strong as long as we're together Alone together, the blinding rain The starless night, we're not in vain

Together Again

C F G7 C7

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Together again..my tears have stopped falling. The long, lonely nights..are now at an end. The key to my heart, you hold in your hand. And nothing else matters..cause we're together again.

Dont Put All Your Dreams In One Basket

Bb7 Eb C7 Fm Gm F7

Now don't put all your dreams in one basket Don't put all your hope in one heart Fie if you discover that she loves another You'll be licked before you start Now don't put all your dreams in one basket

Ain't Misbehavin'

B7 E7 C#m7 F#m7 A7 E

No one to talk to, all by myself No one to walk with, I'm happy on the shelf Ain't misbehavin, I'm saving my love for you Now it's for certain, the one I love I'm through with flirtin' it's just you I'm thinkin' of

The Lady Is A Tramp

C G7 Dm7 Cm7 F Am

She gets too hungry, for dinner at eight She loves the theater, when never come late She'd never bother, with people she'd hate That's why the lady is a tramp Doesn't like crap games, with barons or earls

Willow Weep For Me

D7M G6 Em Gm Eb F#m

Murmur to the night to hide her starry light So none will see me sighing and crying all alone Weeping willow tree, weeping sympathy Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me When the shadows fall, bend, oh willow, and weep for me Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned

Without Love There Is Nothing

D# A#7 G# F7 Cm

I awakened this morning I was filled with despair All my dreams turned to ashes and gone oh yeah As I looked at my life it was barren and bare Without love I've had nothing at all

Black Coffee

A E7 F#7 Bm7 D9 F7

I'm feelin' mighty lonesome, haven't slept a wink I walk the floor and watch the door, in between I drink Black coffee love's a hand-me-down broom I'll never know a Sunday in this weekday room I'm talkin to the shadow one o'clock till four

Nancy (with The Laughing Face)

D Em7 C#m Bm Bm7 A7

If I don't see her each day, I miss her Gee what a thrill each time I kiss her Believe me, I've got a case on Nancy with the laughing face She takes the winter and makes it summer

The Brightest Smile In Town

Db Ab7 Bbm7 Db7 F7 Eb7

[Verse 1] Some people cry the blues, I never could I had no time for tears, life was too good I had the brightest smile in town, oh yeah Till you came along, and you turned it upside down

Baby Wont You Please Come Home

F A7 C7 Dm7 D7 Gm7

[Verse] Dm7 Abdim I got the blues Gaug C13 I feel so lonely

Candy

Bm5-/7 E7 A Cdim D Dm

Candy I call my sugar "Candy" Because I'm sweet on Candy And Candy's sweet on me She understands me My understanding Candy

Moon River

C F Am G Em Dm

Moon River wider than a mile I'm crossing you in style someday Oh, dream maker, you heartbreaker Wherever you're going I'm going your way Two drifters off to see the world

Born To Be Blue

G Am7 D7 Bb9 Cm5-/7 Cm

But moon beams, being gold, are something I can't behold 'Cause I was born to be blue Bridge When I met you, the world was bright and sunny When you left, the curtain fell I want to laugh, but nothing strikes me funny

The Man I Love

A7 D Am Edim D7 Cdim

Someday he'll come along, the man I love And he'll be big and strong, the man I love And when he comes my way I'll do my best to make him stay He'll look at me and smile, I'll understand

My Romance

D A7 G D6 D7M Edim

My romance Doesn't have to have a moon in the sky My romance Doesn't need a blue lagoon standing by No month of may, no twinkling stars

You Always Miss The Water

C G Fm F A# C7

Be real sweet to your sweetheart Never, never make her cry 'Cause you'll always miss the water When the well goes dry

My Funny Valentine

E7 Am Dm7 G7 C Am7

My funny valentine, sweet, comic valentine You make me smile with my heart Your looks are laughable, unphotographable Yet you're my favorite work of art Bridge

You are so beautiful

G# G#7M C#7M G#7 F#9 C7

You're everything I need You are so beautiful to me You are so beautiful to me You are so beautiful to me Can't you see You're everything I hope for

Falling In Love With Love

F7 Bb6 Bb7M Bb Cm7 F4/7

I weave with brightly colored strings To keep my mind off other things So, ladies, let your fingers dance And keep your hands out of romance Lovely witches, let the stitches