The Man Who Invented Soul

Ain't That Good News

Twistin' the Night Away

Samuel Cooke (born January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; died December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&amp;B, soul and pop singer-songwriter and entrepreneur recognized as one of the true founders of soul music. Often referred to as The King of Soul, Cooke had 29 Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964 including major hits You Send Me, A Change Is Gonna Come, Chain Gang and Wonderful World.

C G F G C F C G

C                       G
If you ever change your mind
       C                    F
About leaving, leaving me behind
        C                                      
Oh, oh, bring it to me
		  F
Bring your sweet loving
     G              C
Bring it on home to me
C      F      C    G
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)

# Repeat pattern for all verses

Bring It On Home To Me

G/G6    Am   D7
Darling you  send me
       G/G6 Am  D7
I know you  send me
        G/G6 Am  D7
Darling you send me
           G              C
Honest you do, honest you do
           G           D7
Honest you do, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh


G/G6  Am    D7
You  thrill me
      G/G6  Am    D7
I know you thrill me
        G/G6 Am    D7
Darling you thrill me
           G  C  G   
Honest you do


 Am                       Am6   G    G7     
At first I thought it was infatuation
    Am         Am6      G   G7
But woo, it's lasted so long
Am     Am6         G  Gmaj7 E7
Now I find myself wanting
   Am        Am9     C    D
To marry you and take you home

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh


G    G6       Am   D7
You, you, you send me
      G/G6  Am  D7
I know you send me
      G/G6  Am  D7
I know you send me
           G  D7  G
Honest you do

You Send Me

G                                Am7
I was born by the river in a little tent
                                     Em          
And just like that river I've been running  ever since
            G       Am7       
It's been a long a long time coming
      C Bm7  Em                            G
But I know  a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
Cos I don't know what's out there beyond the sky
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

I go to the movies, and I go downtown, 
Sombody keep telling don't hang around, 
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

BRIDGE:
Am7                  G
And then I go to see my brother
Am7                      G
   And I ask him to help me please
Am7                Em
   But he winds up knockin' me
A7                 D
   Back down on my knees

There've been times I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long, been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

A Change Is Gonna Come

Wonderful World


G         Em

G                     Em
Don't know much about history 
Am              D
Don't know much biology
G                       Em
Don't know much about a science book 
Am                        D
Don't know much about the French I took 

G                  C
But I do know that I love you 
G                      C
And I know that if you love me, too 
Em     C                          G
What a wonderful world this would be 

G                     Em
Don't know much about geography 
Am                   D
Don't know much trigonometry 
G                     Em
Don't know much about algebra 
Am                      D
Don't know what a slide rule is for 

G                     C
But I do know one and one is two 
G                     C
And if this one could be with you 
Em     C                          G
What a wonderful world this would be 

D           G
Now I don't claim to be an "A" student 
D       G
But I'm trying to be 
Em                     A
For maybe by being an "A" student, baby,
Am7              D
I could win your love for me 

G                     Em
Don't know much about history 
Am              D
Don't know much biology
G                       Em
Don't know much about a science book 
Am                        D
Don't know much about the French I took 

G                  C
But I do know that I love you 
G                      C
And I know that if you love me, too 
Em     C                          G
What a wonderful world this would be 

      G                
La ta ta ta ta ta taaa 
   Am                 
Hm hmmmm hmmmm 
        G                     
Well la ta ta ta ta ta taaa 
   Am                
Hm hmmmm hmmmm     Yeaaah

G                  C
But I do know that I love you 
G                      C
And I know that if you love me, too 
Em     C                          G
What a wonderful world this would be

Wonderful World

Chorus:
   Another (A)Saturday night, and I (D)ain't got nobody.
   (A)I got some money 'cos I (E)just got paid. 
   (A)How I wish I had (D)someone to talk to; 
   (E)I'm in an (D)awful (A)way. 

I (A)got in town a (E)month ago; 
I've (A)seen a lot of girls since (D)then,.
If I can (A)meet 'em, I can get 'em, 
But, as (D)yet, I haven't met 'em, 
That's (E)why I'm in the (D)shape I'm (A)in. 
Oh, oh; 

Chorus

(A)Another feller (E)told me,
he had a (A)sister who looked just (D)fine. 
Instead of (A)being my deliverance, 
She (D)had a strange resemblance 
To a (E)cat named (D)Franken(A)stein. Oh, oh. 

Chorus

(Instrumental) 
(A) (E) (A) (D), (A) (D) 
(E) (D) (A) 

(A)  It's hard on a (E)feller, 
When he (A)don't know his way a(D) round. 
If I don't (A)find me a honey to (E)help me spend my money, 
I'm gonna have to (D)blow this (A)town. Oh, no. 

Chorus (Repeat too fade)

Another Saturday Night

(Intro) A
A
Let xx xxxx xxx 'xxxx x place
F#m
Somewhere xx Xxx York xxx
D
Where xxx people xxx xx xxx
E7
Twistin' xxx xxxxx xxxx
A
Here xxxx xxxx x xxx xx fun
F#m
Putting xxxxxxx xxx xxx run
D
Man, xxx xxxx xxx xxx xxx young
E7                  A
Twistin' xxx xxxxx away, Xxxx'xx
(CHORUS)
A                   F#m
Twistin', xxxxxxx', everybody's xxxxxxx xxxxx
D                           E7                 A
Twistin', xxxxxxx', xxxx'xx twisin' xxx xxxxx away

A
Here's x xxx xx xxxxxxx clothes
F#m
How xx xxx xxxx X xxx'x know
D
Man, xxx xxxxx xxx xxx go
E7
Twistin' xxx xxxxx xxxx
A
He's xxxxxxx xxxx x xxxxx xx slacks
F#m
She's xxxxxx xx xxx back
D
Oh xxx, xxxxx xxx'x xxxxxxx like
E7                  A
Twistin' xxx xxxxx away, Xxxx'xx
(CHORUS)
A                   F#m
Twistin', xxxxxxx', everybody's xxxxxxx xxxxx
D                           E7                 A
Twistin', xxxxxxx', xxxx'xx twisin' xxx xxxxx away,...Xxx'x twist xxxxxx...

      A        F#m        D        E7
(Lean xx, xxxx back, xxxx up, xxxx back) (repeat 2x)
   A         F#m      D               E7                  A
(WaTusi, xxx Xxx, xxx Twist,) xxxx'xx twistin' xxx xxxxx away

A
Xxxx'x x fella xx xxxx jeans
F#m
Dancing xxxx xx xxxxx queen
D
Who's xxxxxx xx xx x diamond xxxx xxx,
E7
Twistin' xxx xxxxx xxxx
A
Man, xxx xxxxx xxx xxx go
F#m
Twistin' xx xxx xxxx'x'roll
D
Here xxx xxxx xxx xxxxx xxx old
E7                  A
Twistin' xxx xxxxx away. Xxxx'xx
(CHORUS)
A                   F#m
Twistin', xxxxxxx', everybody's xxxxxxx xxxxx
D                           E7                 A
Twistin', xxxxxxx', xxxx'xx twisin' xxx xxxxx away, Xxx xxxx time
      A        F#m        D        E7
(Lean xx, xxxx back, xxxx up, xxxx back)
   A         F#m      D               E7                  A
(WaTusi, xxx Xxx, xxx Twist,) xxxx'xx twistin' xxx xxxxx away

Twistin' The Night Away

"Bring It On Home to Me" is a 1961 12-bar blues written and recorded by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The song, about infidelity, was a hit for Cooke and has become a pop standard covered by numerous artists of different genres. It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Cooke's recorded version has Lou Rawls singing responses as an uncredited background singer.This song is considered by many historians of soul music to be the founding Read more on Last.fm.

&quot;Wonderful World&quot; (sometimes referred to as &quot;(What a) Wonderful World&quot;, was written in the late 1950s by soul music pioneer Sam Cooke along with songwriters Lou Adler and Herb Alpert, although at first attributed to the pseudonym Barbara Campbell which was the maiden name of Cooke's mother, and first recorded by Cooke in 1959 for Cooke's self-titled debut album. The song was released as a single in 1960, reaching #12 in the US and #27 in the UK.

Twistin' the Night Away is the name of a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke. The song was released as a single in 1962 and became very popular, charting in the top ten of both the Billboard Hot 100 (#9) and Billboard's R&amp;B chart (#1),[1]. Twistin' the Night Away was successful overseas as well, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart.

[intro]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

INTRO:

A |---------------------|
E |--7--7--7----------- -|
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

A                                     E 
Roll into your town and I'm walking around
                                                Fm                        
Got some extra time think I'll throw some money down
                                                     D
And you follow me around, and you're asking for the time

Your asking what I found 
                         A
think I'm gonna rob you blind

maybe it's the tattoo on my arm
        E
that I drew while I was bored waiting tables in new york
Fm                                            D
 a  heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine

Up Here

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

Riff:
|3-----------6-------------------|3-----------6---------------|
|3-------6/8-6-----------8-------|3-------6/8-6-----------8---|
|3-------5/7-7-----------7-------|3-------5/7-7-----------7---|
|0-------------------------------|0---------------------------|
Repeat 2x


| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo joo eyeball he one holy roller

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He wear no shoe shine he got toe jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot Coca-Cola

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He say,"I know you and you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me



Repeat Riff



| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me


Repeat Riff

Come Together

D G D A D x 2

D
I been loved and I been alone
G
all my life I been a rolling stone
D
done everything a man can do
G	                       C	D
everything but get a hold on you
C			D
done everything a man can do
G	D 	A 	D
everything but get a hold on you

D
I've been blessed and I've been cursed
G
all my lies have been unrehearsed
D	
a wall of fire that I walked through
G			C	D
only trying to get a hold on you
C				D
a wall of fire that I walked through
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D

A
I saw you waiting at the gate
D
but I arrived a moment late 
A
I saw you shed a single tear
G	D	A	D
but still I can't get there from here

D
I been high and I been low
G
I been people that I don't know 
D
I been to China and to Peru

G			C    D
only trying to get a hold on you
C			D
I been to China and to Peru
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

Hold On You

Am                              E
There are children standing here,
                              G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
                          D
Tears drying on their face.
              Am
He has been here.
                          E
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
                           G
Fathers lost without a trace.
                           D
A nation blind to their disgrace,
                        Am
Since he's been here.
                    E
And I see no bravery,
 G                  D
No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

(Continue the same chord progression)

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Says, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

No Bravery

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Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

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