Biography:
George Benson is a jazz guitarist born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on 22 March 1943. He started out playing straight-ahead instrumental jazz with organist Jack McDuff. Benson got his first experience playing with his several-year stint with McDuff's group. In 1964, at the age of 21, Benson recorded his first album as leader, The New Boss Guitar, with Brother Jack McDuff on organ.
Benson's next recording was It's Uptown with the George Benson Quartet with Lonnie Smith on organ and Ronnie Cuber on baritone sax.
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GEORGE BENSON
Give Me The Night
(Album:Give Me The Night (1980) )
By A. Ferraioli (e-mail:[email protected])
Chords
1111
C#5sus4 xx0333, A#m7 686696, Cm7 x35343, C#maj7 x46564,
11111
Fm9-5 x8688x, A#m7' 686666, D# x68886, G#m7 x13121,
111 11111 111
F# x91119, D#m7 13111x, C# 91109x,
111
G#m7' 46444x, F#' x9111x, D#m7' x68676, C#' x46664,
1
E x79997, E-3add11 x79917, G#m6-5add11 xx6667,
1 1
G#6-5sus4 xx6669, B6-5add11 xx9991, B6sus4 xx9994,
111111
D#7 131211.
Intro
C#5sus4 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
(*1*)
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
Whenever dark has fallen
Fm9-5 A#m7
you know the spirit of the party
Cm7 C#maj7
starts to come alive.
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
Until the day is dawning
Fm9-5 A#m7
you can throw out all your blues
Cm7 C#maj7
and hit the city lights.
A#m7'
'Cause there's music in the air
A#m7
and lots of loving everywhere
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
so gimme the night.
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
Gimme the night.
(Come *1*)
You need the evening action,
a place to dine, a glass of wine,
a little late romance.
It's a chain reaction.
You'll see the people of the world
coming out to dance.
A#m7
'Cause there's music in the air
D#
and lots of loving everywhere
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
so gimme the night.
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
Gimme the night.
(*2*)
G#m7 F#
So come on out tonight
D#m7 C#
and we'll lead the others
G#m7' F#' D#m7' C#'
on a ride through paradise.
G#m7 F#
And if you feel all right
D#m7 C# G#m7'
then we can be lovers 'cause I see that
F#' E E-3add11 G#m6-5add11 G#6-5sus4
starlight look in your eyes.
B6-5add11 B6sus4 D#7
Don't you know we can fly?
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
Just gimme the night.
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
Gimme the night.
(Come *1*)
And if we stay together,
we'll feel the rhythm of the evening
taking us up high.
Never mind the weather.
We'll be dancing in the street
until the morning light.
'Cause there's music in the air
and lots of loving everywhere.
So gimme the night. Gimme the night...
Give Me The Night
(Album:Give Me The Night (1980) )
By A. Ferraioli (e-mail:[email protected])
Chords
1111
C#5sus4 xx0333, A#m7 686696, Cm7 x35343, C#maj7 x46564,
11111
Fm9-5 x8688x, A#m7' 686666, D# x68886, G#m7 x13121,
111 11111 111
F# x91119, D#m7 13111x, C# 91109x,
111
G#m7' 46444x, F#' x9111x, D#m7' x68676, C#' x46664,
1
E x79997, E-3add11 x79917, G#m6-5add11 xx6667,
1 1
G#6-5sus4 xx6669, B6-5add11 xx9991, B6sus4 xx9994,
111111
D#7 131211.
Intro
C#5sus4 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
(*1*)
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
Whenever dark has fallen
Fm9-5 A#m7
you know the spirit of the party
Cm7 C#maj7
starts to come alive.
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
Until the day is dawning
Fm9-5 A#m7
you can throw out all your blues
Cm7 C#maj7
and hit the city lights.
A#m7'
'Cause there's music in the air
A#m7
and lots of loving everywhere
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
so gimme the night.
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
Gimme the night.
(Come *1*)
You need the evening action,
a place to dine, a glass of wine,
a little late romance.
It's a chain reaction.
You'll see the people of the world
coming out to dance.
A#m7
'Cause there's music in the air
D#
and lots of loving everywhere
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
so gimme the night.
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
Gimme the night.
(*2*)
G#m7 F#
So come on out tonight
D#m7 C#
and we'll lead the others
G#m7' F#' D#m7' C#'
on a ride through paradise.
G#m7 F#
And if you feel all right
D#m7 C# G#m7'
then we can be lovers 'cause I see that
F#' E E-3add11 G#m6-5add11 G#6-5sus4
starlight look in your eyes.
B6-5add11 B6sus4 D#7
Don't you know we can fly?
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
Just gimme the night.
Fm9-5 A#m7 Cm7 C#maj7
Gimme the night.
(Come *1*)
And if we stay together,
we'll feel the rhythm of the evening
taking us up high.
Never mind the weather.
We'll be dancing in the street
until the morning light.
'Cause there's music in the air
and lots of loving everywhere.
So gimme the night. Gimme the night...
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