Biography:
Four Tops are an American Motown musical quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, RnB, disco, adult contemporary, showtunes, and even psychedelic rock. Founded in Detroit, Michigan as The Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs and group mates Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades, finally forced to endure a lineup change when Payton died in 1997. At that time, Theo Peoples was added to the lineup; Peoples later replaced Stubbs
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Other songs:
- Baby I Need Your Loving
- Bernadette
- Can't Help Myself
- I Can't Help Myself
- I Can't Help Myself (sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
- It's The Same Old Song
- Just Walk Away Renee
- Reach Out I'll Be There
- 7 Rooms Of Gloom
- Aint No Woman Like The One I Got
- Are You Man Enough
- Ask The Lonely
- Baby I Need Your Lovin
- Cant Help Myself
- I Cant Help Myself
- I Cant Help Myself Sugar Pie Honey Bunch
- I Got A Feeling
- Ill Be There
- Ill Turn To Stone
- Im In A Different World
- Its All In The Game
- Its The Same Old Song
- Loco In Acapulco
- Reach Out Ill Be There
- Seven Rooms Of Gloom
- Standing In The Shadow
- Still Water Peace
- Walk Away Renee
- Without The One You Love Lifes Not Worthwhile
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"I'll Turn to Stone" by the Four Tops
(Holland-Dozier-Holland, R. Dean Taylor)
1967
Rhythm: w(down) u(up)
1 & 2 3 & 4 1 & 2 3 & 4
__ __ __ __
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
w u w w u w w u w w u w
with the exception of the Dsus4 and D in the chorus
I play a 1 & 2 &
____
/ / / /
w u w u
Also, the G and A in the chorus are barre chords
Chorus:
Dsus4 D F#m
If you take your love from me,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone
Dsus4 D F#m
If your love I couldn't call my own,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Verse 1:
D A
I need your love in every way
D A
Your love I cling to when things slip away.
D A
Without your love I'll be lost and alone.
D A
No reason for living, all purpose would be gone.
Em F#m F#
Without you there for my eyes to behold
Bm E7
My life would be empty, my heart would grow cold.
Chorus:
Dsus4 D F#m
If you take your love from me,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Dsus4 D F#m
If your love I couldn't call my own,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Verse 2:
D A
When I think of love, I think of me and you.
D A
When I think of happiness I think of us too.
D A
You're my yesterdays, and all my tomorrows,
D A
The air I breathe. Everything I need.
Em F#m F#
If from my life you were ever gone,
Bm E7
I'd fall to pieces. You I depend on.
Chorus:
Dsus4 D F#m
If you take your love from me,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Dsus4 D F#m
If your love I couldn't call my own,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Verse 3:
D A
Darling without you I'll go on searching
D A
With a lonely heart that won't stop hurting.
D A
Sorrow would be written on my face
D A
All my tears would leave its trace.
Em F#m F#
I would be like a statue in a park
Bm E7
Cold and alone, a man without a heart.
Chorus:
Dsus4 D F#m
If you take your love from me,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Dsus4 D F#m
If your love I couldn't call my own,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Fade:
Dsus4 D F#m
Turn to stone, turn to stone
G A
Just turn to stone, I'll turn to stone.
Dsus4 D F#m
If your love I couldn't call my own.
G A
I'll turn to stone, just turn to stone,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone...
String muting while strumming also does nicely
God bless!
(Holland-Dozier-Holland, R. Dean Taylor)
1967
Rhythm: w(down) u(up)
1 & 2 3 & 4 1 & 2 3 & 4
__ __ __ __
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
w u w w u w w u w w u w
with the exception of the Dsus4 and D in the chorus
I play a 1 & 2 &
____
/ / / /
w u w u
Also, the G and A in the chorus are barre chords
Chorus:
Dsus4 D F#m
If you take your love from me,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone
Dsus4 D F#m
If your love I couldn't call my own,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Verse 1:
D A
I need your love in every way
D A
Your love I cling to when things slip away.
D A
Without your love I'll be lost and alone.
D A
No reason for living, all purpose would be gone.
Em F#m F#
Without you there for my eyes to behold
Bm E7
My life would be empty, my heart would grow cold.
Chorus:
Dsus4 D F#m
If you take your love from me,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Dsus4 D F#m
If your love I couldn't call my own,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Verse 2:
D A
When I think of love, I think of me and you.
D A
When I think of happiness I think of us too.
D A
You're my yesterdays, and all my tomorrows,
D A
The air I breathe. Everything I need.
Em F#m F#
If from my life you were ever gone,
Bm E7
I'd fall to pieces. You I depend on.
Chorus:
Dsus4 D F#m
If you take your love from me,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Dsus4 D F#m
If your love I couldn't call my own,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Verse 3:
D A
Darling without you I'll go on searching
D A
With a lonely heart that won't stop hurting.
D A
Sorrow would be written on my face
D A
All my tears would leave its trace.
Em F#m F#
I would be like a statue in a park
Bm E7
Cold and alone, a man without a heart.
Chorus:
Dsus4 D F#m
If you take your love from me,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Dsus4 D F#m
If your love I couldn't call my own,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone.
Fade:
Dsus4 D F#m
Turn to stone, turn to stone
G A
Just turn to stone, I'll turn to stone.
Dsus4 D F#m
If your love I couldn't call my own.
G A
I'll turn to stone, just turn to stone,
G A
I'll turn to stone, turn to stone...
String muting while strumming also does nicely
God bless!
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