Biography:
Brook Benton (born Benjamin Franklin Peay on September 19, 1931; died April 9, 1988) was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote.
When Benton was young he enjoyed gospel music and wrote songs and in 1948 he went to New York to pursue his music career.
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A Million Miles From Nowhere:Brook Benton.
#82 on BB Hot 100 on VIK Records in 1958.
INTRO:
C Bm C Bm Am G
(Ooooooo-oooooo..oooooo-oooooo..oooooo-oooooo..
C G C Am Dm G
ooooooo-oooooo............)
CHORUS:
C Am F
A million miles from nowhere, a million miles from
G F C
you, a million miles from nowhere, alone, broken
F C
hearted and blue.
#1.
C Am F
Memories of you and the love we once knew, how they
C Am F G C
linger in my heart though we're a million miles apart.
#2.
C Am F
A million miles from happiness, a million miles of
C Am F
lonlieness through a world of wilderness..oh, how can
G C
I go on like this?
CHORUS:
C Am F
A million miles from nowhere, a million miles from
G F C
you, a million miles from nowhere, alone, broken
F C
hearted and blue.
OUTRO:
C F C F
Alone, broken hearted and blue..alone, broken hearted
C F C
and blue..a million miles from you.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
#82 on BB Hot 100 on VIK Records in 1958.
INTRO:
C Bm C Bm Am G
(Ooooooo-oooooo..oooooo-oooooo..oooooo-oooooo..
C G C Am Dm G
ooooooo-oooooo............)
CHORUS:
C Am F
A million miles from nowhere, a million miles from
G F C
you, a million miles from nowhere, alone, broken
F C
hearted and blue.
#1.
C Am F
Memories of you and the love we once knew, how they
C Am F G C
linger in my heart though we're a million miles apart.
#2.
C Am F
A million miles from happiness, a million miles of
C Am F
lonlieness through a world of wilderness..oh, how can
G C
I go on like this?
CHORUS:
C Am F
A million miles from nowhere, a million miles from
G F C
you, a million miles from nowhere, alone, broken
F C
hearted and blue.
OUTRO:
C F C F
Alone, broken hearted and blue..alone, broken hearted
C F C
and blue..a million miles from you.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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