Biography:
James King (22 de mayo de 1925 – 20 de noviembre de 2005) nacido en Dodge City, Kansas, considerado uno de los mejores tenores heroicos de posguerra, se destacó en las óperas de Wagner y Richard Strauss.
Estudió en la Universidad Estatal de Luisiana y la Universidad de Kansas City, comenzando su carrera como barítono. Estudió con Martial Singher y con Max Lorenz y en 1961 cambió a registro tenor ganando el concurso de Cincinnati y debutando como Don José en Carmen en San Francisco junto a Marilyn Horne.
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Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3m4diThBkU
[Intro]
G D G
[Verse 1]
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All of my life (All of my life)
C
Lived a life of sin (Lived a life of sin)
G
Never let (I wouldn't let)
D
My dear savior come in (My savior come in)
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But I thought that I would go (I thought that I would go)
C
Up to heaven anyway (Up to heaven anyway)
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But I found that I was wrong
D
When I faced the Lord
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On judgement day.
[Chorus]
G
Oh it's hot down here (Need a cool drink of water)
D
Has anybody seen (My wife and little daughter)
G
Well they've all gone (Up to heaven no doubt)
C
Up to heaven no doubt (Gonna sing and shout)
G
Lord it's hot down here
D
Lord send me some rain
G C G
And get this fire put out
[Verse 2]
G
Well listen to me sinners (Listen to me sinners)
C
Don't you want to go (don't you want to go)
G
Up to heaven someday (Up to heaven someday)
D
Just to see your dear Lord (Just to see your dear Lord)
G
Don't you be like me (Don't you be like me)
C
Live a life of sin (Live a life of sin)
G
Fall down on your knees,
D
Open up your heart
G
Let the Lord come in
[Chorus]
G
Oh it's hot down here (Need a cool drink of water)
D
Has anybody seen (My wife and little daughter)
G
Well they've all gone (Up to heaven no doubt)
C
Up to heaven no doubt (Gonna sing and shout)
G
Lord it's hot down here
D
Lord send me some rain
G C G
And get this fire put out
[Chorus]
G
Oh it's hot down here (Need a cool drink of water)
D
Has anybody seen (My wife and little daughter)
G
Well they've all gone (Up to heaven no doubt)
C
Up to heaven no doubt (Gonna sing and shout)
G
Lord it's hot down here
D
Lord send me some rain
G C G
And get this fire put out
[Intro]
G D G
[Verse 1]
G
All of my life (All of my life)
C
Lived a life of sin (Lived a life of sin)
G
Never let (I wouldn't let)
D
My dear savior come in (My savior come in)
G
But I thought that I would go (I thought that I would go)
C
Up to heaven anyway (Up to heaven anyway)
G
But I found that I was wrong
D
When I faced the Lord
G C G
On judgement day.
[Chorus]
G
Oh it's hot down here (Need a cool drink of water)
D
Has anybody seen (My wife and little daughter)
G
Well they've all gone (Up to heaven no doubt)
C
Up to heaven no doubt (Gonna sing and shout)
G
Lord it's hot down here
D
Lord send me some rain
G C G
And get this fire put out
[Verse 2]
G
Well listen to me sinners (Listen to me sinners)
C
Don't you want to go (don't you want to go)
G
Up to heaven someday (Up to heaven someday)
D
Just to see your dear Lord (Just to see your dear Lord)
G
Don't you be like me (Don't you be like me)
C
Live a life of sin (Live a life of sin)
G
Fall down on your knees,
D
Open up your heart
G
Let the Lord come in
[Chorus]
G
Oh it's hot down here (Need a cool drink of water)
D
Has anybody seen (My wife and little daughter)
G
Well they've all gone (Up to heaven no doubt)
C
Up to heaven no doubt (Gonna sing and shout)
G
Lord it's hot down here
D
Lord send me some rain
G C G
And get this fire put out
[Chorus]
G
Oh it's hot down here (Need a cool drink of water)
D
Has anybody seen (My wife and little daughter)
G
Well they've all gone (Up to heaven no doubt)
C
Up to heaven no doubt (Gonna sing and shout)
G
Lord it's hot down here
D
Lord send me some rain
G C G
And get this fire put out
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