Biography:
Tommy Roe (born Thomas David Roe, 9 May 1942, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is an American pop music singer-songwriter. Best-remembered for his hits "Sheila" (1962) and "Dizzy" (1969), Roe was "widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late 1960s, but Roe also cut some rockers early in his career.
Roe was raised in Atlanta, Georgia where he attended Brown High School and was part of band. Greatly influenced by the sounds of the late Buddy Holly
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Pearl:Tommy Roe.
#50 on BB Hot 100 on ABC Records
in 1970.
INTRO: A Gbm Bm D A G
#1.
A E A Bm A
Pearl, one summer night with you, will make up
for the past.
Bm A B E
And the nights I never knew, love, warm love.
CHORUS:
A D
You strike the match, that lights my fire,
A D
Pearl, I'm burnin' with desire, oh, Pearl,
G A
you're my girl.
A D A
You comb my hair with your fingertips, kiss me
D G
with your pretty little lips, oh, Pearl, you're
A Bm
my girl.
#2.
A D A Gbm Bm
Pearl, your smile brings on a glow........and
Gbm A Bm Gbm A Gbm
deep inside my heart....I begin to know, love,
B E
warm love.
CHORUS:
A D
You strike the match, that lights my fire,
A D
Pearl, I'm burnin' with desire, oh, Pearl,
G A
you're my girl.
A D A
You comb my hair with your fingertips, kiss me
D G
with your pretty little lips, oh, Pearl, you're
A Bm A G
my girl....mmmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmmm.
CHORUS:
C F
You strike the match, that lights my fire,
C F
Pearl, I'm burnin' with desire, oh, Pearl,
Bb C
you're my girl.
C F C
You comb my hair with your fingertips, kiss me
F Bb
with your pretty little lips, oh, Pearl, you're
C
my girl.
OUTRO:
C F
You strike the match, that lights my fire,
C F
Pearl, I'm burnin' with desire, oh, Pearl,
Bb C
you're my girl.
C F
You comb my hair with your fingertips..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
#50 on BB Hot 100 on ABC Records
in 1970.
INTRO: A Gbm Bm D A G
#1.
A E A Bm A
Pearl, one summer night with you, will make up
for the past.
Bm A B E
And the nights I never knew, love, warm love.
CHORUS:
A D
You strike the match, that lights my fire,
A D
Pearl, I'm burnin' with desire, oh, Pearl,
G A
you're my girl.
A D A
You comb my hair with your fingertips, kiss me
D G
with your pretty little lips, oh, Pearl, you're
A Bm
my girl.
#2.
A D A Gbm Bm
Pearl, your smile brings on a glow........and
Gbm A Bm Gbm A Gbm
deep inside my heart....I begin to know, love,
B E
warm love.
CHORUS:
A D
You strike the match, that lights my fire,
A D
Pearl, I'm burnin' with desire, oh, Pearl,
G A
you're my girl.
A D A
You comb my hair with your fingertips, kiss me
D G
with your pretty little lips, oh, Pearl, you're
A Bm A G
my girl....mmmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmmm.
CHORUS:
C F
You strike the match, that lights my fire,
C F
Pearl, I'm burnin' with desire, oh, Pearl,
Bb C
you're my girl.
C F C
You comb my hair with your fingertips, kiss me
F Bb
with your pretty little lips, oh, Pearl, you're
C
my girl.
OUTRO:
C F
You strike the match, that lights my fire,
C F
Pearl, I'm burnin' with desire, oh, Pearl,
Bb C
you're my girl.
C F
You comb my hair with your fingertips..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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