Biography:
Leon Russell (Claude Russell Bridges, April 2, 1942 - November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music.
Born in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States, Russell began playing piano at the age of four. He attended Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Also at Will Rogers High School were Anita Bryant, who was one year older, and in the same 1959 class, David Gates.
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Hurtsome Body – Leon Russell
Two, three
[Intro]
D D C#/D D G D C#/D D
D D C#/D D G D C#/D D
G G F#/G G C G F#/G G
D D C#/D D G G B7 B7
(Ah Ah )
[Verse]
E7 A11 A7
(Ah )When I first saw you down in Tennessee
F#m7b5 B7b9 B7
I knew you were the only girl for me
E7 A11 A7
And when you sang your song
D D C#/D D G G B7 B7
It made me happy, yes it did (Ah Ah)
[Verse]
E7 A11 A7
(Ah )But you took my money and you took my old car
F#m7b5 B7b9 B7
And you ran straight into my best friend's arms
E7 A7
And I just want to ask you darling
[Chorus]
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
A7
Now I'm alone in England
G A
And I'm thinkin' of how it used to be
D/D /C /B /Bb D/A /G /G# A/A
[Verse]
E7 A11 A7
We never did so well down in Hollywood
F#m7b5 B7b9 B7
But mama I treated you just as good as I could
E7 A7
And I still love ya, won't you tell me
[Chorus]
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
A7
Now I'm alone in England
G A
Singin' 'bout how it used to be
D/D /C /B /Bb D/A /G /G# A/A
[2:25-Slide Guitar solo]
E7 A7 F#m7b5 B7b9 B7 E7 A7 D D C#/D D G G B7 B7
(Ah Ah)
E7 A7
(Ah)Whoa, I still love ya darling, won't you tell me
[Chorus]
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
[and fade]
Two, three
[Intro]
D D C#/D D G D C#/D D
D D C#/D D G D C#/D D
G G F#/G G C G F#/G G
D D C#/D D G G B7 B7
(Ah Ah )
[Verse]
E7 A11 A7
(Ah )When I first saw you down in Tennessee
F#m7b5 B7b9 B7
I knew you were the only girl for me
E7 A11 A7
And when you sang your song
D D C#/D D G G B7 B7
It made me happy, yes it did (Ah Ah)
[Verse]
E7 A11 A7
(Ah )But you took my money and you took my old car
F#m7b5 B7b9 B7
And you ran straight into my best friend's arms
E7 A7
And I just want to ask you darling
[Chorus]
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
A7
Now I'm alone in England
G A
And I'm thinkin' of how it used to be
D/D /C /B /Bb D/A /G /G# A/A
[Verse]
E7 A11 A7
We never did so well down in Hollywood
F#m7b5 B7b9 B7
But mama I treated you just as good as I could
E7 A7
And I still love ya, won't you tell me
[Chorus]
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
A7
Now I'm alone in England
G A
Singin' 'bout how it used to be
D/D /C /B /Bb D/A /G /G# A/A
[2:25-Slide Guitar solo]
E7 A7 F#m7b5 B7b9 B7 E7 A7 D D C#/D D G G B7 B7
(Ah Ah)
E7 A7
(Ah)Whoa, I still love ya darling, won't you tell me
[Chorus]
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
G7 D7
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
[and fade]
