Biography:
A long running male vocal group from Jersey City, New Jersey, with roots in the doo-wop era. They first formed as the Manhattans, circa 1963, and hit the charts on Carnival Records in the mid 60's, maintaining chart popularity well into the the 1980's when their hit "Shining Star" topped the charts.
THE MANHATTANS were originally: Winfred "Blue" Lovett, Richard Taylor, Kenny Kelley, George "Smitty" Smith and Sonny Bivins. The quintet reportedly took it's name not from the big city across the water from New Jersey
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Shining Star
Written by Leo Graham and Paul Richmond
Performed by The Manhattans (1980)
Capo 2
A x02220
A7sus4 x0223x
A# x13331
C x32010
D xx0232
D# x68886
Em 022000
G 320003
G/B x20003
G# 466544
Intro:
D G D G
D G D G
Ooh, yeah
Chorus:
D
Honey, you are my
G
Shining star
D
Don't you go away
G
Oh, baby
D
Wanna be right here
G
Where you are
D
Until my dying day
G A7sus4
Yeah, baby
Verse 1:
D
So many have tried
G
Tried to find
D
A love like yours and mine
G
Yeah, baby
D
Girl, don't you realize
G
How you hypnotize
D
You make me love you more each time
G
Yeah, baby
Bridge:
C G/B
Honey, I'll never
A Em – A Em
Leave you lonely
C G/B
Give my love
A Em - A
To you only
Asus4
To you only
A# Asus4
To you on - ly
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2:
D
Feels so good
G
When we're lying here
G
Next to each other
D
Lost in love
G
Yeah, baby
D
Baby, when we touch
G
Love you so much
D
You're all I ever dreamed of
G
Yeah, baby
Repeat Bridge (with final note up one half note)
Chorus 2: (With key change to D#)
D#
Honey, you are my
G#
Shining star
D#
Don't you go away girl
G#
No, baby
D#
Wanna be right here
G#
Where you are
D#
Until my dying day
G#
Mmm, hmm
Tag:
D#
Honey, you are my
G#
Shining star
D#
Don't you go away girl
G#
Whoa, baby
Repeat Tag (Fading)
Written by Leo Graham and Paul Richmond
Performed by The Manhattans (1980)
Capo 2
A x02220
A7sus4 x0223x
A# x13331
C x32010
D xx0232
D# x68886
Em 022000
G 320003
G/B x20003
G# 466544
Intro:
D G D G
D G D G
Ooh, yeah
Chorus:
D
Honey, you are my
G
Shining star
D
Don't you go away
G
Oh, baby
D
Wanna be right here
G
Where you are
D
Until my dying day
G A7sus4
Yeah, baby
Verse 1:
D
So many have tried
G
Tried to find
D
A love like yours and mine
G
Yeah, baby
D
Girl, don't you realize
G
How you hypnotize
D
You make me love you more each time
G
Yeah, baby
Bridge:
C G/B
Honey, I'll never
A Em – A Em
Leave you lonely
C G/B
Give my love
A Em - A
To you only
Asus4
To you only
A# Asus4
To you on - ly
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2:
D
Feels so good
G
When we're lying here
G
Next to each other
D
Lost in love
G
Yeah, baby
D
Baby, when we touch
G
Love you so much
D
You're all I ever dreamed of
G
Yeah, baby
Repeat Bridge (with final note up one half note)
Chorus 2: (With key change to D#)
D#
Honey, you are my
G#
Shining star
D#
Don't you go away girl
G#
No, baby
D#
Wanna be right here
G#
Where you are
D#
Until my dying day
G#
Mmm, hmm
Tag:
D#
Honey, you are my
G#
Shining star
D#
Don't you go away girl
G#
Whoa, baby
Repeat Tag (Fading)
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