Biography:
Eunice Kathleen Waymon (21 February 1933 – 21 April 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer-songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, soul, folk, rhythm and blues, gospel, and pop.
Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on 21st February 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA, one of eight children.
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Other songs:
- After You've Gone
- Ain't Got No/i Got Life
- Ain’t Got No/i Got Life
- Feeling Good
- I Wish
- My Baby Just Cares For Me
- Sinnerman
- Who Knows Where The Time Goes
- Aint Got No I Got Life
- Aint Got No I Got Life Remix
- Baltimore
- Black Is The Color Of My True Loves Hair
- Bye Bye Blackbird
- Consummation
- Do I Move You
- Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood
- Dont Smoke In Bed
- Four Women
- Gimme A Pigfoot
- I Love Your Lovin Ways
- I Loves You Porgy
- I Put A Spell On You
- I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
- If You Knew
- In The Dark
- Just Tell Him I Love Him
- Love Me Or Leave Me
- Loves Been Good To Me
- Mississippi Goddam
- Mood Indigo
- Mr Bojangles
- Sunday In Savannah
- Take Care Of Business
- The Other Woman
- To Love Somebody
- Trouble In Mind
- What More Can I Say
- Why The King Of Love Is Dead
- Worksong
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This is another Nina Simone Song from the "High Priestess of Soul" album recently used
in a TV advert as most
great songs eventually are. Nat Adderley whilst a Jazz legend in his own right, was
Cannonball Adderley's
brother.
All verses apart from the extension on the last one are the same. There is a little riff
before the Ams at the
start of the verses (a bit like the "Hootchie Coochie Man" riff), and extensive uses of
stops on each line until
Been Workin' an' Workin' which swings free.
Worksong (Oscar Brown Jr, Nat Adderley)
Am
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
Am
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Am
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
E7
Because they done convicted me of crime.
Am
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Am
Well I reckon that ought to get it
E7 D7
Been Working and working
E7 D7 Am E7
But I still got so terribly far to go
Verse 2
Am
I committed crime Lord I needed
Am
Crime of being hungry and poor
Am
I left the grocery store man bleeding
E7
When they caught me robbing his store.
Am
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Am
Well I reckon that ought to get it
E7 D7
Been Working and working
E7 D7 Am E7
But I still got so terribly far to go.
Verse 3
Am
I heard the judge say five years
Am
On chain-gang you gonna go
Am
I heard the judge say five years labor
E7
I heard my old man scream "Lordy, no!"
Am
Hold it right there while I hit it
Am
Well I reckon that ought to get it
E7 D7
Been Working and working
E7 D7 Am E7
But I still got so terribly far to go.
Verse 4
Am
Gonna see my sweet honey bee
Am
Gonna break this chain off to run
Am
Gonna lay down somewhere shady
E7
Lord I sure am hot in the sun
Am
Hold it right there while I hit it
Am
Well I reckon that ought to get it
E7 D7
Been Workin' and workin'
E7 D7
Been Workin' and slavin'
E7 D7
An' Workin' and workin'
E7 D7 Am E7 End
But I still got so terribly far to go
in a TV advert as most
great songs eventually are. Nat Adderley whilst a Jazz legend in his own right, was
Cannonball Adderley's
brother.
All verses apart from the extension on the last one are the same. There is a little riff
before the Ams at the
start of the verses (a bit like the "Hootchie Coochie Man" riff), and extensive uses of
stops on each line until
Been Workin' an' Workin' which swings free.
Worksong (Oscar Brown Jr, Nat Adderley)
Am
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
Am
Breaking rocks and serving my time
Am
Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang
E7
Because they done convicted me of crime.
Am
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Am
Well I reckon that ought to get it
E7 D7
Been Working and working
E7 D7 Am E7
But I still got so terribly far to go
Verse 2
Am
I committed crime Lord I needed
Am
Crime of being hungry and poor
Am
I left the grocery store man bleeding
E7
When they caught me robbing his store.
Am
Hold it steady right there while I hit it
Am
Well I reckon that ought to get it
E7 D7
Been Working and working
E7 D7 Am E7
But I still got so terribly far to go.
Verse 3
Am
I heard the judge say five years
Am
On chain-gang you gonna go
Am
I heard the judge say five years labor
E7
I heard my old man scream "Lordy, no!"
Am
Hold it right there while I hit it
Am
Well I reckon that ought to get it
E7 D7
Been Working and working
E7 D7 Am E7
But I still got so terribly far to go.
Verse 4
Am
Gonna see my sweet honey bee
Am
Gonna break this chain off to run
Am
Gonna lay down somewhere shady
E7
Lord I sure am hot in the sun
Am
Hold it right there while I hit it
Am
Well I reckon that ought to get it
E7 D7
Been Workin' and workin'
E7 D7
Been Workin' and slavin'
E7 D7
An' Workin' and workin'
E7 D7 Am E7 End
But I still got so terribly far to go
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Nino Bravo
Niño Cohe (...)
Nino Ferrer
Nittty Gritty Ba (...)
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Nix
Nizlopi
No Doubt