Biography:
Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson, Albany, Georgia, September 23, 1930 - Beverly Hills, California, June 10, 2004), was an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, and band leader.
As a rock and roll, rhythm & blues, soul, blues, jazz, country and pop musician he helped to shape the sound of rhythm & blues.
He brought a soulful sound to everything from country music ("I Can't Stop Loving You") to rock and roll ("Mess Around"), to pop standards to a now-iconic rendition of "America the Beautiful.
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Other songs:
- Baby Its Cold Outside
- Busted
- Crying Time
- Georgia On My Mind
- Hit The Road Jack
- I Can't Stop Loving You
- I Got A Woman
- If You Go Away
- Lonely Avenue
- Mess Around
- Unchain My Heart
- You Don't Know Me
- Aint That Love
- Am I Blue
- America The Beautiful
- Baby Dont You Cry
- Born To Lose
- Bulldog Bite Hunker Down Hairy Dawg
- Careless Love
- Carry Me Back To Old Virginny
- Come Back Baby
- Come Live With Me
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
- Dont Put All Your Dreams In One Basket
- Drown In My Own Tears
- Ellie My Love
- Funny But I Still Love You
- Good Love Gone Bad
- Hallelujah I Love Her So
- Hard Times No One Knows Better Than I
- Here We Go Again
- I Can See Clearly Now
- I Cant Stop Loving You
- I Dont Need No Doctor
- I Got A Woman Part 1
- If I Could
- If I Were You
- If You Were Mine
- Im Going Down To The River
- Just For A Thrill
- Lets Go Get Stoned
- My First Night Alone Without You
- My Heart Cries For You
- No Letter Today
- Rays Blues
- Shake A Tail Feather
- Sinners Prayer
- So Help Me God
- Sunshine
- Take These Chains
- Take These Chains From My Heart
- Tell All The World About You
- Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again
- That Lucky Old Sun
- That Spirit Of Christmas
- The Brightest Smile In Town
- The Jealous Kind
- Three Quarter Time
- Together Again
- Two Old Cats Like Us
- What Id Say
- What Would I Do Without You
- Without Love There Is Nothing
- You Always Miss The Water
- You Dont Know Me
- Your Cheatin Heart
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GEORGIA ON MY MIND
( H. Carmichael..as recorded by Ray Charles )
transcribed by Peter Kruger
[email protected]
G Bm/F# Em Eb6
E--------10-----------12--------10---------------------------------
B---12---------12--------------------12------------10---------------
G-----------------------------------------12------------9----12-----
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
C#o G/D Cmaj7/D D13
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------10---------------------------------------12---------12-----
G---12-------------9-------12---------------------------------9------------
D--------------------------------------12---9---12-------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse#1
G B7
Georgia, Georgia,
Em G9/D C9 C#o
The --- whole day - - through
( The whole day
G/D E7+5
Just an old sweet song
through )
A9 Am7/D B7+5 E9 A9 D13-9
Keeps Georgia -- on my mi-i-i-nd
( Georgia on my mi-i-i-i-ind )
Verse#2
G6 B7
Ah said a - - Georgia, --- Georgia
Em+5 Em G9/D C9 C#o
A -song -- - -of you - -( a song of
G/D E7+5 A9
Comes as sweet ---and clear
you )
Am7/D G C9-5 G6 B7
As moonlight - - - through the pines
Bridge
Em Em+5 Em6 Em aug
Other arms -- reach - - out to me
Em Em+5 Em6 A13-5
Other eyes- - smile - - tenderly
Em Em+5 Em6 G/D F#7
Still - in - peaceful dreams I - - see
Bm7 Ab+5/Bb A13-5 D7
The road -- leads back to - you
Verse#3
G B7
I say Georgia, -- whoa Georgia,
Em G7/D C9 C#o
No--- peace - - -I find
( no peace I
G/D E7+5
Just - an old sweet song
find )
A9 Am7/D G C9-5 Gmaj7 B7
Keeps Georgia ---on my mind... ( Georgia on my mi-i-i-ind ) Ahhhhhhhh
Bridge
Em7 Em+5 Em6 C9
Other arms ---reach out to -- me
Em Em+5 Em6 A13-5
Other eyes smile tender ly
Em Em+5 Em6 G/D F#7
Still in peaceful dreams I see
Bm7 Ab+5/Bb A13-5 Am7/D
The road --leads back to you whoa whoa
Verse#4
G B7
Georgia, Georgia,
Em G9/D C9 C#o
No peace,-- no peace I find
G/D D+5/E E9 A9
Just this old,--- sweet song
Am7/D B7+5 E9
Keeps Georgia - - - on my mi-i-i-ind
A13-5
I said just an old sweet, sweet song
(Georgia on my mind)
Cmaj7/D
Keeps Georgia on my
G C9 G C7 Ab7 G G7#9 ...................
| / / / / | / / / / |
mi-ind
some unusual chords for this song--all easy to play
Cmaj7/D D13 G9 C9 C#o G/D E7+5 A9 D11 B7+5
E-----12---x-----x-----3----3------3----0----0----5------3------------
B-----12---12----0-----3----2------0----1----0----5------0------------
G-----12---11----2-----3----3------0----1----4----5------2------------
D-----10---10----3-----2----2------0----0----5----5------1------------
A-----x----x-----2-----3----x------x----x----4----5------2------------
E-----10---10----3-----x----x------x----0----5----x------x------------
E9 D13-9 Em+5 C9-5 A13-5 Ab+5/Bb Bb9-5 D+5/E G7#9
E-----7----7--(4)---0------2--------2-------0--------0------2-------6--(4)--
B-----7----4--(1)---1------3--------2-------1--------1------3-------6--(4)--
G-----7----5--(3)---0------3--------0-------1--------1------3-------4--(2)--
D-----6----x--------2------2--------1-------0--------0------2-------5--(3)--
A-----7----5--(2)---2------3-(T)----0-------1--------1------x-------5--(3)--
E-----x----x--------0------x--------x-------x--------x------x-------3--(1)--
( H. Carmichael..as recorded by Ray Charles )
transcribed by Peter Kruger
[email protected]
G Bm/F# Em Eb6
E--------10-----------12--------10---------------------------------
B---12---------12--------------------12------------10---------------
G-----------------------------------------12------------9----12-----
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
C#o G/D Cmaj7/D D13
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------10---------------------------------------12---------12-----
G---12-------------9-------12---------------------------------9------------
D--------------------------------------12---9---12-------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse#1
G B7
Georgia, Georgia,
Em G9/D C9 C#o
The --- whole day - - through
( The whole day
G/D E7+5
Just an old sweet song
through )
A9 Am7/D B7+5 E9 A9 D13-9
Keeps Georgia -- on my mi-i-i-nd
( Georgia on my mi-i-i-i-ind )
Verse#2
G6 B7
Ah said a - - Georgia, --- Georgia
Em+5 Em G9/D C9 C#o
A -song -- - -of you - -( a song of
G/D E7+5 A9
Comes as sweet ---and clear
you )
Am7/D G C9-5 G6 B7
As moonlight - - - through the pines
Bridge
Em Em+5 Em6 Em aug
Other arms -- reach - - out to me
Em Em+5 Em6 A13-5
Other eyes- - smile - - tenderly
Em Em+5 Em6 G/D F#7
Still - in - peaceful dreams I - - see
Bm7 Ab+5/Bb A13-5 D7
The road -- leads back to - you
Verse#3
G B7
I say Georgia, -- whoa Georgia,
Em G7/D C9 C#o
No--- peace - - -I find
( no peace I
G/D E7+5
Just - an old sweet song
find )
A9 Am7/D G C9-5 Gmaj7 B7
Keeps Georgia ---on my mind... ( Georgia on my mi-i-i-ind ) Ahhhhhhhh
Bridge
Em7 Em+5 Em6 C9
Other arms ---reach out to -- me
Em Em+5 Em6 A13-5
Other eyes smile tender ly
Em Em+5 Em6 G/D F#7
Still in peaceful dreams I see
Bm7 Ab+5/Bb A13-5 Am7/D
The road --leads back to you whoa whoa
Verse#4
G B7
Georgia, Georgia,
Em G9/D C9 C#o
No peace,-- no peace I find
G/D D+5/E E9 A9
Just this old,--- sweet song
Am7/D B7+5 E9
Keeps Georgia - - - on my mi-i-i-ind
A13-5
I said just an old sweet, sweet song
(Georgia on my mind)
Cmaj7/D
Keeps Georgia on my
G C9 G C7 Ab7 G G7#9 ...................
| / / / / | / / / / |
mi-ind
some unusual chords for this song--all easy to play
Cmaj7/D D13 G9 C9 C#o G/D E7+5 A9 D11 B7+5
E-----12---x-----x-----3----3------3----0----0----5------3------------
B-----12---12----0-----3----2------0----1----0----5------0------------
G-----12---11----2-----3----3------0----1----4----5------2------------
D-----10---10----3-----2----2------0----0----5----5------1------------
A-----x----x-----2-----3----x------x----x----4----5------2------------
E-----10---10----3-----x----x------x----0----5----x------x------------
E9 D13-9 Em+5 C9-5 A13-5 Ab+5/Bb Bb9-5 D+5/E G7#9
E-----7----7--(4)---0------2--------2-------0--------0------2-------6--(4)--
B-----7----4--(1)---1------3--------2-------1--------1------3-------6--(4)--
G-----7----5--(3)---0------3--------0-------1--------1------3-------4--(2)--
D-----6----x--------2------2--------1-------0--------0------2-------5--(3)--
A-----7----5--(2)---2------3-(T)----0-------1--------1------x-------5--(3)--
E-----x----x--------0------x--------x-------x--------x------x-------3--(1)--
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