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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That Spirit of Christmas Ray Charles
Intro: Db, F#
Verse 1:
Db
Christmas is the time of year
Db F# Db
To be with the one's you love
Db F# - Db
Sharing all that joy and cheer
Db B - F#
What a wonderful feelin’
F# Db
Watching the one's we love
Db Ab Ab7
Having so much fun
Verse 2:
Db
I was sittin’ by the fire side
Db F# Db
Taking a walk through the snow
Db F# - Db
Listening to a children's choir
Db B - F#
Singing songs about Jesus
F# Db
The blessed way that He came to us
Db
Why can't it remain
F#
All through the year
Db
Each day the same
Db Ab
That's what I wanna hear
Ab
It's truly amazin’
Ab7 Db
That spirit of Christmas
Verse 3:
D
All the kin folk gather round
D G D
The lovely Christmas tree
D G - D
Hearts are glowing full of joy
D C - G
Sense the gifts that we're giving
G D
And the love that we're living
D
Why can't it remain
G
All through the year
D
Each day the same
D A
That's what I wanna hear
A
It's truly amazin’
A7 D
That spirit of Christmas
Tag:
D
Why can't it remain
G
All through the year
D
Each day the same
D A
That's what I wanna hear
A
It's truly amazin’
A7 D
That spirit of Christmas
A
It's truly amazin’
G D
That spirit of Christmas
G D
Oh Christmas, Oh Christmas
Intro: Db, F#
Verse 1:
Db
Christmas is the time of year
Db F# Db
To be with the one's you love
Db F# - Db
Sharing all that joy and cheer
Db B - F#
What a wonderful feelin’
F# Db
Watching the one's we love
Db Ab Ab7
Having so much fun
Verse 2:
Db
I was sittin’ by the fire side
Db F# Db
Taking a walk through the snow
Db F# - Db
Listening to a children's choir
Db B - F#
Singing songs about Jesus
F# Db
The blessed way that He came to us
Db
Why can't it remain
F#
All through the year
Db
Each day the same
Db Ab
That's what I wanna hear
Ab
It's truly amazin’
Ab7 Db
That spirit of Christmas
Verse 3:
D
All the kin folk gather round
D G D
The lovely Christmas tree
D G - D
Hearts are glowing full of joy
D C - G
Sense the gifts that we're giving
G D
And the love that we're living
D
Why can't it remain
G
All through the year
D
Each day the same
D A
That's what I wanna hear
A
It's truly amazin’
A7 D
That spirit of Christmas
Tag:
D
Why can't it remain
G
All through the year
D
Each day the same
D A
That's what I wanna hear
A
It's truly amazin’
A7 D
That spirit of Christmas
A
It's truly amazin’
G D
That spirit of Christmas
G D
Oh Christmas, Oh Christmas
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