Biography:
(For the actor and singer with The Village People, see Ray Stephens.)
Ray Stevens (born Harold Ray Ragsdale, 24th January 1939) is an American country and pop singer-songwriter, best known for a series of irreverent, quirky singles such as "Mississippi Squirrel Revival" and "The Streak". His recording career began with two singles released on Prep Records, followed by a short stint with Capitol Records. Both contracts were made with the help of Atlanta, Georgia music maven Bill Lowery.
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Everything Is Beautiful:Ray Stevens.
#1 in 1970.
INTRO:(Children's chorus.)
F Bb F
Jesus loves the little children,
C F C
All the little children of the world.
F
Red and yellow, black and white,
Bb F
They are precious in his sight.
Bb C7 F
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
CHORUS:
F Dm Gm
Everything is beautiful, in its own way.
G7 C
Like the starry summer night, or a
F Bb F
snow-covered winter's day.
F Dm Gm
And everybody's beautiful, in their own way.
G7 C7 F Bb F
Under God's heaven, the world's gonna find a way.
#1.
F C7 Bb F
There is none so blind, as he who will not see.
C7 Bb
We must not close our minds, we must let our
F
thoughts be free.
C7 Bb
For every hour, that passes by, you know the world
F
gets a little bit older.
C7
It's time to realize, that beauty lies, in the
Bb F Bb F
eyes of the beholder.
CHORUS:
F Dm Gm
Everything is beautiful, in its own way.
G7 C
Like the starry summer night, or a
F Bb F
snow-covered winter's day.
F Dm Gm
And everybody's beautiful, in their own way.
G7 C7 F
Under God's heaven, the world's gonna find a way.
#2.
F C7
We shouldn't care about the length of his hair,
Bb F
or the color of his skin.
F C7
Don't worry about what shows from without,
Bb F
but the love that lives within.
F C7 Bb
And we're gonna get it all together now, everything
F
gonna work out fine.
F C7
Just take a little time to look on the good side, my friend,
Bb F F7
And straighten it out in your mind.
CHORUS:(x2)(Change key.)
G Em Am
Everything is beautiful, in its own way.
D C
Like the starry summer night, or a
D G C G
snow-covered winter's day.
G Em Am
And everybody's beautiful, in their own way.
D C D G C G
Under God's heaven, the world's gonna find a way.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
#1 in 1970.
INTRO:(Children's chorus.)
F Bb F
Jesus loves the little children,
C F C
All the little children of the world.
F
Red and yellow, black and white,
Bb F
They are precious in his sight.
Bb C7 F
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
CHORUS:
F Dm Gm
Everything is beautiful, in its own way.
G7 C
Like the starry summer night, or a
F Bb F
snow-covered winter's day.
F Dm Gm
And everybody's beautiful, in their own way.
G7 C7 F Bb F
Under God's heaven, the world's gonna find a way.
#1.
F C7 Bb F
There is none so blind, as he who will not see.
C7 Bb
We must not close our minds, we must let our
F
thoughts be free.
C7 Bb
For every hour, that passes by, you know the world
F
gets a little bit older.
C7
It's time to realize, that beauty lies, in the
Bb F Bb F
eyes of the beholder.
CHORUS:
F Dm Gm
Everything is beautiful, in its own way.
G7 C
Like the starry summer night, or a
F Bb F
snow-covered winter's day.
F Dm Gm
And everybody's beautiful, in their own way.
G7 C7 F
Under God's heaven, the world's gonna find a way.
#2.
F C7
We shouldn't care about the length of his hair,
Bb F
or the color of his skin.
F C7
Don't worry about what shows from without,
Bb F
but the love that lives within.
F C7 Bb
And we're gonna get it all together now, everything
F
gonna work out fine.
F C7
Just take a little time to look on the good side, my friend,
Bb F F7
And straighten it out in your mind.
CHORUS:(x2)(Change key.)
G Em Am
Everything is beautiful, in its own way.
D C
Like the starry summer night, or a
D G C G
snow-covered winter's day.
G Em Am
And everybody's beautiful, in their own way.
D C D G C G
Under God's heaven, the world's gonna find a way.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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