Samuel Cooke (born January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; died December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul and pop singer-songwriter recognized as one of the true founders of soul music. Often referred to as The King of Soul, Cooke had 29 Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964 including major hits You Send Me, A Change Is Gonna Come, Chain Gang and Wonderful World. Cooke was also
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...MEET ME AT MARYS PLACE... by Sam Cooke ----------------------------.............
*from 'Ain't That Good News' (1964)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
G, CG
Verse 1:
GCG A friend of mine told me, one early mornin', CG (Over at Mary's place, ho), CG Said tonight, there's gonna be a party goin' on, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho). CG He said; if you can enjoy a real nice af-fair, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho), CG Then you'll make it your business to be right there, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho). He said, in fact;
Chorus 1:
GG7 Meet me, (meet me at Mary's place), CG We're gonna have us a ball to-day. D7 Why don't you; (meet me at Mary's place)? GG7 Why don't you meet me, (meet me at Mary's place)? CG We're gonna have us a ball to-day. CG Why don't you, (meet me at Mary's place, ho)?
Verse 2:
GCG He said; there's one thing that I want you to know, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho), CG You're gonna have a good time, be-fore you go, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho). CG He said; there's one more thing that I'm gonna guaran-tee, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho), CG Got to have fun if you're a man like me, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho). If you wanna have fun...
Chorus 2:
GG7 Meet me, (meet me at Mary's place), CG We're gonna have us a ball to-day. D7 Why don't you; (meet me at Mary's place)? GG7 Why don't you meet me, (meet me at Mary's place)? CG We're gonna have us a ball to-day, CG Why don't you, (meet me at Mary's place, ho)?
Chorus 3:
GG7 Meet me, (meet me at Mary's place), CG We're gonna have us a ball to-day. D7 Why don't you; (meet me at Mary's place)? GG7 Why don't you meet me, (meet me at Mary's place)? CG We're gonna have us a ball to-day, CG Why don't you, (meet me at Mary's place, ho)?