Biografía:
The Paragons fue una banda de rocksteady de Kingston, Jamaica, activa en la década de 1960. Originalmente componían el grupo Garth "Tyrone" Evans, Bob Andy, Junior Menz, y Leroy Stamp. En 1964 Stamp fue reemplazado por John Holt, y Howard Barret sustituye a J. Menz.
El sonido de los primeros Paragons está influenciado por la música soul americana y utiliza las armonías vocales de los grupos jamaicanos de los primeros '60. En 1964, el grupo llamó la atención del productor musical
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¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
The Tide Is High
The Paragons
1967 B-side to "Only A Smile"
Standard tuning
G C D
The tide is high but I'm holding on
G C D
I'm gonna be your number one
G
I'm not the kinda man
C D G C D
Who gives up just like that, oh no
G C D
It's not the things you do, that really hurts me bad
G C D
But it's the way you do the things you do to me
G C D G C D
I'm not the kinda man who gives up just like that, oh no
G C D
The tide is high but I'm holding on
G C D
I'm gonna be your number one
C D C D
Number one, number one
G C D
Every man wants you to be his girl
G C D
But I'll wait, my dear, 'til it's my turn
G C D G C D
I'm not the kinda man who gives up just like that, no
(Violin solo - Same chords, one letter = one bar)
G - G - C - D x 4
G C D
Every man wants you to be his girl
G C D
But I'll wait, my dear, 'til it's my turn
G C D G C D
I'm not the kinda man who gives up just like that, no
G C D
The tide is high but I'm holding on
G C D
I'm gonna be your number one
G C D
The tide is high but I'm holding on
G C D
I'm gonna be your number one
The Paragons
1967 B-side to "Only A Smile"
Standard tuning
G C D
The tide is high but I'm holding on
G C D
I'm gonna be your number one
G
I'm not the kinda man
C D G C D
Who gives up just like that, oh no
G C D
It's not the things you do, that really hurts me bad
G C D
But it's the way you do the things you do to me
G C D G C D
I'm not the kinda man who gives up just like that, oh no
G C D
The tide is high but I'm holding on
G C D
I'm gonna be your number one
C D C D
Number one, number one
G C D
Every man wants you to be his girl
G C D
But I'll wait, my dear, 'til it's my turn
G C D G C D
I'm not the kinda man who gives up just like that, no
(Violin solo - Same chords, one letter = one bar)
G - G - C - D x 4
G C D
Every man wants you to be his girl
G C D
But I'll wait, my dear, 'til it's my turn
G C D G C D
I'm not the kinda man who gives up just like that, no
G C D
The tide is high but I'm holding on
G C D
I'm gonna be your number one
G C D
The tide is high but I'm holding on
G C D
I'm gonna be your number one
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