Kay Starr ou Katharine Starks nasceu em 1922 em Dougherty. Brevemente mudou-se para Dallas, onde ele estreou no rádio. Sua gravação mais popular foi a composição do "Roda da Fortuna". Kay mais tarde trabalhou, entre outros com Glenn Miller e sua orquestra, e Bob Crosby'ego equipes, Venuti Joego e Charlie Barnet. As faixas foram gravadas a partir de Barnet dado que tal popularidade que logo assinou um contrato com a gravadora Capitol. Nos anos 1953-55 foram publicadas as primeiras gravações Kay
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SIDE BY SIDE (1927) (Gus Kahn & Harry Woods) (Kay Starr did the 1953 definitive version)
Intro: BbEbBbEb7
Verse 1: BbEbBb Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money, BbEbBb7 Maybe we're ragged and funny, EbBbG7C7F7BbF7 But we'll travel along, singin' a song, side by side.
Verse 2: BbEbBb Don't know what's comin' tomorrow; BbEbBb7 Maybe it's trouble and sorrow, EbBbG7C7F7BbBb/A But we'll travel our road sharin' our load side by side.
BRIDGE 1: D7G7 Through all kinds of weather, what if the sky should fall? C7F7FdimF7 Just as long as we're together, it doesn't matter at all.
*** 2nd time through jump here to Coda Chorus to finish
CHORUS: BbEbBb Well they've all had their quarrels and parted, BbEbBb7 We'll be the same as we started, EbBbG7C7F7BbBb/A Just trav'lin' along, singin' a song, side by side.
BRIDGE 2: Bb7G7 See that sun in the mornin'? Peekin' over the hill? C7F7FdimF7 I'll bet you "sure it alway has and it always will" Bb7G7 Well that's how I feel about someone. And somebody feels about me C7F7FdimF7 We're sure in love with each other and that's the way it's gonna be.
*** Repeat Verses 1 & 2 and Bridge1, then go to Coda Chorus
CODA CHORUS : BbEbBb Well they've all had their quarrels and parted, BbEbBb7 We'll be the same as we started, EbBbG7C7F7Bb Just trav'lin' along, singin' a song, side by side, G7C7F7Bb (F,Bb) side by side.