Biografia:
Tommy James (nascido Thomas Gregory Jackson, 29 de Abril de 1947, Dayton, Ohio) é um cantor, músico, letrista e produtor norte-americano.
Em 1958 aos onze anos, a família de Tommy se mudou para Niles, Michigan. Aos doze anos, formou sua primeira banda, chanada Tom and the Tornadoes. In 1963, mudaram o nome para The Shondells.
Tommy James and The Shondells se separaram em 1970. Tommy seguiu carreira solo, e alcançou as paradas novamente com "Draggin' the Line" (4º lugar em 1971) e "Three Times In Love" (19º lugar em 1980).
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Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
"Draggin' The Line"
(Tommy James/Bob King)
[Intro]
v v v v v
----9-11-|----------------------9-11-|
-11------|-------------------11------|
---------|-9---9-9---9-9---9---------|
---------|---------------------------|
Each beat is subdivided into eighth-note triplets; pattern repeats
x8 (bass alone first 4; then joined by guitar playing straight
triplets last 4).
[Verse 1]
F#
Makin' a living the old hard way
Takin' and giving by day by day
E
I dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
F#
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Verse 2]
My dog Sam eats purple flowers
We ain't got much but what we got's ours
We dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Chorus]
F# E F#
I feel fine
E F# E F#
I'm talkin' bout peace of mind
E F# E F#
I'm gonna take my time
E
I'm gettin' the good sign
F#
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
F#
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Verse 3]
Loving the free and feelin' spirit
Of huggin' a tree when you get near it
Diggin' the snow and the rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
(repeat chorus)
[Outro]
F#
La la la la la la la la
draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
(repeat to fade)
(Tommy James/Bob King)
[Intro]
v v v v v
----9-11-|----------------------9-11-|
-11------|-------------------11------|
---------|-9---9-9---9-9---9---------|
---------|---------------------------|
Each beat is subdivided into eighth-note triplets; pattern repeats
x8 (bass alone first 4; then joined by guitar playing straight
triplets last 4).
[Verse 1]
F#
Makin' a living the old hard way
Takin' and giving by day by day
E
I dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
F#
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Verse 2]
My dog Sam eats purple flowers
We ain't got much but what we got's ours
We dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Chorus]
F# E F#
I feel fine
E F# E F#
I'm talkin' bout peace of mind
E F# E F#
I'm gonna take my time
E
I'm gettin' the good sign
F#
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
F#
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Verse 3]
Loving the free and feelin' spirit
Of huggin' a tree when you get near it
Diggin' the snow and the rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
(repeat chorus)
[Outro]
F#
La la la la la la la la
draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
(repeat to fade)
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