Willis Alan Ramsey (born in Birmingham, Alabama, on 5 March 1951) is an American singer-songwriter, a cult legend among fans of Americana and Texas country. His 1972 self-titled record Willis Alan Ramsey was the only album he ever recorded.
Raised in Dallas, Texas, Ramsey graduated from Highland Park High School in 1969, and was a prominent baritone in the school's Lads and Lassies Choir. In his senior year, he played a leading role in the musical Carousel.
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!
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Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 11:41:45 -0800 From: Otto Marten Subject: CRD: Painted Lady / Willis Alan Ramsey
Painted Lady Willis Alan Ramsey
Willis Alan Ramsey recorded one classic album on Leon's Shelter records back in 73 or 74. The album has been reissued on CD. W A Ramsey is still giggin' ya gotta see 'im.
Notation: Each chord is a measure, each / is a measure of the previous chord. Try these chords: G 320033 Ca9 332033 F6a9 x33233 W.A. actually plays in different tunings, these changes are really implied voicings. Country feel.
G / D / Followin the stars through the honkey-tonks and bars F6a9 Ca9 G / Dream away on a country music pride G / Start the evenin' by myself, D / but you can bet by the hour of twelve F6a9 Ca9 GG Gonna have a pretty painted lady by my side F6a9 Ca9 G / G / Talkin' ^?bout a pretty painted lady by my side
Now I'll tell that woman how it used to be when the west was wild and the land was free How a western word would travel for a country mile Then one day when the drugstores came and forced my hand to play a truckin' game Wishin' to be a cowboy all the while FCG / Yes, I was wishin' to be a cowboy all the while
E- / A- / Painted Lady tell me of the past gone by G / C / Hold me like the open range and ride me high E- / A- CD / D / Take me to the days when your dress was made of calico or gingham C / A- / F6a9 / / / And a man was a man.... G / G /
Painted Lady with your painted face Tell me bout your life in this painted place Tell me with your lovin' lips and lovin' eyes I can feel the pain, I can see the fears on the painted cheeks that hide the tears Of a lovely lonesome cowgirl in disguise Talkin' bout a lovely lonesome cowgirl in disguise