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Ray Charles - Three Quarter Time

Chord diagram for D
Chord diagram for A
Chord diagram for G
Chord diagram for E
      This song is on Ray Charles' country album "Wish You were Here Tonight"
circa 1982 or 1983.  I picked it up around 1984.  It's really a good country
song -- try to check it out.
I worked this song out off the record, so it's all my own work and may not
be perfectly accurate, but it works for me.  Hope it does for you, too.

3/4 Time - Ray Charles

[Verse 1]
D                                           A
I like enchilados and old El Dorados that shine
                                                  D
And old friend the guitar and songs and women and wine
                                               G
                                                    yeah
They say that I'm livin to fast but I'm feelin fine
A                                  D
And I just keep easin along in 3/4 time
D                                                     A
Sometimes I get sideways and stay up all night writin songs
                                                  D
They say it ain't healthy but somehow I keep goin on (I do)
                                                           G
I write what I feel and don't care if the damn thing don't rhyme
     A                                  D
Just gimme a C chord and play it in 3/4 time (got it)

[Chorus]
       G                                             D
It's a big old world and we all have to live out our lives
    E                                                A
And one thing's for sure ain't none of gonna get out alive(uhuh,sorry)

[Verse 2]
D                                               A
So while I'm still kickin I'm gonna keep pickin my tunes
                                                 D
I like what I'm doin and I hope it don't end too soon
                                                      G
Cause all a my life there's one thing I keep hopin to find
A                                     D
A woman who likes to make love in 3/4 time (be nice ya know)

[Chorus]
       G                                             D
It's a big old world and we all have to live out our lives
    E                                                A
And one thing's for sure ain't none of gonna get out alive(uhuh,sorry)


    

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