the best of george benson

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2 Before You Go 4 Breezin' 10 Feel Like Makin' Love 7 Give Me The Night 15 Lady 18 Lady Love Me (One More Time) 22 Love Ballad 28 On Broadway 25 So This Is Love 30 This Masquerade 36 Turn Your Love Around 41 Welcome Into M y World 44 We've Got The Love Edited by Randy Waldman and Ron King George Benson plays lbanez guitars exclusively. For all works contained herein: International Copyright Secured ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Printed In the U.SA Unauthor~zed copytng, arranging, adapting, recording or public performance IS an infringement of copyright Infringers are liable under the law

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Page 1: The Best of George Benson

2 Before You Go

4 Breezin'

10 Feel Like Makin' Love

7 Give Me The Night

15 Lady

18 Lady Love Me (One More Time)

22 Love Ballad

28 On Broadway

25 So This Is Love

30 This Masquerade

36 Turn Your Love Around

41 Welcome Into M y World

44 We've Got The Love

Edited by Randy Waldman and Ron King

George Benson plays lbanez guitars exclusively.

For all works contained herein: International Copyright Secured ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Printed In the U.SA

Unauthor~zed copytng, arranging, adapting, recording or public performance IS an infringement of copyright Infringers are liable under the law

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GIVE ME THE NIGHT Words and Music by

R O D TEMPERTON Moderately Fast, with funky feeling

dark is fall - in', 2. see additional lyrics

you know the spir - it of the par - ty starts to come a - live., Un-ti1 the

1 Instrumental - -

day is dawn - in', you can throw out all the blues- and hit the cit - y, lights,- 'cause there's

O 1980 by Rodsongs International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved

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I mu -sic in the air, - and lots of lov - in' ev' - ry - where,- so give me the night.

I " Give me the night. 2. You need the So come on

I out to - night- and we'll lead the 0th - ers on a ride through par - a - disc.- - And if you

I feel all right,- then we can be lov - ers 'cause I see that star - light look in your eyes. - Well, don't you

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1 know we can, f l y ? So give me the night. Give me the night.

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I - 4. And if we I Give me the night.

Give me the night. Give me the night.

Verse 2. You need the evenin' action, a place to dine. A glass of wine, alitt le late romance. It 's a chain reaction. We'll see the people of the world comin' out todance. 'Cause there's. . . Chorus

Verse 3. (Instrumental) 'Cause there's. . . Chorus

Verse 4. And i f we stay together, We'll feel the rhythm of evening takin' us up high. Never mind the weather. We'll be dancin' in the street until the morning light. 'Cause there's. . . Chorus

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FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE Moderately

Gm/C F/C EblC F/C EbIC F/C

Words and Music by EUGENE McDANlELS

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Stroll - in ' in- the park- watch - in' win - ter turn-to spring.- When you talk- to me- when you're moan-in' sweet-and low,-

In a rest - aur-ant- hold - ing hands-by can - dle -light,-

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Walk - in' in- the dark- When you touch - a me- While I'm touch - ina vou-

O Copyright 1973 SKYFOREST MUSIC CO., INC. c/o Sidney A. Seidenberg, Inc., 1414 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019

International Copvri~ht Secured Made in U.S.A. All Riehts Reserved

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I That's the time I feel like mak-in' love to you,

I That's the time I feel like mak- in' dreams come true,-

I - oh- ba - by.- -

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I can

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I see-my dream's- re - flec - tions, in your eyes found the ans - wers to-my ques - tions, in your

I eyes I can see the rea - sons why- our love's a - live, ~n your

eyes we're drift - ing safe - ly back to shore- and I think I've final - l y learned - to love you-

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more. 4 You more. In your eyes I can

I see the rea - sons why- our love's a - live, you and I, we're drift - ing

I safe - ly back to shore,- I think I've fin -al - ly learned- to love- you more.

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LADY LOVE ME Moderately

(ONE MORE TIME) Words and Music by

JAMES NEWTON HOWARD and DAVID PAlCH

I f you're ask - ing me to say liv - ing life with - out you girl- i s al - Yes I'm ask - ing you to stay re - mem -ber - ing it used to be- SO

right. right.

And if you real - ly want to know I'd have to say it's I f you're ask - ing for the truth I'd have t o say I

Copyright 0 1983 Hudmar Music and Newton House Music, USA Newton House Music administered by ROCKET MUSIC LTD. c/o Careers Music. Inc. (BMI)

International Coorvinht Secured All Ri~hts Reserved

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dan - ger - ous- won't be - lieve-

t o my mind. it 's good - night. end o f instrumental

. -

So be - fore- you turn and

I walk a - way just let me- love you- one more- time,-

feel your- heart-beat- close t o mine.- let me- love you- lad - y- love me-

all t h e t i m e ba - by love me. all t h e t i m e la - dy love me.

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La - dy- love me- all t h e time-

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love me- la - dy- all the- time- Let m e love you-

one more- time, hold m e clos - er,- now you're- mine,-

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La - dy- love me- one l a s t t i m e la - dy love me.

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So be - fore- you turn and walk a way just

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Love-

I ing y o u gave me some - thing new- that I nev - er felt, - has come- and can nev - er g o . That's what the peo - ple say.

nev - er Don't they

dreamed of. know?-

Some - thing's c h a n g e d . No, i t 's not the feel - ing I felt- They're- not t h e r e when you love me and hold me and say-

I 6 e - f o r e . It's much, much more.-

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I And what we have is much more than t h e y can see.-

I - And what we have is much more than they- can see.-

I - And what we have i s much more than they- can see.-

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And you ain't had e When all you got i s 'Cause I can play this

nough to eat- one thin dime- her? gui - tar-

The glit - ter rubs right And one thin dime won't And I won't quit t i l l

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off and you're- no -where.- e - ven shine- your shoes.

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I Broad - way. Doo doo doo, etc.

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THIS MASQUERADE

Words and Music by LEON RUSSELL

Fm Moderately slow

I Are we real - ly hap -

I - PY here- with this lone - ly game we play,-

1 look - ing for words to say?

Copyright O 1977 Teddy Jack Music, P.O. Box 1006, Hendersonville, TN 37075 international Copyright Secured Made in U.S.A. All Rights Reserved

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I Search - ina but not find - ins un - der - stand -

we're lost in a m a s -

I mas - quer - ade. Both a - fraid to say-

I we're j u s t too far- a - way- from be - ing close to - geth -

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I e r from- the start. We

I tried to talk- it o ver, but the words- got i n t h e way.-

I - We're lost- in - side- this lone - ly game- we play.-

Thoughts of leav - ing dis - ap - pear- ev' - ry

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lower than written.

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I love. I re - mem - ber w h e n you used to be- the - of yes - ter - day,- and

talk of the town;- he stays a t home;-

a l l you'd get is a l l they get is lone - ly. Turn your love a - round;-

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I - don't you turn me down;-

\ I can show you how;- turn your love a - i

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With -out the worn - a n I can make it,

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1 need the girl to stay;

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Ah, don't you let the la - dy take- it a l l a -

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way; when the wom - an needs a taste.- round.

I girl,- you know- me; I'm a - lone un - ti1 you show-

- me that you're still love with me. We're gon -na make

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we're gon-na t a k e it back- where we be - l o n g . Turn your love a - round;-

I - don't you turn me down;-

I can show you how;- turn your love a -

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round. Turn your love a - round;-

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I fraid to say- I start - ed to fall o - ver you.- Ba - by, i t 's the

I we1 - come you- in - to my world. You have be-come a

I rea - son t o be liv - in', this is what I won't de - ny, the feel - ings-that I'm feel - ing in my heart.-

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I - You changed my cloud - y days- to sun - shine,- my De - cem - ber in - to May,- that's why I

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! want you here be - side- me- ev' - ry day, ev'-ry day. It 's just the

1 ! way you s m i l e t h a t makes me warm in - side,- I wish I knew but just can't s a y , I don't know the

I I rea - son why,- I on - ly know that this i s love, I want to we1 - come you- in - t o my

world, in- to my world.

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we'll be t o - g e t h - e r one day.- And

when we met a - long those streets on the way,

1 They're sure there's a moon and stars a -bove I know,

I It was- n't by chance that we we're pass - ing by that day,

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I We'll be to - geth - er for sure As

I sure as that nose on your face, we were m e a n t for each

1 0th - er's arms.- Just as one and one make two,

I you were made for me, I was made for you.- (Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh.)

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Don't try to hide that smile I know that's on your face,

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and when you stare at me, I look the 0th - er way.

And we won't give a - way what we know from the start, 'cause

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got that love-

D

h - in our hearts,

I love with-in our hearts, we've got that love

1 - with - in our hearts, we've got that love. We've got that