Chords for Andy Gibb AMAs 1980

_ _ _ [Eb] It's [Ab] American Music!
[Bb] _ _ You [Cm] are about to find out which songs and musical performers are this [Gm] year's winners [Ab] of_
The American [G] Music Awards!
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_ _ _ _ Tonight, live throughout the United [C] States and Canada and telecast [F] to countries around the [Cm] world.
From Hollywood, it's the American Music Awards!
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] Starring Elton John, Natalie Cole, Tony Tenneal, Chuck Berry, Pat Boone, Peeble Bryson, Captain Tenneal, Linda Carter,
Charo, Chief Trick, Charlie Daniels, Greg Abigan, Laith [Am] Garrett, Larry Gatlin, Andy [Cm] Gay, Lionel Hampton,
Rupert Holmes, Michael Jackson, Rick James, Robert John, Tay-C, Kool and the Gang,
Nicolette Larson, Brenda Lee, Peggy Lee, Henry Mancini, Barry Manilow, Dave Mason, Meatloaf,
Richie Wilson, Peaches and Herb, [Ab] Bernadette Peters, Bonnie Poynter, Charlie [Bb] Pride, Kenny Rogers,
[Ab] John Schneider, Doc Severinsen, Sly Stone, Mel Torme, [Bb] Tanya Tucker, Bobby [Ab] Vinton, Dionne Warwick,
Donny West, Ann [F] Wilson, Nancy Wilson, and George Weil and his orchestra! _ _
[Gb] _ The three [B] outstanding songs are nominated in the category of favorite soul single recording.
And to tell us what they are, we have two outstanding musical [N] personalities.
_ _ _ She is an all-time favorite whose popularity is currently giving us _ all_
I cannot read that.
Deja Vu.
Deja Vu, always!
He is one of the most popular musical personalities in America today.
Dionne, I love you, I'm sorry.
Dionne Warwick and Andy [Dm] Gear.
Thank _ _ _
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you.
_ Well, it was a very, very active year for [Db] soul.
And this year as many as 600 soul single _ recordings were [Abm] released.
Thousands of voters in our poll have told us which three single recordings that they like the best.
And now it comes down to one.
The nominees for favorite single recording in the category of soul are_
[Gb] Don't Stop Till You Get Enough, Michael Jackson. _
_ I can't read [B] it. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ Ladies Night, Cool and the Gang.
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Dbm] _ Reunited, [E] Peaches and Herb.
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[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ Don't Stop [E] Till You Get Enough, Michael Jackson.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ I really appreciate this.
This is really beautiful.
Thank you, CDS.
Thank you, Quincy Jones.
Thank you, my [Db] mother and father.
And all the beautiful fans who bought the record.
God, _ I really appreciate it.
I love it.
Thank you very much.
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To present the award for favorite pop album is a lady who is blessed with one of the most distinctive voices in pop music today.
And with her is a young man who has the number one soul and the number one pop song in the nation right now.
Here are Nicolette Larson and Michael [G] Jackson. _ _ _
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_ [N] _ _ Well, I [E] think I'm with the winner here tonight.
Well, I think you're the person to ask.
We'd all like to know what the secret is to having the number one best selling album in the nation.
Well, I think the secret is getting everybody to buy your album. _ _
Thanks.
I'll try to remember that.
_ The nominees for favorite pop album are_
Bad Girls, Donna Summer.
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_ Into the Outdoor, Led Zeppelin. _
Spirits Having Flown, The Bee Gees.
_ _ Okay, America, who do you think is the best?
Bad Girls by Donna Summer, I [A] think definitely.
I love Bad Girls.
[Em] Into the [C] Outdoor by Led [F] Zeppelin.
[G] Into the Outdoor, that's [C] rock and roll.
Led Zeppelin album just because [Em] that's my taste in music.
The Bee [Bm] Gees, Spirits Having Flown. _
[B] Bee Gees, because I dig their style.
I guess I'd [Gbm] probably choose The Bee Gees because it's real well [Em] written.
It's the kind of record [A] that a lot of people could really enjoy.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] And the winner is_
_ You can't win this one. _
Spirits Having [N] Flown, The Bee Gees.
_ [Cm] I second the nominee for The Bee Gees [Gm] and the year.
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_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ On behalf of my brothers, Barry, Robin and Morris, and also I'm sure their co-producers on the record, Albie Gallupin and Carl Richardson,
we'd like to thank everybody and also send their love to everybody responsible.
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ And now, [B] in the category of the favorite pop or rock group, the nominees [E] are_
The Bee [D] Gees. _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ The Super Cheap Trick.
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[Ab] _ And [Eb] our very good friend, Super Tramp.
Please tell me what [A] to do.
Tell _ _ _
[Ab] _ me what to do. _ _
[N] The Bee Gees.
_ [Cm] _ I second [Gm] the nomination for The Bee Gees and the year.
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_ _ [Gb] _ Wow.
_ I spoke to my brother Barry tonight before I came and I asked him if anything happened, what should I say.
And he was pretty modest but he said that most importantly to send their love and their sincere thanks to everybody responsible for this.
Thank you.
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