Chords for Mary Wells - TV Coverage of her Funeral & Biography (1992)
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[Dm] Motown star Mary Wells is known for her hit single, My Guy.
But the singer's happy tune hit a sad note when she faced a painful [Bb] battle against throat cancer.
[Bb]
[D] In 1964, the voice [G] of Mary Wells made My Guy number one.
25 years later, that voice was virtually gone.
Because I [Ebm] have cancer, I'm fighting for my life.
Mary blamed smoking two [B] packs of cigarettes a day for years.
Longtime friend, Dionne Warwick, says Mary [Bbm] learned how seriously ill she was in 1990.
[Ebm] I got a call from her.
She was appearing in Canada.
And her throat just cut out on her.
She couldn't sing.
She could barely [Abm] talk.
Mary [Db] underwent treatments, and a temporary implant allowed her [Ebm] to speak.
She told us doctors were optimistic.
I feel great.
I feel great.
I miss the voice.
You know, but hopefully it'll come back.
I'm proud [Bb] of us because I've been a lot of fun.
I've been singing all my life.
[D] Charts when Mary was [Eb] just 21.
She had three more top ten hits for Motown, [B] the fledgling label she joined at 17.
Mary Wells was a star.
Mary Wells was definitely the first lady of Motown.
Former Supreme, Mary Wilson, says her [F] group was inspired by Wells.
[Dm] Mary Wells would come through the lobby, [Am] and she'd have her entourage behind her.
And we're standing there like, [D] wow.
Yeah, that's the way we want to be.
By 1990, [A] unable to perform, her finances [E] were drained by medical expenses.
When she and her then four-year-old [A] daughter, Sugar, were evicted from their apartments,
money came from Rod Stewart, Bruce [E] Springsteen, Diana Ross, and her former boss at Motown.
Well, Mary Gordy [Gb] gave $25,000, and he did [Gb] come through.
Her [Bm] friends arranged benefit concerts, with Anita Baker raising $10 [G],000 through this show.
I'm just so pleased that we [D] can help each other.
[B]
Mary Wells is, uh, [D] she's one of our institutions, and [Dm] we can't [A] see an institution fail.
Mary would also file a lawsuit against Motown and its new owners at Universal, claiming the company owed her [Am] money.
Mary Wells herself should be receiving her royalty, and the fact is that she isn't.
Motown countered with the argument that Mary had surrendered her royalties when she left in [D] 1964.
She agreed under a court settlement to waiver [A] future royalties for the right to leave her contract with three years left on it from Motown.
She won a six-figure out-of-court settlement, but cancer returned, and Mary would pass away in July [Gm] 1992.
Her funeral drew Little Richard, [Abm] Stevie Wonder, and Smokey Robinson, who had written her biggest hits.
Nothing you can do, cause [F] I'm stuck like glue to my guy.
To the end, in the face of all her problems, she remained optimistic.
I just love [E]
[D] you.
Mary's legacy lives on in her music and her four children.
But the singer's happy tune hit a sad note when she faced a painful [Bb] battle against throat cancer.
[Bb]
[D] In 1964, the voice [G] of Mary Wells made My Guy number one.
25 years later, that voice was virtually gone.
Because I [Ebm] have cancer, I'm fighting for my life.
Mary blamed smoking two [B] packs of cigarettes a day for years.
Longtime friend, Dionne Warwick, says Mary [Bbm] learned how seriously ill she was in 1990.
[Ebm] I got a call from her.
She was appearing in Canada.
And her throat just cut out on her.
She couldn't sing.
She could barely [Abm] talk.
Mary [Db] underwent treatments, and a temporary implant allowed her [Ebm] to speak.
She told us doctors were optimistic.
I feel great.
I feel great.
I miss the voice.
You know, but hopefully it'll come back.
I'm proud [Bb] of us because I've been a lot of fun.
I've been singing all my life.
[D] Charts when Mary was [Eb] just 21.
She had three more top ten hits for Motown, [B] the fledgling label she joined at 17.
Mary Wells was a star.
Mary Wells was definitely the first lady of Motown.
Former Supreme, Mary Wilson, says her [F] group was inspired by Wells.
[Dm] Mary Wells would come through the lobby, [Am] and she'd have her entourage behind her.
And we're standing there like, [D] wow.
Yeah, that's the way we want to be.
By 1990, [A] unable to perform, her finances [E] were drained by medical expenses.
When she and her then four-year-old [A] daughter, Sugar, were evicted from their apartments,
money came from Rod Stewart, Bruce [E] Springsteen, Diana Ross, and her former boss at Motown.
Well, Mary Gordy [Gb] gave $25,000, and he did [Gb] come through.
Her [Bm] friends arranged benefit concerts, with Anita Baker raising $10 [G],000 through this show.
I'm just so pleased that we [D] can help each other.
[B]
Mary Wells is, uh, [D] she's one of our institutions, and [Dm] we can't [A] see an institution fail.
Mary would also file a lawsuit against Motown and its new owners at Universal, claiming the company owed her [Am] money.
Mary Wells herself should be receiving her royalty, and the fact is that she isn't.
Motown countered with the argument that Mary had surrendered her royalties when she left in [D] 1964.
She agreed under a court settlement to waiver [A] future royalties for the right to leave her contract with three years left on it from Motown.
She won a six-figure out-of-court settlement, but cancer returned, and Mary would pass away in July [Gm] 1992.
Her funeral drew Little Richard, [Abm] Stevie Wonder, and Smokey Robinson, who had written her biggest hits.
Nothing you can do, cause [F] I'm stuck like glue to my guy.
To the end, in the face of all her problems, she remained optimistic.
I just love [E]
[D] you.
Mary's legacy lives on in her music and her four children.
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_ _ [Dm] Motown star Mary Wells is known for her hit single, My Guy.
But the singer's happy tune hit a sad note when she faced a painful [Bb] battle against throat cancer. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ In 1964, the voice [G] of Mary Wells made My Guy number one.
25 years later, that voice was virtually gone.
Because I [Ebm] have cancer, I'm fighting for my life.
Mary blamed smoking two [B] packs of cigarettes a day for years.
Longtime friend, Dionne Warwick, says Mary [Bbm] learned how seriously ill she was in 1990.
[Ebm] I got a call from her.
She was appearing in Canada.
And her throat just cut out on her.
She couldn't sing.
She could barely [Abm] talk.
Mary [Db] underwent treatments, and a temporary implant allowed her [Ebm] to speak.
She told us doctors were optimistic.
I feel great.
I feel great.
I miss the voice.
You know, but hopefully it'll come back.
I'm proud [Bb] of us because I've been a lot of fun. _ _ _ _
I've been singing all my life. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Charts when Mary was [Eb] just 21.
She had three more top ten hits for Motown, [B] the fledgling label she joined at 17.
Mary Wells was a star.
Mary Wells was definitely the first lady of Motown.
Former Supreme, Mary Wilson, says her [F] group was inspired by Wells.
[Dm] Mary Wells would come through the lobby, [Am] and she'd have her entourage behind her.
And we're standing there like, [D] wow.
Yeah, that's the way we want to be.
_ By 1990, [A] unable to perform, her finances [E] were drained by medical expenses.
When she and her then four-year-old [A] daughter, Sugar, were evicted from their apartments,
money came from Rod Stewart, Bruce [E] Springsteen, Diana Ross, and her former boss at Motown.
Well, Mary Gordy [Gb] gave _ $25,000, _ _ and he did [Gb] come through.
Her [Bm] friends arranged benefit concerts, with Anita Baker raising $10 [G],000 through this show.
I'm just so pleased that we [D] can help each other.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Mary Wells is, uh, _ [D] she's one of our institutions, and [Dm] we can't [A] see an institution fail.
_ _ Mary would also file a lawsuit against Motown and its new owners at Universal, claiming the company owed her [Am] money.
Mary Wells herself should be receiving her royalty, and the fact is that she isn't.
Motown countered with the argument that Mary had surrendered her royalties when she left in [D] 1964.
She agreed under a court settlement to waiver [A] future royalties for the right to leave her contract with three years left on it from Motown.
She won a six-figure out-of-court settlement, but cancer returned, and Mary would pass away in July [Gm] 1992.
Her funeral drew Little Richard, [Abm] Stevie Wonder, and Smokey Robinson, who had written her biggest hits.
Nothing you can do, cause [F] I'm stuck like glue to my guy.
To the end, in the face of all her problems, she remained optimistic.
_ I just love _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ you.
Mary's legacy lives on in her music and her four children.
But the singer's happy tune hit a sad note when she faced a painful [Bb] battle against throat cancer. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ In 1964, the voice [G] of Mary Wells made My Guy number one.
25 years later, that voice was virtually gone.
Because I [Ebm] have cancer, I'm fighting for my life.
Mary blamed smoking two [B] packs of cigarettes a day for years.
Longtime friend, Dionne Warwick, says Mary [Bbm] learned how seriously ill she was in 1990.
[Ebm] I got a call from her.
She was appearing in Canada.
And her throat just cut out on her.
She couldn't sing.
She could barely [Abm] talk.
Mary [Db] underwent treatments, and a temporary implant allowed her [Ebm] to speak.
She told us doctors were optimistic.
I feel great.
I feel great.
I miss the voice.
You know, but hopefully it'll come back.
I'm proud [Bb] of us because I've been a lot of fun. _ _ _ _
I've been singing all my life. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Charts when Mary was [Eb] just 21.
She had three more top ten hits for Motown, [B] the fledgling label she joined at 17.
Mary Wells was a star.
Mary Wells was definitely the first lady of Motown.
Former Supreme, Mary Wilson, says her [F] group was inspired by Wells.
[Dm] Mary Wells would come through the lobby, [Am] and she'd have her entourage behind her.
And we're standing there like, [D] wow.
Yeah, that's the way we want to be.
_ By 1990, [A] unable to perform, her finances [E] were drained by medical expenses.
When she and her then four-year-old [A] daughter, Sugar, were evicted from their apartments,
money came from Rod Stewart, Bruce [E] Springsteen, Diana Ross, and her former boss at Motown.
Well, Mary Gordy [Gb] gave _ $25,000, _ _ and he did [Gb] come through.
Her [Bm] friends arranged benefit concerts, with Anita Baker raising $10 [G],000 through this show.
I'm just so pleased that we [D] can help each other.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Mary Wells is, uh, _ [D] she's one of our institutions, and [Dm] we can't [A] see an institution fail.
_ _ Mary would also file a lawsuit against Motown and its new owners at Universal, claiming the company owed her [Am] money.
Mary Wells herself should be receiving her royalty, and the fact is that she isn't.
Motown countered with the argument that Mary had surrendered her royalties when she left in [D] 1964.
She agreed under a court settlement to waiver [A] future royalties for the right to leave her contract with three years left on it from Motown.
She won a six-figure out-of-court settlement, but cancer returned, and Mary would pass away in July [Gm] 1992.
Her funeral drew Little Richard, [Abm] Stevie Wonder, and Smokey Robinson, who had written her biggest hits.
Nothing you can do, cause [F] I'm stuck like glue to my guy.
To the end, in the face of all her problems, she remained optimistic.
_ I just love _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ you.
Mary's legacy lives on in her music and her four children.