Chords for The Fabulous Echoes - Early History, Pt. 1 of 3
Tempo:
107.3 bpm
Chords used:
G#
C#
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#] [F#]
[C#] [G#] [F#m] [C#]
[N] The Society of Seven traces its roots to Hong Kong during the early 60s when a young Tony
Ruivivar and four others began a diverse singing group.
They called themselves The Fabulous Echoes.
Word of that group quietly spread to the Philippines to an innocent teenage Bert Sagoon who was
looking for a future in show business.
Bert bid his family and friends farewell and took flight to pursue his dream.
My dad forgot to give me money.
I sat down and they start serving breakfast.
Right?
Of course I don't know anything about traveling and the stewardess was asking me,
Would you like breakfast?
So here I am worried about not having any money.
So I said, No thank you, I'm not hungry.
They're serving everybody on the plane and I was in the middle.
Everybody's eating and I was starving.
And the stewardess asked me about three or four times, Are you sure you don't want breakfast?
I said, No, not really.
And then finally I find out that breakfast is free.
I'm so scared to order because I don't have any money at all.
And that, you know, I don't even want to order any drink because what if they give me a bill?
I don't have any money.
Bert arrived in Hong Kong and joined Tony, his brother Danny Ruivivar and Terry Lucido Jr.
who were also from the Philippines, Cliff Fonander from Ceylon and Stanley Robertson from Scotland.
The way it started was in Hong Kong we would play music up in the rooftops because there's no space.
We'd go up in the rooftops and we were all having a good time.
But what happened was we started to get very popular in Hong Kong because we did radio shows.
We were just everywhere and slowly the group developed.
And Francis Kirk, you know, he offered us, since we don't have a manager,
he said, Well, if you want guys, I can take care of you guys.
I'll manage you and all that.
So we did.
That's how Frivolous Echoes got really started.
In fact, our first engagement we were at the Parma.
And I'll never forget this because the main feature was an Italian band.
They were the highest paid band in Hong Kong.
They all had sports cars and they had their own apartments.
And we were like, you know, starving.
And this band, just before they take off, they would hit the audience with fabulous music and [G#] showmanship.
And we'd go.
So we have to get up on that [N] stage.
And we said, Well, one of these days, you know, we're going to get to where they are.
And I remember after one year of working at the Paramount, the manager said,
You guys have done such a great job.
I'm going to give you a raise.
So we thought, Oh, great.
We're going to have more money now.
He says, From now on, all the Coca-Cola that you drink is free.
To me, that was like, Wow, that's great.
At that time, not having to pay for Coca-Cola was a lot to us.
Oh, that's
[C#] [G#] [F#m] [C#]
[N] The Society of Seven traces its roots to Hong Kong during the early 60s when a young Tony
Ruivivar and four others began a diverse singing group.
They called themselves The Fabulous Echoes.
Word of that group quietly spread to the Philippines to an innocent teenage Bert Sagoon who was
looking for a future in show business.
Bert bid his family and friends farewell and took flight to pursue his dream.
My dad forgot to give me money.
I sat down and they start serving breakfast.
Right?
Of course I don't know anything about traveling and the stewardess was asking me,
Would you like breakfast?
So here I am worried about not having any money.
So I said, No thank you, I'm not hungry.
They're serving everybody on the plane and I was in the middle.
Everybody's eating and I was starving.
And the stewardess asked me about three or four times, Are you sure you don't want breakfast?
I said, No, not really.
And then finally I find out that breakfast is free.
I'm so scared to order because I don't have any money at all.
And that, you know, I don't even want to order any drink because what if they give me a bill?
I don't have any money.
Bert arrived in Hong Kong and joined Tony, his brother Danny Ruivivar and Terry Lucido Jr.
who were also from the Philippines, Cliff Fonander from Ceylon and Stanley Robertson from Scotland.
The way it started was in Hong Kong we would play music up in the rooftops because there's no space.
We'd go up in the rooftops and we were all having a good time.
But what happened was we started to get very popular in Hong Kong because we did radio shows.
We were just everywhere and slowly the group developed.
And Francis Kirk, you know, he offered us, since we don't have a manager,
he said, Well, if you want guys, I can take care of you guys.
I'll manage you and all that.
So we did.
That's how Frivolous Echoes got really started.
In fact, our first engagement we were at the Parma.
And I'll never forget this because the main feature was an Italian band.
They were the highest paid band in Hong Kong.
They all had sports cars and they had their own apartments.
And we were like, you know, starving.
And this band, just before they take off, they would hit the audience with fabulous music and [G#] showmanship.
And we'd go.
So we have to get up on that [N] stage.
And we said, Well, one of these days, you know, we're going to get to where they are.
And I remember after one year of working at the Paramount, the manager said,
You guys have done such a great job.
I'm going to give you a raise.
So we thought, Oh, great.
We're going to have more money now.
He says, From now on, all the Coca-Cola that you drink is free.
To me, that was like, Wow, that's great.
At that time, not having to pay for Coca-Cola was a lot to us.
Oh, that's
Key:
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C#
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F#m
G#
C#
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F#m
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[C#] _ [G#] _ _ [F#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[N] The Society of Seven traces its roots to Hong Kong during the early 60s when a young Tony
Ruivivar and four others began a diverse singing group.
They called themselves The Fabulous Echoes.
Word of that group quietly spread to the Philippines to an innocent teenage Bert Sagoon who was
looking for a future in show business.
Bert bid his family and friends farewell and took flight to pursue his dream. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ My dad forgot to give me money.
I sat down _ _ and they start serving breakfast. _
Right?
_ Of course I don't know anything about traveling and the stewardess was asking me,
_ Would you like breakfast?
_ So here I am worried about not having any money.
So I said, No thank you, I'm not hungry.
_ _ _ _ _ _ They're serving everybody on the plane and I was in the middle. _
Everybody's eating and I was starving.
And the stewardess asked me about three or four times, Are you sure you don't want breakfast?
I said, No, not really.
And then _ finally I find out that breakfast is free.
_ I'm so scared to order because I don't have any money at all.
And that, you know, I don't even want to order any drink because what if they give me a bill?
I don't have any money. _ _ _ _
Bert arrived in Hong Kong and joined Tony, his brother Danny Ruivivar and Terry Lucido Jr.
who were also from the Philippines, Cliff Fonander from Ceylon and Stanley Robertson from Scotland.
The way it started was in Hong Kong we would play music up in the rooftops because there's no space.
We'd go up in the rooftops and we were all having a good time.
But what happened was we started to _ get very popular in Hong Kong because we did radio shows.
We were just everywhere and slowly _ the group developed.
And Francis Kirk, _ you know, he offered us, since we don't have a manager,
he said, Well, if you want guys, I can take care of you guys.
I'll manage you and all that.
So we did.
That's how _ Frivolous Echoes got really started.
In fact, our first engagement we were at the Parma.
And I'll never forget this because the main feature was an Italian band.
They were the highest paid band in Hong Kong.
They all had sports cars and they had their own apartments.
And we were like, you know, starving.
And this band, just before they take off, they would hit the audience with _ fabulous music and [G#] showmanship.
And we'd go.
So we have to get up on that [N] stage.
And we said, Well, one of these days, you know, we're going to get to where they are.
And I remember after one year of working at the Paramount, the manager said,
You guys have done such a great job.
I'm going to give you a raise.
So we thought, Oh, great.
We're going to have more money now.
He says, From now on, all the Coca-Cola that you drink is free.
_ To me, that was like, _ Wow, that's great.
At that time, not having to pay for Coca-Cola was a lot to us.
Oh, that's
[C#] _ [G#] _ _ [F#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[N] The Society of Seven traces its roots to Hong Kong during the early 60s when a young Tony
Ruivivar and four others began a diverse singing group.
They called themselves The Fabulous Echoes.
Word of that group quietly spread to the Philippines to an innocent teenage Bert Sagoon who was
looking for a future in show business.
Bert bid his family and friends farewell and took flight to pursue his dream. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ My dad forgot to give me money.
I sat down _ _ and they start serving breakfast. _
Right?
_ Of course I don't know anything about traveling and the stewardess was asking me,
_ Would you like breakfast?
_ So here I am worried about not having any money.
So I said, No thank you, I'm not hungry.
_ _ _ _ _ _ They're serving everybody on the plane and I was in the middle. _
Everybody's eating and I was starving.
And the stewardess asked me about three or four times, Are you sure you don't want breakfast?
I said, No, not really.
And then _ finally I find out that breakfast is free.
_ I'm so scared to order because I don't have any money at all.
And that, you know, I don't even want to order any drink because what if they give me a bill?
I don't have any money. _ _ _ _
Bert arrived in Hong Kong and joined Tony, his brother Danny Ruivivar and Terry Lucido Jr.
who were also from the Philippines, Cliff Fonander from Ceylon and Stanley Robertson from Scotland.
The way it started was in Hong Kong we would play music up in the rooftops because there's no space.
We'd go up in the rooftops and we were all having a good time.
But what happened was we started to _ get very popular in Hong Kong because we did radio shows.
We were just everywhere and slowly _ the group developed.
And Francis Kirk, _ you know, he offered us, since we don't have a manager,
he said, Well, if you want guys, I can take care of you guys.
I'll manage you and all that.
So we did.
That's how _ Frivolous Echoes got really started.
In fact, our first engagement we were at the Parma.
And I'll never forget this because the main feature was an Italian band.
They were the highest paid band in Hong Kong.
They all had sports cars and they had their own apartments.
And we were like, you know, starving.
And this band, just before they take off, they would hit the audience with _ fabulous music and [G#] showmanship.
And we'd go.
So we have to get up on that [N] stage.
And we said, Well, one of these days, you know, we're going to get to where they are.
And I remember after one year of working at the Paramount, the manager said,
You guys have done such a great job.
I'm going to give you a raise.
So we thought, Oh, great.
We're going to have more money now.
He says, From now on, all the Coca-Cola that you drink is free.
_ To me, that was like, _ Wow, that's great.
At that time, not having to pay for Coca-Cola was a lot to us.
Oh, that's