Kiddio — Brook Benton
Chords and lyrics for Kiddio by Brook Benton (key of D).
Verse 1
Kiddio:Brook Benton.
#1 on R&B and #7 on BB Hot 100
on MERCURY Records in 1960.
[A..A] [Em] [A..A..A] [Em] [A..]
#1.
[A]I told you, baby, [D]how I [Em][A]feel..one word can [Dm]close
this [A]deal.
[A]Baby, be my [D]queen of [A]hearts..please gimme that [D]love
you've [A]got.
[A]A-won'tcha say [D]yes?..don'tcha say [A][D]no..make me feel
good, [A][A]kiddio.[A][Em]
#2.
[A]Maybe I'm just [D]wastin' [C][A]time..can't get you [D]off my [A]mind.
[A]You could make me [D]feel so [Em][A]good..I know you [Em]could if you
[D]only [A]would.
[A]A-won'tcha say [D]yes?..don'tcha say [A][D]no..make me feel
good, [A]kiddio.[A7]
Chorus
I [Bm]wrote you a [D]six-page [Bm][D]letter....I [A]called you on the phone.
But [D]you started talkin' 'bout the [B][E]weather..kiddio, don'tcha
[B]know that's [E][A]wrong?[A][Em]
#3.
[A]I can't stand this [D]playin' [A]'round..help me up, [D]don't let me
[Em][A]down.[A][Em]
[A]Kiss me baby, tell me [Em][A]so..if you [G]love me, [D]let me [A]know.
[A]A-won'tcha say [D]yes?..don'tcha say [A][D]no..make me feel
good, [A]kiddio.
Chorus
I [Bm]wrote you a [D]six-page [Bm][D]letter....I [Am]even called [A]you on the [Gbm][A]phone.
But [Bm]you started [D]talkin' 'bout the [B][E]weather..kiddio, don'tcha
[B]know that's [E][A]wrong?[A][Em]
#3.
[A]I can't stand this [D]playin' [A]'round..help me up, [D]don't let me
[Em]down.
[A]Kiss me baby, tell me [Em][A]so..if you [G]love me, [D]let me [A]know.
[A]A-won'tcha say [D]yes?..don'tcha say [A][D]no..make me feel
good, [A]kiddio.
Outro
[A]Make me [Am]feel [A]so-uh-oh-oh [Bm]good..so, so [E]good, [A]kiddio..(FADE.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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