Trouble Man (Live in Oakland 1974) 6:38
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(Marvin Gaye)
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Recorded: January 4, 1974 Oakland Coliseum
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Tamla Records #54228 single vrs.charted #7 Dec 16, 1972+.
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Marvin Gaye - lead vocal
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Band: David T. Walker & Ray Parker - guitars
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James Getzoff & Jack Shulman - violin
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Ernie Watts - sax, Paul Hubinon - trumpet
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George Bohanon - trombone, Joe Sample - keyboards
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(Motown's GREAT-James Jamerson - bass. Ed Green - drums
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Joe Clayton - congas, John Arnold - percussion.
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*Bkg vocals - Eric Dolen, Charles Burns, Dwight Owens
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Michael Torrance, Wally Cox.
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Producer: Marvin Gaye, Egr: Cal Harris; Bill Schnee
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Album: Motown Records 'Marvin Gaye Live'
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3746360582-2
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Transcriber: [email protected]
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(instrumental intro)
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Oooow!
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'Got the blues'
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'Wrong wit you baby!'
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Ooooow!
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Ooooow!
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Come up hard (life struggle so hard) (he's come up hard)
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Down and blue (he's down and blue) (he's got the grooves)
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I didn't make it, sho' (he planned to make) (he never made)
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Playin' by the rules (a new set of rules) (the grooves in the rules)
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Come up hard, baby (start your way behind)
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I've gotta fight (dream about it) (need my pride)
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Take control, sugar (shakin' trouble)
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Movin' down the line (movin' by) (ease my mind)
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I come up hard (believe in what you want)
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That's okay, cause (a great escape)
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Trouble man (trouble, trouble- (trouble) - man)
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Don't get in my way (don't get in my way, for sure)
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Come up hard (now, he's gonna)
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(I'm gonna live the life)
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I'm in for real, babe (I'm gonna live)
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A trouble life (a real trouble life)
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Gon' keep moo-vin' (goin' to groove)
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Gon' go to town (he's goin' to town)
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I come up hard (I said, you know you are)
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I come up gettin' down (and really hittin' the ground)
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There's only three things (said you would)
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That's fo' sho' (a real trouble life)
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Taxes, death and trou-ble (said you would) hoo! sorrow
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(Said you would)
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This I know (some day, so good)
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This I know, sugar (so cool)
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Hoo! (so good)
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I ain't gon' let it sweat me, damn sure
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Ow! Not me, baby (yeah!)
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(C'mon, rip it')
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'Hoo!'
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'Oooow!
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'Oooo'
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Come up hard (life stuggles are hard)
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I had the fights (fights really hard)
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Took care of my business, sugar (take care of business)
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(Real) With all my mights (he's uptight)
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I come up hard (hard to fight) (hard had to win)
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And I had to win (I hope I win)
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Start all over (start right over)
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And win again (then win again) (did it my own way)
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I come up hard, baby (she broke my heart)
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But that's okay (but it's okay, he's) 'cause
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Trouble man (trouble, trouble, man)
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Don't get in my way, baby (don't get in his way)
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(Don't get the break) (But he play for ree-al)
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Woo-hoo-hoo-ooo!
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I come up hard (myself right)
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Ooh, baby (gonna need might)
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I'll be for real sure (I'll be movin')
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When we start the fights (can't stop to fight)
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Gonna keep movin' (gonna keep movin')
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Gonna go to town (he's goin' to town)
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I come up hard (I come up hard) (hard, really hard)
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An I come up, gettin' down (come up getting down)
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OOH! (three things, for sho')
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There are three things for sure (for sho')
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Taxes (taxes) death and trouble (sorrow)
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Oh, this I know (this I know)
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Oh, baby (baby, this I know)
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This I know, baby
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(This I know, baby this I know) yeah, alright
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Ain't gonna let it sweat me, baby (trouble)
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Woo!
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'Lord, have mercy!'
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'Woo! <applause>
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'Hoo! how about it, baby?
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'I got somethin'
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'Wow! look out
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(Ooh)
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I come up so hard, this I know
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But, I don't matter what people say
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That's okay, they don't bother me
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(For sure, makin' love, ooh)
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(Baby, this I know, ooh baby this I know)
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I'm ready to make it
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Don't care what the weather
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Don't care 'bout no trouble
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Got myself together
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I feel the kind of protection that's
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All around me (baby, yes I know it is)
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I come up hard (my trouble mind) baby
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(My trouble mind)
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I be in for real (he's in for real)
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With a trouble mind (with a trouble life)
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Goin' keep movin' (move, he's goin' to groove)
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Goin' to town (he's goin' to town)
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I'm never wrong (I'm never wrong)
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| Come up, getti |
