Ray Charles

Songwriter: Lennon-McCartney John Lennon Paul McCartney

Producer: Ray Charles

[Verse 1]
When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right there in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Seems like I can still hear her say

[Chorus]
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

[Verse 2]
And when the brokenhearted
People living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Y'all help me sing the thing now

[Chorus]
Let it be (Let it be), let it be (Let it be)
Let it be (Let it be), let it be (Let it be)
There will be an answer, let it be
Let me repeat that
Let it be (Let it be), let it be (Let it be)
Oh Lord (Let it be), let it be (Let it be)
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

[Verse 3]
And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow, let it be
You know I'll wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary, she comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Seems like I heard her say, son

[Chorus]
Let it be (Let it be), let it be (Let it be)
Let it be (Let it be), let it be (Let it be)
There will be an answer, let it be
All you got to do is keep the faith and
Let it be (Let it be), let it be (Let it be)
Oh, oh (Let it be), let it be (Let it be)
There will be an answer, let it be

[Outro]
Oh, let it be (Let it be), let it be (Let it be)
(Let it be), let it be (Let it be)
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Raymond Charles Robinson was born on September the 23th 1930 in Georgia. He was a singer, songwriter, musician and composer, better known as Ray Charles. Nicknamed ‘The Genius’ and ‘The High Priest of Soul’, Ray became one of the pioneers of soul music.

Ray Charles was able to combine numbers of styles such as rythem and blues, gospel, blues and the influences from jazz and country were hearable in his music. He is listed as number two in the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” the Rolling Stone Magazine released in November 2008.

Other artists have praised Ray Charles too for his influence in the music world. Frank Sinatra called Charles “the only true genius in show business” and Billy Joel “This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley”.

From the albums

True to Life (1977)
True Genius (2021)

Ray Charles popular songs

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