Just the two of us – Bill Withers
השיר מדבר על זוג עם קשר עמוק ומיוחד שלא משנה מה קורה לו, הם יכולים ביחד להתגבר על זה.
לבנות טירות בשמיים זה מטאפורה לתוכניות הגדולות שעוד יש להם להשלים בחיים האלה ביחד.
השיר עבר כמה גלגולים עד שהגיע לגירסה שאנחנו מכירים.
בהתחלה שני חברים ויליאם סאטלר וראלף מקדונלד כתבו את המנגנינה של השיר, וגרובר וושינגטון – אחד הסקסופוניסטים המוכשרים של אותה התקופה ניגן אותה.
עם המנגינה הם הלכו לזמר ביל ויטהרס שאחראי גם על הלהיט Ain’t no sunshine והוא כתב את המילים למנגינה.
גרובר וושינגטון וביל ויטהרס נפגשו לראשונה באולפן ההקלטות כשהגיעו להקליט את השיר לאלבום של גרובר.
למרות שבכל מקום מופיע כאילו השיר שייך לגרובר וושינגטון, עם כל הכבוד לסקסופון הנפלא בשיר, לדעתי לא מגיע לו לקבל את הקרדיט על השיר, ולכן זה גם מה שרשמתי לגבי המבצע.
זה כמו שסינגולדה יגיד שהשיר אהבתיה שייך לו 🤷🏽♂️
השיר זכה בפרס הגראמי של שנת 1982, ועד היום משמש להכניס חתן וכלה לחופה.
Just the two of us – Bill Withers
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Chords
I see the crystal raindrops fall And the beauty of it all Is when the sun comes shining through To make those rainbows in my mind When I think of you sometime And I wanna spend some time with you Just the two of us We can make it if we try Just the two of us (Just the two of us) Just the two of us Building castles in the sky Just the two of us You and I We look for love, no time for tears Wasted water's all that is And it don't make no flowers grow Good things might come to those who wait Not for those who wait too late We gotta go for all we know Just the two of us We can make it if we try Just the two of us (Just the two of us) Just the two of us Building them castles in the sky Just the two of us You and I I hear the crystal raindrops fall On the window down the hall And it becomes the morning dew And darling when the morning comes And I see the morning sun I wanna be the one with you Just the two of us We can make it if we try Just the two of us (Just the two of us) Just the two of us Building big castles way on high Just the two of us You and I just the two of us (We can make it, just the two of us) Let's get it together baby (yeah) (Just the two of us) Just the two of us (We can make it, just the two of us) (Just the two of us) (We can make it, just the two of us) (Just the two of us) (We can make it, just the two of us) (Just the two of us) (We can make it, just the two of us) (Just the two of us) (We can make it, just the two of us) (Just the two of us)
Intro: -->| C | B7 | Em | Dm | G | C | B7 | Em | | C | B7 | Em | Dm | G | C | B7 | Em | C B7 Em I see the crystal raindrops fall Dm G C and the beauty of it all, B7 Em is when the sun comes shining through. C B7 Em To make those rainbows in my mind Dm G C when I think of you sometime B7 Em and I wanna spend some time with you. Cmaj7 B7 Em Ebm Dm Just the two of us, we can make it if we try G Cmaj7 B7 Em Just the two of us, just the two of us. Cmaj7 B7 Just the two of us, Em Ebm Dm building castles in the sky. G Cmaj7 B7 Em Just the two of us, you and I. C B7 Em We look for love, no time for tears, Dm G C wasted water's all that is. B7 Em And it don't make no flowers grow. C B7 Good things might come Em to those who wait, Dm G C not to those who wait too late. B7 Em We got to go for all we know. Cmaj7 B7 Em Ebm Dm Just the two of us, we can make it if we try G Cmaj7 B7 Em Just the two of us, just the two of us. Cmaj7 B7 Just the two of us, Em Ebm Dm building them castles in the sky. G Cmaj7 B7 Em Just the two of us, you and I. Solo: -->| Cmaj7 | B7 | Bb | A7 | Ab | G7 | C | Fm7 | | Cmaj7 | B7 | Bb | A7 | Ab | G7 | C | Fm7 | -->| C | B7 | Em | Dm | G | C | B7 | Em | C B7 Em I hear the crystal raindrops fall Dm G C on the window down the hall B7 Em and it becomes the morning dew. C B7 Em And darling when the morning comes Dm G C and I see the morning sun, B7 Em I wanna be the one with you. Cmaj7 B7 Em Ebm Dm Just the two of us, we can make it if we try G Cmaj7 B7 Em Just the two of us, just the two of us. Cmaj7 B7 Just the two of us, Em Ebm Dm building big castles way up high. G Cmaj7 B7 Em Just the two of us, you and I. Cmaj7 B7 Just the two of us, Yeah, Em Ebm Dm just the two of us. G Cmaj7 B7 Em Just the two of us, let's get it together baby. Cmaj7 B7 Just the two of us, Yeah, Em Ebm Dm just the two of us. G Cmaj7 B7 Em Just the two of us, let's get it together baby. Cmaj7 B7 Em Ebm Dm Just the two of us.. G Cmaj7 B7 Em Just the two of us... Cmaj7 B7 Just the two of us, Em Ebm Dm we can make it G Cmaj7 B7 Em Just the two of us... Cmaj7 B7 Em Ebm Dm Just the two of us, G Cmaj7 B7 Em Just the two of us, you and I. Without the Capo chords would be like this: | C#maj7 | C7 | Fm7 | Ebm | | Ab | Dmaj7 | C#maj7 | Fm |