Hushabye
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Original Album
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All Summer Long
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Also Appeared On
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Written By
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Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
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Produced By
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Brian Wilson
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Lead Vocals
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Brian and Mike
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Recorded On
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April 1964
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Length
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2:39
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Notes
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- Cover version of the Mystics' 1958 Top 20 hit
- One BB cover version that actually surpasses the original
- Breathtakingly beautiful vocal intro and ending
- The BB turn a doo-wop oldie into one rock's prettiest lullabyes
- Lyrics
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Oo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo
Ah ah ah ah
Oo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo
Ah ah ah ah
Oo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo
Ah ah ah ah
Hush hush
Hushabye
Hushabye
Hushabye
Oh my darlin' don't you cry
Guardian angels up above
Take care of the one I love
Oo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo
Ah ah ah ah
Hush hush
Hushabye
Oo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo
Ah ah ah ah
Hush hush
Hushabye
Oooo oooo oooo oooo
Lullabye and goodnight
In your dreams I hold you tight
Lullabye and goodnight
Til the dawn's early light
Pillows lying on your bed
Oh my darling rest your head
Sandman will be coming soon
Singing you a slumber tune
Oo ooo oooo oooo ooo ooo ooo
Hush
Hush
Hushabye
Oo ooo oooo oooo ooo ooo ooo
Hush
Hush
Hushabye
Oo ooo oooo oooo ooo ooo ooo
Oo ooo oooo oooo ooo ooo ooo
Ah ah ah ah
- Chords
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intro:...A....B7...E....C#m7...F#m7...B7...E
E...C#m7...A...B7...E...C#m7...A...B7
Ooooh
E.................C#m7.......A.....................B7
Hushabye, hushabye, oh my darlin' don't you cry
E.......................C#m7.........A........................B7
Guardian angels up above take care of the one I love
E...C#m7...A.............B7
Ooooh Hush hush hushabye
E...C#m7...A.............B7
Ooooh Hush hush hushabye
..E....A....E....E7
Oooh oooh oooh
...........A..B7.............E..C#m7......F#m7..B7..............E...E7
Lullabye and goodnight in your dreams I hold you tight
...........A..B7.............E..C#m7......F#m7..B7.....E
Lullabye and goodnight, 'til the dawn's early light
E....................C#m7.............A.....................B7
Pillows lying on your bed, oh my darling rest your head
E..........................C#m7................A.....................B7
Sandman will be coming soon, singing you a slumber tune
E..C#m7...A...............B7
Ooooh Hush hush hushabye
E..C#m7...A...............B7............E...E7
Ooooh Hush hush hushabye, ooh
outtro:A...B7...E...C#m7...F#m7...B7...E
Chart prepared by Francis Greene