You've Got What It Takes

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Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., was an American singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned more than two decades. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., he was the son of a storefront minister of a local Pentecostal church sect and grew up singing gospel in church revivals as a young child. Gaye branched out into secular music as a teenager, joining the doo-wop group The Marquees, after returning from an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force, before the group was hired by Harvey Fuqua to be Harvey & The Moonglows. Following the band's separation in 1960, Gaye began working as a session drummer for the Detroit music label, Anna, before signing with Motown Records in 1961, adding an "e" to his s… more »

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Come here, Marvin, let me tell you something (yeah, baby)

You don't drive a big fine car
And you don't look like a movie star
And on that little ol' paycheck, we won't get far
But you got it (I got it), baby, you got what it takes for me

Whoah, ya satisfy
You got what it takes to set my soul on fire
You got it (I got it), baby, you got what it takes for me

Huh, come here dammit, let me tell you somethin' (I'm here, baby)

Honey, you don't live in a beautiful place
And you don't dress with the best of taste
And nature didn't give you such a beautiful face but you got it (boy, I got it)
Baby, you got it, what it takes for me
You satisfy, you got what it takes to set my soul on fire
You've got it (I know it), honey, you've got it, what it takes for me

Now when you kiss me
Oh, baby, my head goes round and round
Honey, honey, when you're near me
Oh, baby, my love comes tumblin' down
You send me, honey

Oh, you don't live in a beautiful place
And you don't dress with the best of taste
And nature didn't give you such a beautiful face
But you got it, baby, you got it, what it takes for me
Oh, you know you satisfy (ooh)
You got what it takes to set my soul on fire
You've got it, ooh, baby, you got it, what it takes for me
I know, I know you've got it, baby, you've got it, what it takes for me
You set my little soul on fire, you've got it
Whoa, baby, you've got it, what it takes for me
I know, I know, baby, you've got what it takes for me
Whoah, yeah

Tammi, Tammi, you've got it
Marvin, you've got it, what it takes for me
I know you've got it, baby, you've got it
What it takes for me 
I know you've got it, ooh baby, you got

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