Chords for B.B. King & Friends; A Blues Session. 04 I'd Rather Go Blind (Etta James & Dr. John)

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A

Bm

E

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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B.B. King & Friends; A Blues Session. 04 I'd Rather Go Blind (Etta James & Dr. John) chords
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[Eb] [Em] Thank you, thank you so much.
[G] Thank you.
You know ladies and gentlemen there are people and songs that seem to be made for each other.
And speaking of being together, we have a perfect combination right here.
Miss Etta James ladies and gentlemen.
[Eb] I'd rather go [A]
[Bm] blind.
[Em] [A] Something told me [Gb]
[Bm] that it was over baby ever.
[Em] When I saw you and [A] that girl and you always talking [D]
[A] something deep [Am] down in my soul.
[Bm] Go on and cry.
When I saw [E] you and the same [A] girl and you [Gbm] always walking back.
[A] And I'd rather [Bb] be a [Bm] blind girl baby.
Watch
[E] you walk [A] away from me baby.
Don't leave.
[Bm] [A] Cause you see I love you so much.
[Bm] That I don't want to watch you leave me baby.
[Em] And another thing is I [A] don't want to be free.
Sitting [Bm] here I was thinking baby.
[E] I was thinking about your sweet kiss [A] and your.
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [Bm] When I look down in the glass that I held to my lips.
And I saw the reflection of [F] the tears [E] rolling down my [A] face.
That's when I knew I loved you and I can't do without you.
And I'd rather be a blind girl baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, [Bm] baby.
Oh baby.
Oh baby.
[E] Hey baby.
[A] Me.
Yeah I'd [Bm] rather be a blind than to give you up.
Don't you know [E] that little girl I was running around with.
[A] Was just a little side show in my life.
Knowing it wasn't nothing serious.
I guess I was just a little [G] [Bm] delirious.
[G] I guess I [D] lost my [Bm] mind.
But I'd rather be [E] blind than to watch [A] you go.
I don't want to go.
I don't want to see you go.
I don't want you to go and I don't [Bm] want to go leave.
I don't want you to leave me baby.
Don't go.
I don't [E] want you to leave me baby.
Please don't [Gbm] go.
And [A]
[B] baby.
[Bm] Hey baby.
[E] [A] [Eb]
[D] [A] I'd rather be blind than [Bm] to see you go.
I don't want to see you leave me baby.
Please don't go, [E] don't walk [A] away from me.
Please don't walk away from me baby.
Please don't walk away
[Gbm] [Bm]
from me baby.
[E] Please don't walk [A] away from me baby.
Oh,
[Bm] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
I [Em] don't [Ab] want to see you leave me.
[E] I couldn't leave you for nothing in this [B] world, no, no.
[G] You know I would never do nothing in [N] my life.
And oh baby, oh yeah, baby.
And I said I'd rather be a blind guy.
[D] [B] [A]
[Bm]
[E] [A]
[N]
Miss Etta James.
[Gm] [G] Miss Etta James and Dr.
[N] John, ladies and gentlemen.
You're all right.
How can anybody ever
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E
2311
D
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Em
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A
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Bm
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To learn B.B. King - Id Rather Go Blind chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Em, A, Bm, E and A. Start with a comfortable 39 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 80. With an eye on the song's key A Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Eb] [Em] Thank you, thank you so much.
[G] Thank you.
You know ladies and gentlemen there are people and songs that seem to be made for each other.
And speaking of being together, we have a perfect combination right here.
Miss Etta James ladies and gentlemen.
[Eb] I'd rather go _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] blind. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Something _ _ _ _ _ told me [Gb]
[Bm] that it was over baby ever. _ _ _
[Em] When I saw you and [A] that girl and you always talking [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ something deep [Am] down in my soul.
[Bm] Go on and cry. _ _ _ _ _
When I saw [E] you and the same [A] girl and you [Gbm] always walking back. _
_ _ _ [A] _ And I'd rather [Bb] be a [Bm] blind girl baby.
_ Watch _ _
_ _ [E] _ you walk [A] away from me baby.
Don't leave.
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ Cause you see I love you so much.
[Bm] That I don't want to watch you leave me baby. _
_ [Em] And another thing is I [A] don't want to be free. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sitting [Bm] here I was thinking baby. _ _
_ [E] I was thinking about your sweet kiss [A] and your. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [Bm] When I look down in the glass that I held to my lips.
And I saw the reflection of [F] the tears [E] rolling down my [A] face.
That's when I knew I loved you and I can't do without you.
And I'd rather be a blind girl baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, [Bm] baby.
Oh baby. _ _ _
Oh baby.
[E] Hey baby.
[A] Me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah I'd [Bm] rather be a blind _ _ _ than to give you up.
Don't you know [E] that little girl I was running around with.
[A] Was just a little side show in my life.
Knowing it wasn't nothing serious.
I guess I was just a little [G] [Bm] delirious.
[G] I guess I [D] lost my [Bm] mind.
But I'd rather be [E] blind than to watch [A] you go.
I don't want to go.
I don't want to see you go.
I don't want you to go and I don't [Bm] want to go leave.
I don't want you to leave me baby. _
Don't go.
I don't [E] want you to leave me baby.
Please don't [Gbm] go. _ _
_ _ _ And _ _ [A] _
_ [B] baby.
[Bm] Hey baby. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ I'd rather be blind than [Bm] to see you go.
I don't want to see you leave me baby.
_ Please don't go, [E] don't walk [A] away from me.
Please don't walk away from me baby.
Please don't walk away _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
from me baby.
[E] Please don't walk [A] away from me baby. _
_ Oh, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ oh, _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
I _ [Em] _ _ _ don't [Ab] want to see you leave me.
[E] I couldn't leave you for nothing in this [B] world, no, no. _
_ [G] _ You know I would never do nothing in [N] my life.
And oh baby, oh yeah, _ _ _ baby.
And I said I'd rather be a blind guy.
[D] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ Miss Etta James. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Miss Etta James and Dr.
[N] John, ladies and gentlemen.
You're all right.
How can anybody ever

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Among the tracks on the album A Night Of Blues, written by Billy Foster and Ellington Jordan, this one stands out.

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