Chords for Etta James & Dr. John - I'd Rather Go Blind Live
Tempo:
79.575 bpm
Chords used:
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E
Bm
F#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd rather go blind.
[A]
[Bm]
[E]
[F#m] [A]
Something told me [Bm] that it was over, baby, yeah, baby.
When I saw [E] you [A] and that girl and y'all was talking,
[D] [F#m]
something deep down in my soul said, [Bm] go on and cry, girl.
When [E] I saw you and that [F#m] same girl and y'all was walking by,
and [A] I'd rather, oh, I'd rather be a [Bm] blind girl, baby, yeah, baby.
[C#] [E] Girl, then don't [A] watch you walk away from me, baby, don't leave.
[F#m] [Bm] [A]
Cause you see, I love you so much [Bm] that I don't wanna watch you leave me, baby.
And [Em] another thing [E] is, [F#m] I don't wanna be free.
I was just [A#] sitting [Bm] here, I was thinking, baby,
I was [E] thinking about your sweet kiss and [A] your
[D] [A]
When [Bm] I looked down in the glass that I held to my lips
and I saw the reflection [F] of the [E] tears rolling down my [A] face,
that's [D] when I knew I loved you and I [A] couldn't do without you
and I'd rather be a blind girl, baby, baby, baby, baby, [Bm] baby.
And oh, baby, and oh, baby, and oh, baby,
[E]
[A]
yeah, I'd rather be [Bm] a blind boy than to give you up.
Don't you know that little [E] girl I was running around with
was [A] just a little side show in my life,
knowing it wasn't nothing serious.
[Bm] I guess I was just a little delirious.
I guess I lost my mind, but I'd rather be blind [E] than to [A] watch you go.
[D] I don't wanna go.
[A] I don't wanna see you go.
[F#m] I don't want you to go.
And I [Bm] don't wanna go, neither.
I don't want you to leave me, baby.
Mmm, don't go.
Don't you [E] leave me, baby.
Please don't go.
[A] [F#m] [A] [D]
And hey, baby.
[A#m] Hey, [Bm] baby.
Hey, baby.
[E]
[F#m] I'd [E] [A]
rather be blind than to see you [Bm] go.
And I don't wanna see me, baby.
Please [E] don't go.
Don't walk away [A] from me.
Please don't walk away from me, baby.
Please don't walk away [F#m] from me, baby.
Please don't walk away [Bm] from me, baby.
Please don't walk away from me, baby.
Please don't walk away from me, baby.
[E] Please don't walk away from me, [A] baby.
[Bm]
[E] [C]
[D] I don't want to see [N] you leave me.
I wouldn't leave you for nothing in this world, no, no.
I don't want you to go.
You know I would never do nothing in my life.
And oh baby, oh yes, and oh baby, oh baby, and hey baby, hey [B] baby, I [G#] said I'd rather [D#] be [E] a [A] blind girl.
[N] [A] [Bm]
[E]
[A]
[A]
[Bm]
[E]
[F#m] [A]
Something told me [Bm] that it was over, baby, yeah, baby.
When I saw [E] you [A] and that girl and y'all was talking,
[D] [F#m]
something deep down in my soul said, [Bm] go on and cry, girl.
When [E] I saw you and that [F#m] same girl and y'all was walking by,
and [A] I'd rather, oh, I'd rather be a [Bm] blind girl, baby, yeah, baby.
[C#] [E] Girl, then don't [A] watch you walk away from me, baby, don't leave.
[F#m] [Bm] [A]
Cause you see, I love you so much [Bm] that I don't wanna watch you leave me, baby.
And [Em] another thing [E] is, [F#m] I don't wanna be free.
I was just [A#] sitting [Bm] here, I was thinking, baby,
I was [E] thinking about your sweet kiss and [A] your
[D] [A]
When [Bm] I looked down in the glass that I held to my lips
and I saw the reflection [F] of the [E] tears rolling down my [A] face,
that's [D] when I knew I loved you and I [A] couldn't do without you
and I'd rather be a blind girl, baby, baby, baby, baby, [Bm] baby.
And oh, baby, and oh, baby, and oh, baby,
[E]
[A]
yeah, I'd rather be [Bm] a blind boy than to give you up.
Don't you know that little [E] girl I was running around with
was [A] just a little side show in my life,
knowing it wasn't nothing serious.
[Bm] I guess I was just a little delirious.
I guess I lost my mind, but I'd rather be blind [E] than to [A] watch you go.
[D] I don't wanna go.
[A] I don't wanna see you go.
[F#m] I don't want you to go.
And I [Bm] don't wanna go, neither.
I don't want you to leave me, baby.
Mmm, don't go.
Don't you [E] leave me, baby.
Please don't go.
[A] [F#m] [A] [D]
And hey, baby.
[A#m] Hey, [Bm] baby.
Hey, baby.
[E]
[F#m] I'd [E] [A]
rather be blind than to see you [Bm] go.
And I don't wanna see me, baby.
Please [E] don't go.
Don't walk away [A] from me.
Please don't walk away from me, baby.
Please don't walk away [F#m] from me, baby.
Please don't walk away [Bm] from me, baby.
Please don't walk away from me, baby.
Please don't walk away from me, baby.
[E] Please don't walk away from me, [A] baby.
[Bm]
[E] [C]
[D] I don't want to see [N] you leave me.
I wouldn't leave you for nothing in this world, no, no.
I don't want you to go.
You know I would never do nothing in my life.
And oh baby, oh yes, and oh baby, oh baby, and hey baby, hey [B] baby, I [G#] said I'd rather [D#] be [E] a [A] blind girl.
[N] [A] [Bm]
[E]
[A]
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Ladies and gentlemen, I'd rather go blind.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Something told me [Bm] that it was over, baby, yeah, baby.
_ When I saw [E] you [A] and that girl and y'all was talking,
_ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
something deep down in my soul said, [Bm] go on and cry, girl.
_ _ _ When [E] I saw you and that [F#m] same girl and y'all was walking by, _ _ _ _
and [A] I'd rather, oh, I'd rather be a [Bm] blind girl, baby, yeah, baby.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [E] Girl, then don't [A] watch you walk away from me, baby, don't leave.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
Cause you see, I love you so much [Bm] that I don't wanna watch you leave me, baby.
_ _ And [Em] another thing [E] is, [F#m] I don't wanna be free.
_ _ _ I _ _ was just [A#] sitting [Bm] here, I was thinking, baby,
_ _ I was [E] thinking about your sweet kiss and [A] your_
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ When _ _ [Bm] I looked down in the glass that I held to my lips
and I saw the reflection [F] of the [E] tears rolling down my [A] face,
that's [D] when I knew I loved you and I [A] couldn't do without you
and I'd rather be a blind girl, baby, baby, baby, baby, [Bm] baby.
And oh, baby, and oh, baby, and oh, baby,
[E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ yeah, I'd rather be [Bm] a blind boy than to give you up.
Don't you know that little [E] girl I was running around with
was [A] just a little side show in my life,
knowing it wasn't nothing serious.
[Bm] I guess I was just a little delirious.
I guess I lost my mind, but I'd rather be blind [E] than to [A] watch you go.
[D] I don't wanna go.
[A] I don't wanna see you go.
[F#m] I don't want you to go.
And I [Bm] don't wanna go, neither.
I don't want you to leave me, baby.
Mmm, don't go.
Don't you [E] leave me, baby.
Please don't go.
[A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
And hey, baby.
[A#m] Hey, [Bm] baby.
Hey, baby.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] I'd _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
rather be blind than to see you [Bm] go.
And I don't wanna see me, baby.
_ Please [E] don't go.
Don't walk away [A] from me.
Please don't walk away from me, baby.
Please don't walk away [F#m] from me, baby.
Please don't walk away [Bm] from me, baby.
Please don't walk away from me, baby.
Please don't walk away from me, baby.
[E] Please don't walk away from me, [A] baby. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _
[D] I don't want to see [N] you leave me.
I wouldn't leave you for nothing in this world, no, no.
I don't want you to go.
You know I would never do nothing in my life.
And oh baby, oh yes, and oh baby, oh baby, and hey baby, hey [B] baby, I [G#] said I'd rather [D#] be [E] a [A] blind girl.
_ _ [N] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Something told me [Bm] that it was over, baby, yeah, baby.
_ When I saw [E] you [A] and that girl and y'all was talking,
_ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
something deep down in my soul said, [Bm] go on and cry, girl.
_ _ _ When [E] I saw you and that [F#m] same girl and y'all was walking by, _ _ _ _
and [A] I'd rather, oh, I'd rather be a [Bm] blind girl, baby, yeah, baby.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [E] Girl, then don't [A] watch you walk away from me, baby, don't leave.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
Cause you see, I love you so much [Bm] that I don't wanna watch you leave me, baby.
_ _ And [Em] another thing [E] is, [F#m] I don't wanna be free.
_ _ _ I _ _ was just [A#] sitting [Bm] here, I was thinking, baby,
_ _ I was [E] thinking about your sweet kiss and [A] your_
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ When _ _ [Bm] I looked down in the glass that I held to my lips
and I saw the reflection [F] of the [E] tears rolling down my [A] face,
that's [D] when I knew I loved you and I [A] couldn't do without you
and I'd rather be a blind girl, baby, baby, baby, baby, [Bm] baby.
And oh, baby, and oh, baby, and oh, baby,
[E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ yeah, I'd rather be [Bm] a blind boy than to give you up.
Don't you know that little [E] girl I was running around with
was [A] just a little side show in my life,
knowing it wasn't nothing serious.
[Bm] I guess I was just a little delirious.
I guess I lost my mind, but I'd rather be blind [E] than to [A] watch you go.
[D] I don't wanna go.
[A] I don't wanna see you go.
[F#m] I don't want you to go.
And I [Bm] don't wanna go, neither.
I don't want you to leave me, baby.
Mmm, don't go.
Don't you [E] leave me, baby.
Please don't go.
[A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
And hey, baby.
[A#m] Hey, [Bm] baby.
Hey, baby.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] I'd _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
rather be blind than to see you [Bm] go.
And I don't wanna see me, baby.
_ Please [E] don't go.
Don't walk away [A] from me.
Please don't walk away from me, baby.
Please don't walk away [F#m] from me, baby.
Please don't walk away [Bm] from me, baby.
Please don't walk away from me, baby.
Please don't walk away from me, baby.
[E] Please don't walk away from me, [A] baby. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _
[D] I don't want to see [N] you leave me.
I wouldn't leave you for nothing in this world, no, no.
I don't want you to go.
You know I would never do nothing in my life.
And oh baby, oh yes, and oh baby, oh baby, and hey baby, hey [B] baby, I [G#] said I'd rather [D#] be [E] a [A] blind girl.
_ _ [N] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _