Chords for Etta James - "I'd Rather Go Blind" (Covered by Dana Fuchs)

Tempo:
143.2 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Bm

E

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Etta James - "I'd Rather Go Blind" (Covered by Dana Fuchs) chords
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[Bm] [F]
[Em] [B] [A]
[E]
[G#m] [A] Something told me [Bm] that it just might be over
I saw you [A] and that girl walking, [E] yeah.
[Dm] down [F#m] [D]
in [E] [D] my soul it told me to [E] cry.
[E] Oh, when I saw [Bm] you [A] and that girl walking, yeah.
100%  ➙  143BPM
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
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To jam and learn Dana Fuchs - Id Rather Go Blind chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Bm, A, Bm, D, A, E and A. Set your pace at 71 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 143. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [A] _ Something _ _ _ told me _ [Bm] that _ _ _ _ it just might be over
_ _ [A] [D] when _ _ _ _ I saw _ _ you [A] _ _ _ and that girl _ walking, [E] yeah.
_ _ [G#] [A] Something deep _ [Dm] down _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ in _ _ [E] [D] my soul it told me to [E] cry.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] Oh, when I saw _ _ [Bm] you _ [A] and that girl walking, yeah.
[E] _ _ So [A] you see _ _ _ _ _ that I, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ oh that I'd rather go [E] blind
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
than to see you [Em] _ _ [A] _
walking away from me.
Oh, that's right. _ _
_ So you see _ _ I _ _ _ [E] _ love [Bm] you.
_ _ _ _ Oh, I love you so much now.
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ And most of [Em] all, baby, [A] _ I just don't want to lose
any more of your love. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] Well, [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was just, _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ oh, you know, I was just sitting here thinking. _
I _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] was thinking about your [Bm] _ [A] kiss and the [E] way [D] you used to [A] hold me so [E] [F#] tight.
_ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ But baby, _ _ _ [D]
when I saw the reflection in the glass that I held [E] in my lips,
[D] I was feeling the way I did. _ _
_ _ You [E] know that it revealed the tears.
[A] _ _ _ It revealed every tear that you saw on my [Bm] face.
And I [A] know, _ _ _ baby, _ baby, that I, _ [Bm] _ oh, _ that I'd rather go blind
_ _ [D]
because _ _ I don't want to see you.
_ [E] _ I don't want to see [A] you _ walking away, _ _ _ walking away.
And I know, _ _ oh, _ baby, you know that I _ _ [Bm] _
love _ _ you.
You know I love you so much.
[D] _ _ _ And I don't want to ever lose _ _ [Bm] _
you.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A]
I ain't [Bm] going to be no _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ baby no [A] more.
_ And I _ _ don't want to be a _ _ _ baby. _
_ _ _ _ Because _ baby, baby, you know [Bm] _ _ _
_ that _ _ _ [D] I, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
you know,
_ I'd rather be a blind girl _ than [A] ever see, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ than ever see
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ what's _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ from _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ Wow! _ _ _
Oh, _ _ yeah! _ _
You're from Lippincott!
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
Wow!
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you so much. _ _ _ _ _
_ Give it up for my band, you guys. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Live in NYC, written by Billy Foster and Ellington Jordan, this one shines.

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