Chords for Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind

_ _ _ [A#] _ [G] _ _ I'd like to do a song for you now that I had the pleasure of writing, _ _ _ 1968.
_ And it's [Cm] a story about [Gm] a girl that would rather go blind [Bm] than [Em] to watch her lover leave her.
I'd rather be a blind girl.
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ Something told me, _
[F#m] _ yeah, [Bm] something told me it was over baby.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
When _ [D] I saw you, that girl, [A] y'all was talking. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ Something deep down, [Bm] oh, deep down in my soul [D] said go on, [Bm] go on and cry girl.
[E] _ [F#] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ When I saw [Em] you and that same girl, [A] y'all were walking by. _ _ _
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_ [E] Oh, and I'd [A] rather, oh, [Em] I'd rather [F#] be a [Bm] blind girl, baby.
Oh, yeah, baby.
_ [D] _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ I'd rather be a blind girl [A] than to watch you walk away from me, baby, don't leave me.
_ [A]
I don't want to [D] see you go.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ But you see I love you so much that I [Bm] don't want to watch you.
I don't want to watch you leave me, baby, [D] no, no.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ Oh, [A] another thing is, one more thing is I don't, _ I don't want to be free.
I'm scared to be by myself. _ _
_ [G] I'm a dread, [C#m] I'm a dread.
[A] Oh, I, [Bm] oh, I, _ oh, I'm a [D] sitting here thinking, baby.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ I [Em] was thinking [A] about your [Em] sweet kisses. _
[D] [A] Oh, I _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] see y'all know what I'm [C#] talking about [Bm] here in Austin, huh?
_ _ I was thinking about your sweet kisses, [A] hey, baby.
_ [Bm] Y'all know what I'm talking about here in Texas?
[Dm] _ [Em] I was thinking about your sweet kisses, y'all.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Oh, when I looked down at the glass that I held [Bm] to my lips
[D] and I saw the reflection of the tears [Bm]
[D] rolling down my face.
That's what I knew I loved and I couldn't do without you.
And I'd rather be a [A] blind girl.
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_ _ [A] I don't believe [Bm] _ _ _
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some _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of y'all heard me, _ [Bm] _ _ but I'm gonna tell you again anyway.
_ _ _ [D] Now listen.
[Bm] _ _
_ [D] Heheheheh.
_ _ _ [G] Heheheheh.
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Now listen.
_ _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, I said, oh I said I was just sitting [Bm] right here, I was sitting right here thinking, [D] babe. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] I _ was thinking about your [D] speeches. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ And I looked down at a glass and a hill to my [F#m] lips and I saw the [Bm] reflection [D] of the tears rolling down my face.
That's when I knew I loved you and I [F#m] couldn't do without you [Bm] and I'd rather be a blind [D] girl.
[D#] Hey, [E] hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, [A] hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, girl.
_ _ I know I'm famous.
_ Yeah, I'm famous.
I _ ain't hurt you at [Bm] all.
_ I'd rather, I'd rather be a blind girl, [F#m] baby.
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I don't wanna see [C#] you leaving.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
Please don't [Em] go. _ _
And I, _ _ _ _ _ I, _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ I'd _ _ _ rather _ be a [G] blind _ girl.
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