Chords for I'd Rather Go Blind

Tempo:
74 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bm

E

D

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I'd Rather Go Blind chords
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[A]
I'd like to do a song that I wrote.
[Bm] [E] It's a story about a girl [Bm]
who would rather go blind than [Em]
[Bm] to [A] watch her lover leave her.
I'd rather be a [E] blind girl.
[D] [A] Something told me, [Bm] oh, something told me it was over, babe.
[F#m] [Bm] When [A] I saw [D] you [Bm] and that girl and [A] y'all were talking,
[E] [A] something deep down, hey, deep [Bm] down in my soul said,
go on, go on and cry, girl.
[F#m] [Bm] When I saw you and that same girl and y'all [A] were walking by,
[C#m] [E] hey, [D] and I'd rather, oh, [Em] I'd rather, [Bm] I'd rather be a blind girl, baby, whoa, yeah, yeah, babe.
[F#m] [Bm] I would rather be a blind girl than to watch you walk [A] away from me, baby, don't leave me.
I don't want to see you go.
Because you see, I love you so much [Bm] that I don't want to watch you leave me, baby, no, no, no.
Oh, and [D] another thing is, [A] one more thing is, I don't want to be free.
I'm scared to be by myself.
I [G#m] was just, [G] I was [E] just, [Bm] oh, I was sitting and thinking, babe.
Oh, I was thinking about your sweet kiss.
[A] [Am] [A] [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [A] [E] [C#]
[C#m] I [Bm] was thinking about your sweet kiss and your, uh, uh.
I see, I see most of y'all know what [A] I'm talking about.
Whoa, when I looked down [F#] in the [A] glass that I [Bm] held to my lips
and I saw the reflection of the tears rolling down my [F#m] face,
[Bm] hey, babe, [A] that's when I, when I [D] knew I loved and I couldn't do without
and I'd [A] rather be a blind girl, baby, babe.
[Bm] [A] [E]
[Bm] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, [Em] hey, hey, hey, [Bm] hey.
[E] I don't believe some of y'all heard [F#] me.
[Bm] [A] I'm, I'm, I'm, [Bm] I'm, I'm, I'm, I, I, I, I, I'm going to [A] tell y'all again anyway.
[C#] [Bm] And I was sitting here thinking, babe.
[A] [Bm] [C#m] [D] Oh, I was thinking about your sweet kiss [Em] [A] and
[A] your.
[Bm] When I looked down in the glass that I held to my lips
and [D] I saw the reflection of the tears rolling down my [A] face,
that's when I knew I loved and I couldn't do without
and I'd rather be a blind girl, baby, babe, babe, babe, babe.
Oh, yeah,
[F#m] [Bm] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, baby.
Oh, I'd rather be a blind girl, baby.
Don't want to see you leave me.
Please don't go.
And oh, baby.
And [D] oh, baby.
[Bm]
And I said I'd rather be a blind [Em] girl.
[A]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[A] [Bm] [A]
Thank you.
[E] Thank you.
Key:  
A
1231
Bm
13421112
E
2311
D
1321
F#m
123111112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
E
2311
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To learn Etta James - Id Rather Go Blind chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, F#m, Bm, A, Bm, D and A of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 37 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 74. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'd like to do a song that I wrote.
[Bm] _ [E] It's a story about a girl [Bm] _
_ who would rather go blind than [Em] _ _
[Bm] to [A] watch her lover leave her.
_ I'd rather be a [E] blind girl.
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ Something told me, _ [Bm] oh, something told me it was over, babe. _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ When [A] I saw [D] you [Bm] and that girl and [A] y'all were talking, _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ something deep down, hey, deep [Bm] down in my soul said,
go on, go on and cry, girl.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ When I saw you and that same girl and y'all [A] were walking by, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] [E] hey, [D] and I'd rather, oh, [Em] I'd rather, [Bm] I'd rather be a blind girl, baby, whoa, yeah, yeah, babe.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] I _ would rather be a blind girl than to watch you walk [A] away from me, baby, don't leave me.
_ I don't want to see you go.
_ _ Because you see, I love you so much [Bm] that I don't want to watch you leave me, baby, no, no, no. _
_ _ _ _ Oh, and [D] another thing is, _ [A] one more thing is, I don't want to be free.
I'm scared to be by myself.
_ _ I [G#m] was just, [G] I was [E] just, _ [Bm] _ _ oh, I was sitting and thinking, babe.
_ _ _ _ Oh, I was thinking about your sweet kiss.
_ [A] _ [Am] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [C#] _
[C#m] I [Bm] _ was _ thinking about your sweet kiss and your, uh, uh.
_ _ _ I see, I see most of y'all know what [A] I'm talking about. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Whoa, when I looked down [F#] in the [A] glass that I [Bm] held to my lips
and I saw the reflection of the tears rolling down my [F#m] face,
_ [Bm] hey, babe, [A] that's when I, when I [D] knew I loved and I couldn't do without
and I'd [A] rather be a blind girl, baby, babe. _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, [Em] hey, hey, hey, [Bm] hey.
_ _ _ _ [E] I don't believe some of y'all heard [F#] me.
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ I'm, I'm, I'm, [Bm] I'm, I'm, I'm, I, I, I, I, I'm going to [A] tell y'all again anyway. _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ And I was sitting here thinking, babe.
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C#m] [D] Oh, I was thinking about your sweet kiss [Em] [A] and _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] your. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] When _ _ _ _ _ I looked down in the glass that I held to my lips
and [D] I saw the reflection of the tears rolling down my [A] face,
that's when I knew I loved and I couldn't do without
and I'd rather be a blind girl, baby, babe, babe, babe, babe.
Oh, yeah, _
_ [F#m] _ [Bm] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, baby.
Oh, I'd rather be a blind girl, baby. _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't want to see you leave me.
_ _ Please don't go.
_ And oh, baby. _
And [D] oh, baby.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
And I said I'd rather be a blind [Em] girl.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank you.
_ _ [E] Thank you.

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This song is part of Burnin Down The House album.

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