Chords for Dana Fuchs - I'd Rather Go Blind - 5/25/13
Tempo:
84.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
B
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This song is about as primal [A] as it gets because it's all about fucking jealousy.
What a painful emotion jealousy is.
[F#] [Bm] And I once heard this old monk say,
if someone takes [B] from you something you love,
[E] you should [A] rejoice in their good fortune.
I [Bm] love all that beautiful philosophy,
[B] but let's bring it down [Bm] to human nature.
That shit is impossible right now.
[B]
[A] So we're going to say I'll claw your eyes out
if you take something I love.
This is a real love song.
It's called [Bm] I'd Rather Go Blind.
And she's just saying, man,
[B] without you, I don't want to see anything.
[A]
Something tell me [Bm] that it was over there
[B]
when I saw you [A] and that girl talking.
Something deep [Bm] down in my soul, it told me to cry.
[B] Oh baby, when I [A] saw you and that girl walking.
So you [Bm] see, oh, I would rather go blind
[B] than to see you [A] walking away from me.
So you see, darling,
oh, [Bm] I love you so much.
[D] Most [A] of all, baby, I don't ever want to lose you.
No, no, no.
[Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [F#m] [B]
[A] [E] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[Bm] [B]
[D] [A] [A]
[B]
[D]
[A] [Bm]
[E] [A]
[Bm]
[E]
[A] Well,
[Bm] [B]
[D]
[A]
I was [Bm] just, I was just sitting [D] here thinking,
[E] [A] your kiss and the way you used to hold me so tight.
But baby, [Bm] all the reflection,
the glance that I held up to my lips,
[D] it [A] revealed every tear,
every tear that you saw on my face.
And I know, baby,
[Bm] oh, I would rather be a blind girl
[B] because I don't want to ever [A] see you [D] walking away.
[A] And I [Bm]
know that I would rather be [D] a blind girl
because I don't want [A] to ever hear you, hear you,
[A] see you walk, [Bm]
don't you walk away.
Baby, darling, [E]
don't you [A] ever, ever, ever, ever hear me.
Hear me.
[Bm]
[E]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[D] [A] I don't want to be free, no.
I [Bm]
don't want to be free, no.
I've got nothing left to lose, so.
[D]
And honey, [A] I don't want to lose you, no, no, no.
I said I would rather, [Bm] I said I would rather,
I would rather be [D] a blind girl,
[A] Than to see you walkin' away, walkin' away.
Cause baby [Bm] you know that I love you, I love you so much
[D] And most of all, [E] and most of all baby, [B]
[E] I love you too, save me
[B]
[A] [Bm]
Love me, love
[D] me, [A]
love me, love [B]
What a painful emotion jealousy is.
[F#] [Bm] And I once heard this old monk say,
if someone takes [B] from you something you love,
[E] you should [A] rejoice in their good fortune.
I [Bm] love all that beautiful philosophy,
[B] but let's bring it down [Bm] to human nature.
That shit is impossible right now.
[B]
[A] So we're going to say I'll claw your eyes out
if you take something I love.
This is a real love song.
It's called [Bm] I'd Rather Go Blind.
And she's just saying, man,
[B] without you, I don't want to see anything.
[A]
Something tell me [Bm] that it was over there
[B]
when I saw you [A] and that girl talking.
Something deep [Bm] down in my soul, it told me to cry.
[B] Oh baby, when I [A] saw you and that girl walking.
So you [Bm] see, oh, I would rather go blind
[B] than to see you [A] walking away from me.
So you see, darling,
oh, [Bm] I love you so much.
[D] Most [A] of all, baby, I don't ever want to lose you.
No, no, no.
[Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [F#m] [B]
[A] [E] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[Bm] [B]
[D] [A] [A]
[B]
[D]
[A] [Bm]
[E] [A]
[Bm]
[E]
[A] Well,
[Bm] [B]
[D]
[A]
I was [Bm] just, I was just sitting [D] here thinking,
[E] [A] your kiss and the way you used to hold me so tight.
But baby, [Bm] all the reflection,
the glance that I held up to my lips,
[D] it [A] revealed every tear,
every tear that you saw on my face.
And I know, baby,
[Bm] oh, I would rather be a blind girl
[B] because I don't want to ever [A] see you [D] walking away.
[A] And I [Bm]
know that I would rather be [D] a blind girl
because I don't want [A] to ever hear you, hear you,
[A] see you walk, [Bm]
don't you walk away.
Baby, darling, [E]
don't you [A] ever, ever, ever, ever hear me.
Hear me.
[Bm]
[E]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[D] [A] I don't want to be free, no.
I [Bm]
don't want to be free, no.
I've got nothing left to lose, so.
[D]
And honey, [A] I don't want to lose you, no, no, no.
I said I would rather, [Bm] I said I would rather,
I would rather be [D] a blind girl,
[A] Than to see you walkin' away, walkin' away.
Cause baby [Bm] you know that I love you, I love you so much
[D] And most of all, [E] and most of all baby, [B]
[E] I love you too, save me
[B]
[A] [Bm]
Love me, love
[D] me, [A]
love me, love [B]
Key:
A
Bm
B
D
E
A
Bm
B
This song is about as primal [A] as it gets because it's all about fucking jealousy.
_ _ _ What a painful emotion jealousy is.
[F#] _ [Bm] And I once heard this old monk say,
if someone takes [B] from you something you love,
[E] you should [A] rejoice in their good fortune. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I [Bm] love all that beautiful philosophy,
[B] but let's bring it down [Bm] to human nature.
That shit is impossible right now.
_ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ So we're going to say I'll claw your eyes out
if you take something I love. _
This is a real love song.
It's called [Bm] I'd Rather Go Blind. _
And she's just saying, man,
[B] without you, I don't want to see anything.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Something tell _ _ me [Bm] that _ it was over there
_ _ _ [B]
when I saw you [A] and that girl talking. _
_ _ _ Something deep [Bm] down _ _ in my soul, it told me to cry. _ _
[B] Oh baby, when I [A] saw you and that girl walking.
_ _ _ _ So you [Bm] see, _ _ oh, I would rather go blind _
[B] than to see you [A] walking away from me.
_ So you see, darling,
oh, [Bm] _ _ I love you so much. _ _
_ [D] Most [A] of all, baby, I don't ever want to lose you.
No, no, no. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ Well, _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was [Bm] just, _ I was just sitting [D] here thinking,
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] your kiss and the way you used to hold me so tight. _
But baby, [Bm] _ all the reflection,
the glance that I held up to my lips,
_ [D] it [A] revealed every tear, _
every tear that you saw on my face.
And I know, _ _ baby,
[Bm] oh, I would rather be a blind girl _
_ [B] because I don't want to ever [A] see you [D] walking away.
_ [A] _ And I [Bm] _
know that I would rather _ be [D] a blind girl
because I don't want [A] to ever hear you, hear you,
_ _ [A] see you walk, [Bm] _ _
don't you walk away.
_ Baby, darling, [E]
don't you [A] ever, ever, ever, ever hear me.
Hear _ me.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] I don't want to be free, no.
_ _ _ _ _ I [Bm] _
don't want to be free, no.
I've got nothing left to lose, so.
_ _ _ [D] _
And honey, [A] I don't want to lose you, no, no, no.
_ _ I said I would rather, [Bm] I said I would rather,
_ I would rather be [D] a blind girl,
[A] Than to see you walkin' away, walkin' away.
Cause baby [Bm] you know that I love you, I love you so much
_ _ [D] And most of all, _ _ [E] and most of all baby, _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ I love you too, _ _ _ save me
_ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Love me, _ _ love _
_ _ _ [D] me, _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ love me, _ _ _ _ love [B] _
_ _ _ What a painful emotion jealousy is.
[F#] _ [Bm] And I once heard this old monk say,
if someone takes [B] from you something you love,
[E] you should [A] rejoice in their good fortune. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I [Bm] love all that beautiful philosophy,
[B] but let's bring it down [Bm] to human nature.
That shit is impossible right now.
_ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ So we're going to say I'll claw your eyes out
if you take something I love. _
This is a real love song.
It's called [Bm] I'd Rather Go Blind. _
And she's just saying, man,
[B] without you, I don't want to see anything.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Something tell _ _ me [Bm] that _ it was over there
_ _ _ [B]
when I saw you [A] and that girl talking. _
_ _ _ Something deep [Bm] down _ _ in my soul, it told me to cry. _ _
[B] Oh baby, when I [A] saw you and that girl walking.
_ _ _ _ So you [Bm] see, _ _ oh, I would rather go blind _
[B] than to see you [A] walking away from me.
_ So you see, darling,
oh, [Bm] _ _ I love you so much. _ _
_ [D] Most [A] of all, baby, I don't ever want to lose you.
No, no, no. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ Well, _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was [Bm] just, _ I was just sitting [D] here thinking,
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] your kiss and the way you used to hold me so tight. _
But baby, [Bm] _ all the reflection,
the glance that I held up to my lips,
_ [D] it [A] revealed every tear, _
every tear that you saw on my face.
And I know, _ _ baby,
[Bm] oh, I would rather be a blind girl _
_ [B] because I don't want to ever [A] see you [D] walking away.
_ [A] _ And I [Bm] _
know that I would rather _ be [D] a blind girl
because I don't want [A] to ever hear you, hear you,
_ _ [A] see you walk, [Bm] _ _
don't you walk away.
_ Baby, darling, [E]
don't you [A] ever, ever, ever, ever hear me.
Hear _ me.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] I don't want to be free, no.
_ _ _ _ _ I [Bm] _
don't want to be free, no.
I've got nothing left to lose, so.
_ _ _ [D] _
And honey, [A] I don't want to lose you, no, no, no.
_ _ I said I would rather, [Bm] I said I would rather,
_ I would rather be [D] a blind girl,
[A] Than to see you walkin' away, walkin' away.
Cause baby [Bm] you know that I love you, I love you so much
_ _ [D] And most of all, _ _ [E] and most of all baby, _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ I love you too, _ _ _ save me
_ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Love me, _ _ love _
_ _ _ [D] me, _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ love me, _ _ _ _ love [B] _