Chords for Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind (Live at Montreux 1975)
Tempo:
116.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
F#m
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] I'm going to sing a song.
[Bm]
[F#m] [B]
[A]
[F#m]
[A] Look out.
[B] [Bm]
[F#m]
[A]
[C#m] [D] [A]
Something told me [Bm]
it was over, babe.
[F#m] [Bm]
When I saw you and [A]
that girl talking, babe.
[E] [A]
Something deep down [Bm] in my soul said, go on and cry, girl.
When I saw you and that [A] same girl walking by.
[F#m] [A]
And I would [F#m] rather, I would [Bm] rather be a blind girl, babe.
[F#m] [Bm]
Than to see you walk away, [A] walk away from me, babe.
[E] [A]
Cause you see, I love you [F#m] so [Bm] much.
I don't want to watch you leave me, babe.
[D]
[F#m] [Bm]
And another thing is, I
[A] just don't want to be free, no babe.
Now listen, I [B] was [Bm] just [D] sitting here [Bm] thinking, yeah.
About your sweet kiss.
[A] And your warm embrace, babe.
[Em]
[A]
When the reflection in the [Bm] glass that I held to my lips, babe.
Revealed the tears that was [A] on my face, yeah, babe.
[F#m] [B]
[A]
[F#m]
[Bm] Baby, baby, baby, I'd rather be a blind girl.
[A]
[Bm]
Oh, I'd [G#] rather be a [D] blind [A] girl.
Than to watch you walk away from me, boy.
[C#m]
[F#m] [A]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm] Than to watch you walk [A] away from me, baby, don't leave.
Oh, now listen, I'm going to tell you all one more [A#] time.
[Bm]
I was just sitting here a minute ago thinking, babe.
[C#] I was [F#] thinking about your sweet kiss.
[A]
And your, [F#m]
[E] [A]
thinking about your sweet kiss.
And your,
[Bm] ooh, la la la la la.
[Dm] [D]
[Bm]
[B] When I looked down in the glass that I held to my [A] lips.
I was looking in the glass and I saw the reflection of the tears rolling down my face.
[F#] [A] [A#]
[B] [Bm]
[A] I'd rather be a blind girl.
[Bm]
Leave me, girl.
[A]
[F#m] [Am]
[A]
[B] [A] [F#m]
[Bm]
[E] [D]
[A]
[Em] Leave me, girl.
[D] [E]
[A]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
Don't
[F#] [G]
[A]
[F#m] [G#]
[A] [C#m] leave [F#m] me.
[A]
[Bm] Let
[B] him leave me, [A] girl.
[Bm]
[A]
[B] [E] [A] Woo!
Woo!
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[B] [Bm]
I'd rather, I'd rather.
I don't want to watch you leave me.
I can't stand to see you go.
Oh, babe.
I'd rather be a blind [B] girl.
[E] [A]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A]
[E]
[Bm]
[F#m] [B]
[A]
[F#m]
[A] Look out.
[B] [Bm]
[F#m]
[A]
[C#m] [D] [A]
Something told me [Bm]
it was over, babe.
[F#m] [Bm]
When I saw you and [A]
that girl talking, babe.
[E] [A]
Something deep down [Bm] in my soul said, go on and cry, girl.
When I saw you and that [A] same girl walking by.
[F#m] [A]
And I would [F#m] rather, I would [Bm] rather be a blind girl, babe.
[F#m] [Bm]
Than to see you walk away, [A] walk away from me, babe.
[E] [A]
Cause you see, I love you [F#m] so [Bm] much.
I don't want to watch you leave me, babe.
[D]
[F#m] [Bm]
And another thing is, I
[A] just don't want to be free, no babe.
Now listen, I [B] was [Bm] just [D] sitting here [Bm] thinking, yeah.
About your sweet kiss.
[A] And your warm embrace, babe.
[Em]
[A]
When the reflection in the [Bm] glass that I held to my lips, babe.
Revealed the tears that was [A] on my face, yeah, babe.
[F#m] [B]
[A]
[F#m]
[Bm] Baby, baby, baby, I'd rather be a blind girl.
[A]
[Bm]
Oh, I'd [G#] rather be a [D] blind [A] girl.
Than to watch you walk away from me, boy.
[C#m]
[F#m] [A]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm] Than to watch you walk [A] away from me, baby, don't leave.
Oh, now listen, I'm going to tell you all one more [A#] time.
[Bm]
I was just sitting here a minute ago thinking, babe.
[C#] I was [F#] thinking about your sweet kiss.
[A]
And your, [F#m]
[E] [A]
thinking about your sweet kiss.
And your,
[Bm] ooh, la la la la la.
[Dm] [D]
[Bm]
[B] When I looked down in the glass that I held to my [A] lips.
I was looking in the glass and I saw the reflection of the tears rolling down my face.
[F#] [A] [A#]
[B] [Bm]
[A] I'd rather be a blind girl.
[Bm]
Leave me, girl.
[A]
[F#m] [Am]
[A]
[B] [A] [F#m]
[Bm]
[E] [D]
[A]
[Em] Leave me, girl.
[D] [E]
[A]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
Don't
[F#] [G]
[A]
[F#m] [G#]
[A] [C#m] leave [F#m] me.
[A]
[Bm] Let
[B] him leave me, [A] girl.
[Bm]
[A]
[B] [E] [A] Woo!
Woo!
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[B] [Bm]
I'd rather, I'd rather.
I don't want to watch you leave me.
I can't stand to see you go.
Oh, babe.
I'd rather be a blind [B] girl.
[E] [A]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A]
[E]
Key:
A
Bm
F#m
B
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[A] _ _ _ _ I'm going to sing a song.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ Look out.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ Something _ _ told _ me [Bm] _
it was over, babe. _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ When I saw you _ and [A] _
that girl talking, babe. _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ Something deep down [Bm] in my soul said, go on and cry, girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I saw you and that [A] same girl _ walking by. _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ And I would [F#m] rather, I would [Bm] rather be a blind girl, babe. _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ Than to see you walk away, _ [A] _ walk away from me, babe.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Cause you see, I love you [F#m] so [Bm] much.
_ _ _ I don't want to watch you leave me, babe.
[D] _ _
[F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
And another thing is, I _
[A] _ just don't want to be free, no babe. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now listen, I [B] _ _ _ _ was [Bm] just _ _ [D] sitting here [Bm] thinking, yeah. _ _ _ _
About your sweet kiss. _
[A] _ _ And your warm embrace, babe.
_ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
When the reflection in the [Bm] glass that I held to my lips, babe.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Revealed _ _ _ _ the tears _ that was [A] on _ my face, yeah, babe.
_ _ [F#m] _ [B] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] Baby, baby, baby, I'd rather be a blind girl.
_ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, I'd [G#] rather be a [D] blind [A] girl.
Than to watch you walk away from me, boy. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] _ _ _ Than to watch you walk [A] away from me, baby, don't leave. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, now listen, I'm going to tell you all one more [A#] time.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ I was just sitting here a minute ago thinking, babe. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[C#] I was [F#] thinking about your sweet kiss.
[A] _
_ And your, _ _ [F#m] _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
thinking about your sweet kiss.
And your, _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] ooh, la la la la la.
_ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] When I looked down in the glass that I held to my [A] lips.
I was looking in the glass and I saw the reflection of the tears rolling down my face. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [A#] _
[B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ I'd rather be a blind girl. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Leave me, girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Leave me, girl.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _
_ Don't _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] leave [F#m] me.
_ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] Let _ _ _ _ _
[B] him leave me, [A] girl. _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] [A] Woo!
Woo! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ I'd _ _ _ rather, _ _ _ _ I'd rather. _ _
I don't want to watch you leave me.
I can't stand to see you go. _
Oh, babe. _ _ _
I'd rather be a blind _ [B] girl. _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ Look out.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ Something _ _ told _ me [Bm] _
it was over, babe. _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ When I saw you _ and [A] _
that girl talking, babe. _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ Something deep down [Bm] in my soul said, go on and cry, girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I saw you and that [A] same girl _ walking by. _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ And I would [F#m] rather, I would [Bm] rather be a blind girl, babe. _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ Than to see you walk away, _ [A] _ walk away from me, babe.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Cause you see, I love you [F#m] so [Bm] much.
_ _ _ I don't want to watch you leave me, babe.
[D] _ _
[F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
And another thing is, I _
[A] _ just don't want to be free, no babe. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now listen, I [B] _ _ _ _ was [Bm] just _ _ [D] sitting here [Bm] thinking, yeah. _ _ _ _
About your sweet kiss. _
[A] _ _ And your warm embrace, babe.
_ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
When the reflection in the [Bm] glass that I held to my lips, babe.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Revealed _ _ _ _ the tears _ that was [A] on _ my face, yeah, babe.
_ _ [F#m] _ [B] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] Baby, baby, baby, I'd rather be a blind girl.
_ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, I'd [G#] rather be a [D] blind [A] girl.
Than to watch you walk away from me, boy. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] _ _ _ Than to watch you walk [A] away from me, baby, don't leave. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, now listen, I'm going to tell you all one more [A#] time.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ I was just sitting here a minute ago thinking, babe. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[C#] I was [F#] thinking about your sweet kiss.
[A] _
_ And your, _ _ [F#m] _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
thinking about your sweet kiss.
And your, _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] ooh, la la la la la.
_ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] When I looked down in the glass that I held to my [A] lips.
I was looking in the glass and I saw the reflection of the tears rolling down my face. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [A#] _
[B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ I'd rather be a blind girl. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Leave me, girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Leave me, girl.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _
_ Don't _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] leave [F#m] me.
_ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] Let _ _ _ _ _
[B] him leave me, [A] girl. _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] [A] Woo!
Woo! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ I'd _ _ _ rather, _ _ _ _ I'd rather. _ _
I don't want to watch you leave me.
I can't stand to see you go. _
Oh, babe. _ _ _
I'd rather be a blind _ [B] girl. _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _