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Id Rather Go Blind by Etta James - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3

            I have captured most of the major riffs. 
The riffs are placed generally with respect to the lyrics
Key:
h=hammer on
p=pull off
s=slide
 
[Intro]
E|-------------|----------|-----------|-----------------------|---------------|
B|-------------|----------|-----------|-----------------------|---------------|
G|-------------|----------|-----------|-----------------------|---------------|
D|-------------|--2-------|-----------|-----------------------|---------------|
A|-------0-----|4—4-2-----|-----2-----|-----0----------0------|----0--0--0----|
E|-0h2---------|----------|---2-------|-0-2--2--0--2----------|0-2--2--2------|

Riff 1:
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------4--2------------|
A|------------------4—2-------|
E|----------------------------|

Riff 2:
E|-------------|---------------|
B|-------------|---------------|
G|-------------|---------------|
D|-------------|---------------|
A|-------0-----|-----------0---|
E|-0h2---------|-2--0--2-------|

Riff 3:
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------4--2--|
E|--2--0-------|

Riff 4:
E|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|
G|----------2--------|-----2--4p2------|
D|---2h4-------------|--4--------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|

Riff 5:
E|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|------------------|--2h4----4-------|-4s6--4--2--4--|
D|---2h4---4--------|-----------------|---------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|---------------|

[Chorus]
A                       Bm         (riff 1)
Somethin' told me it was over... (yeah)
                       A         (riff 2)
When I saw you and her talking.
                           Bm                    (riff 3)        
Somethin' deep down in my soul said, 'cry girl' (cry cry)
                              A              (riff 4)
When I saw you and that girl walkin', around.
A                                       Bm
Whoo. I would rather, I would rather go blind, boy
                                 A              (riff 2)
Than to see you walk away from me child, and all
A
Whoo. So you see, I love you so much,
Bm
That, I don't want to watch you leave me baby.
                                       A                    (riff 2)
Most of all I just don't, I just don't want to be free, no.
                                 Bm
Whoo. Whooi was just, I was just, I was just, sitting here thinking
                            A            (riff 2)
Of your kiss and your warm embrace, yeah
    (riff 1)                               Bm                 (riff 1)
When a reflection in the glass that I held to my lips now baby (yeah yeah),
                                     A          (riff 5)
Revealed these tears that are on my face, yeah
                                             Bm
Whoo. And baby, and baby, baby, I'd rather be blind, boy
                                          A        (riff 2)
Than to see you walk away, walk away from me, yeah
                                         Bm
Whoo, And Baby, baby, baby, I'd rather be blind, boy 
        

We also have 11 songs by Etta James

• All I Could Do Was Cry
• At Last
• Baby Baby Every Night
• Crazy Feeling
• Damn Your Eyes
• Fool That I Am
• I Just Wanna Make Love To You
• Id Rather Go Blind
• Somethings Got A Hold On Me
• Stormy Weather
• Sunday Kind Of Love

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