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Etta James - I’d Rather Go Blind Ukulele Chords

Chord reference A, F#m, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[A]Something [F#m]told me [A]it was [Bm]over [F#m]heyeyey [Bm]ey when I saw you and her [A]talking, Something deep down in my [Bm]soul said, ‘Cry Girl’, [A]Ahhh [Bm]cry when I saw you and that [A]girl, walking out.

I would rather, I would rather go [Bm]blind boy, Than to see you, walk away from me [A]child, and all. Ooooo [A]so you see, I love you so much [F#m] [Bm]That I don’t want to watch you leave me baby, [F#m][Bm] Most of all, I just don’t, I just don’t want to be [A]free no

I was just, I was [Bm]just, I was just sitting here thinking [F#m][Bm] Of your kisses and your warm em[A]brace, yeah, When the reflection in the [F#m]glass that I [Bm]held to my lips now baby, [F#m]yeyeyey [Bm]yey Revealed the tears that was on my [A]face, yeah.

And baby, baby, I would rather be [Bm]blind boy Than to see you walk away, see you walk away from [A]me, yeah Baby, baby, baby, I’d rather be [Bm]blind now Than to see you walk away, see you walk away from [A]me, yeah

Artist Etta James
Album Tell Mama
Genres Blues, Soul
Year 1968
Key A

How to Play I'd Rather Go Blind on Ukulele?

Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind can be played in the key of A using the A, F#m, Bm chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I'd Rather Go Blind with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.