Almost Persuaded chords by Etta James

SimplifiedD · E · G · A · B

GuitarPianoUkulele

Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
Last night  (D major) 
G 
all alone  (G major) in a barroom
D 
A 
 (D major) Met a girl with a drink in her  (A major) hand.
D 
G 
She  (D major) had ruby red lips,  (G major) coal black hair
D 
A 
 (D major) And eyes that  (A major) would tempt
D 
A 
 (D major) any man.  (A major) 
D 
G 
 (D major) Then she came and sat down at my  (G major) table,
D 
 (D major) And as she placed her
A 
soft hands  (A major) in mine,
D 
G 
 (D major) I  found myself wanting  (G major) 
to kiss her
D 
A 
D 
For temptation  (D major)  (A major) was flowing like  (D major) wine.

New- Play with audio & scroll
Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.
Get now
Verse 2
A 
D 
G 
And  (A major) I was  (D major) almost per (G major) suaded
D 
A 
 (D major) to strip myself of my  (A major) pride.
D 
G 
D 
Al (D major) most  (G major) persuaded  (D major) to push my
A 
D 
A 
 (A major) conscience  (D major) aside.  (A major) 
B 
E 
 (B major)  (E major) 
Then we danced and she whispered,
A 
E 
 (A major) "I need you!"  (E major) 
"Take me away from
B 
here and be  (B major) my man."
E 
 (E major) Then I looked into her eyes
A 
and I  (A major) saw it:

Verse 3
E 
B 
E 
The reflec (E major) tion of my  (B major)  (E major) wedding band.
And I was almost persuaded to
B 
let strange lips lead me  (B major) on.
Almost persuaded but your sweet love
made me stop and go home.

Verse 4
E 
Last  (E major) night all alone in a barroom
A 
Met a  (A major) guy with a drink in his hand.
He had bay blue eyes, coal black hair
And a smile that a girl understands.
E 
Then he came and sat down at my  (E major) table,
And as he placed his hands over mine,
I found my self wanting to kiss
him
For temptation was flowing
B 
 (B major) like wine.

Verse 5
And I was almost persuaded to strip myself of my pride.
B 
 (B major) 
Almost persuaded to push
my conscience aside.
Then we danced and he whispered, "I
need you!"
E 
"Let me take you  (E major) away and
be your man."
Then I looked into
his eyes and I saw it:

Verse 6
A 
The reflection  (A major) of my wedding band.
And I was almost persuaded
to let strange lips lead me on.
E 
Almost persuaded but your  (E major) sweet
B 
E 
love made me stop  (B major) and go  (E major) home.