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Etta James chords by
Brian Fallon
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Key: F major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Did you
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spend most of your life waitin'
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On a fairytale read between pages?
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Did you huddle up close
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to your boombox radio
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Is somebody waiting on the same song?
Verse 2
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And we sold our souls on the fantasies we found in
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Asus4
Asus4

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records and black and white movies
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And I used to beg June to burn me alive,
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A
A

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if that would get me anywhere but here
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Now Etta James,
Verse 3
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hit that symphony
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'Cause she drips through
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my blood like a remedy
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A
A

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And for most of my sad life I figured I
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was gonna die alone
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D

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'Cause I just burned in the
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A

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curve of my scars
Bm
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Twenty long years away
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from your heart
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Bm
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Til finally, finally, my love is in my arms
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My love is in my arms
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Verse 4
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And it was impossible to hold on to anything
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In my chest was a lonesome,
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growing cyclone
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I kept pictures tucked up into the rear view
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above to the sirens all lost in the ocean
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And all we wanted was
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absolutely everything
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A

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Like foolish, hungry young lions
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I was lost and alone,
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a million light years from home
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It was nobody's fault but mine
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Verse 5

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Now Etta James, hit that symphony
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'Cause she drips through
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my blood like a remedy
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And for most of my sad life I figured I
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was gonna die alone
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'Cause I just burned in the
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curve of my scars
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Twenty long years away from your heart
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Bm
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But finally, finally, my love is in my arms
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Verse 6
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And was there a
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hole in your life?
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Did you kill to keep warm but somehow
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never quite satisfied?
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Do you feel like it's always
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time to go?
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And it's always wrong, and it's always off,
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and it's hard to know, which heart to hold
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Now do you lie to someone,
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is someone else, on your mind?
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Do you lie to someone
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with me on your mind?
Verse 7
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Now Etta James, hit that symphony
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'Cause she drips through
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my blood like a remedy
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And for most of my sad life I figured I
Bm
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was gonna die alone
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'Cause I just burned in the
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curve of my scars
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Twenty long years away from your heart
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Til finally, finally,
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my love is in my arms
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My love is in my arms
Verse 8
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Etta James, Etta James
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Etta James, it's been a
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long time coming
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Etta James, Etta James

Etta James,
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it's been a long time coming
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(At last, at last)
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Etta James, it's been a
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long time coming
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(At last, at last)
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Etta James, it's been a long time coming
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I could've said my

love was coming 'long

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • A

  • Asus4

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Etta James by Brian Fallon is F major.

The primary chords used in Etta James are F, Dm, Bb, C, Csus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Dm, Bb, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Etta James is approximately 111 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Etta James using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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