I Chose To Sing The Blues chords by Ray Charles

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
I  (C major) could have
been a gambler
F 
'Cause I'm good with the card (F major) s
C 
I  (C major) could have been a lover
F 
Breakin' other's hearts  (F major) 
And I feel so silly
Bb 
G 
Bettin' on the  (B flat major) dice  (G major) 
C 
 (C major) And  a lover seldom sees
The same girl twice
Am 
And that  (A minor) is  why (that is why)
F 
That's why  (F major) I chose
G 
(that's why  (G major) I chose)
C 
I chose to sing the  (C major) blues, yes I did
Now, I could have been a doctor
F 
Helping  (F major) the sick
C 
And I  (C major) could have been a lawyer
F 
But you know that ain't my stick  (F major) 
C 
F 
'Cause I feel  (C major) so bad  (F major) 
G 
If a patient didn't do well  (G major) 
C 
And I feel just  (C major) as bad
To leave a client in jail
F 
Am 
 (F major) An (A minor) d that is why (that is why)
F 
That's  (F major) why I chose
G 
(that's why I  (G major) chose)
F 
C 
I chose to  (F major) sing the  (C major) blues

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Interlude 1

[Sax solo]

Verse 2
C 
Now a  (C major) man has a lot
That he could present
Just to think I could have been
President
F 
But I can't  (F major) understand
What politicians say
C 
 (C major) So I want to talk to you
In my own little way
Am 
F 
 (A minor) And that is why (that is  (F major) why)
G 
That's why  (G major) I chose
(that's why I chose)
F 
C 
I chose to  (F major) sing the blues  (C major) 
Yes I did, friends
Don't you know what I mean
F 
I like what I'm  (F major) doin'
C 
 (C major) You know, I like the blues
Everybody understands
What I mean when I say
Something like this here
Unnnnnnn- hoo
Yeah
Yeah- hoo
That's what I'm talkin' 'bout when I sing