I Chose To Sing The Blues chords by
Ray Charles
Ray Charles

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Key: Db major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I could have
been a gambler
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'Cause I'm good with the cards
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I could have been a lover
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Breakin' other's hearts
And I feel so silly
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Bettin' on the dice
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And a lover seldom sees
The same girl twice
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And that is why (that is why)
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That's why I chose
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(that's why I chose)
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I chose to sing the blues, yes I did
Now, I could have been a doctor
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Helping the sick
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And I could have been a lawyer
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But you know that ain't my stick
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'Cause I feel so bad
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If a patient didn't do well
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And I feel just as bad
To leave a client in jail
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Am
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And that is why (that is why)
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That's why I chose
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(that's why I chose)
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I chose to sing the blues
Interlude 1
[Sax solo]
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Verse 2
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Now a man has a lot
That he could present
Just to think I could have been
President
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But I can't understand
What politicians say
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So I want to talk to you
In my own little way
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And that is why (that is why)
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That's why I chose
(that's why I chose)
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I chose to sing the blues
Yes I did, friends
Don't you know what I mean
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I like what I'm doin'
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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

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