I Chose To Sing The Blues chords by Ray Charles
Intro 1
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C
Gm
C
G
C
Verse 1
C
I could have
been a gambler
F
'Cause I'm good with the cards
C
I could have been a lover
F
Breakin' other's hearts
And I feel so silly
Bb
G
Bettin' on the dice
C
And a lover seldom sees
The same girl twice
Am
And that is why (that is why)
F
That's why I chose
G
(that's why I chose)
C
I chose to sing the blues, yes I did
Now, I could have been a doctor
F
Helping the sick
C
And I could have been a lawyer
F
But you know that ain't my stick
C
F
'Cause I feel so bad
G
If a patient didn't do well
C
And I feel just as bad
To leave a client in jail
F
Am
And that is why (that is why)
F
That's why I chose
G
(that's why I chose)
F
C
I chose to sing the blues
Interlude 1
[Sax solo]
C
F
C
Am
F
G
F
C
G
Verse 2
C
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
C
So I want to talk to you
In my own little way
Am
F
And that is why (that is why)
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That's why I chose
(that's why I chose)
F
C
I chose to sing the blues
Yes I did, friends
Don't you know what I mean
F
I like what I'm doin'
C
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
I Chose To Sing The Blues
Ray Charles
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