...I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL... by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
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*Released 1967*
*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: G#)
Verse 1:
G F
I don't blame you at all,
C G
'Cos you played it cool.
G F
You don't owe me a thing,
C G
'Cos I played the fool.
No, no, no, no, no.
Chorus 1:
G
I'm only payin' the price,
F C G
For a trip I took to paradise.
F C F
'Cos I looked into a pair of eyes,
C
And what I thought was the look of love,
Adim
(The look of love), (the look of love),
G (n.C)
Was only hurt in disguise.
G
Too bad I didn't realize,
Oh but don't apologize, no.
'Cos...
Verse 2:
G F
I don't blame you at all,
C G
'Cos you played it cool.
I should've did it myself.
G F
You don't owe me a thing,
C G
'Cos I played the fool.
No, no, no, no, no.
Chorus 2:
G
I think it's pretty plain:
F C
Holdin' you would,
G
Take a ball and chain.
F C F
Every bet I made was all in vain,
C
'Cos what I thought was an ocean of love,
Adim
(Ocean of love), (ocean of love),
G (n.C)
Was just a wee drop of rain.
G
Too bad that it couldn't rain,
Oh but you don't have to explain, no.
'Cos...
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Verse 3:
(n.C)
I don't blame you at all,
'Cos you played it cool.
I should've did it myself.
G F
You don't owe me a thing,
C G
'Cos I played the fool.
No, no, no, no, no.
G F
I don't blame you at all,
C G
'Cos you played it cool.
That's the thing to do.
G F
You don't owe me a thing,
C G
'Cos I played the fool.
No, no, no, no, no.
Interlude:
G, F C (x3), G F
Chorus 3:
F
I said;
C
What I thought was sure to last,
Adim
(Was sure to last), (was sure to last),
G (n.C)
Was just a minute instead.
G
Too bad that I got misled,
But you don't have to hang your head, no.
'Cos...
Coda:
G F
I don't blame you at all,
C G
'Cos you played it cool.
I should've did it myself.
G F
You don't owe me a thing,
C G
'Cos I played the fool.
No, no, no, no, no.
G F
I don't blame you at all,
C G
'Cos you played it cool.
That's the thing to do.
G F
You don't owe me a thing,
C G
'Cos I played the fool.
No, no, no, no, no.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
