Sweet Blindness — Laura Nyro
Chords and lyrics for Sweet Blindness by Laura Nyro (key of A).
Verse 1
These chords are a major third higher than the original and are meant to
simplify the changes in harmonic
progression to make the song accessible for novice players.
Let's go [A]down by the [Bm]grapevine, [C#m]drink my [F#m]Daddy's [Bm][Bm/E]wine, get [A]happy.[D]
[A]Down by the [Bm]grapevine, [C#m]drink my daddy's [F#m]wine, get [C#m]happy, [D][C#m][Bm]happy.[Bm/E]
[A]Oh, [C#m/G#]sweet [F#m]blindness, a[B7] little [D]magic, a[A] little [D]kindness. [A]Oh, sweet
[C#m/G#]blindness,[F#m] all [B7]over me.[D]
[C#m]Four leaves on a [F#m]clover, [D]I'm just a [C#m]bit of a [Bm]shade hung [Bm/E]over.
[C#m]Come on [F#m]baby, do a [Bm]slow [Bm/E]float you're a[C#m/G#] good [C#maj]looking [F#m][Bmaj]riverboat
And [D]ain't that [C#m]sweet eyed [Bm]blindness [Bm/E]good to [A]me?
Down by the grapevine, drink my Daddy's wine, good morning.
Down by the grapevine, drink my Daddy's wine, good morning, morning.
Oh, sweet blindness, a little magic, a little kindness. Oh, sweet
blindness, all over me.
/ C#m
Please don't tell my mother, I'm a saloon and a moonshine lover.
Come on baby, do a slow float you're a good looking riverboat
And ain't that sweet eyed blindness good to me?
Don't ask me cause [A]I ain't gonna [Bm]tell you what [A]I've been drinking,
[Bm]Ain't gonna [Bm/E]tell you what [A]I've been [D]drinking, [A]ain't gonna [Bm]tell you what
[A]I've been drinking,
[F#m]Wine of wonder, [C#m/G#]wonder, (by the way).
* A
Oh, sweet blindness, a little magic, a little kindness. Oh, sweet
blindness, all over me.
/ C#m
Don't let daddy hear it, he don't believe in the gin mill spirit
Don't let daddy hear it, he don't believe in the gin mill spirit.
Come on baby, do a slow float you're a good looking riverboat
And ain't that sweet eyed blindness good to me?
Now, ain't that sweet eyed blindness good to me?
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