...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 (320003@1)                   F (133211@1)I don't blame you at all,
     C (x32010@1)           G'Cos (320003@1)you played it cool.
G (320003@1)                 F (133211@1)You don't owe me a thing,
     C (x32010@1)          G'Cos (320003@1)I played the fool.
No, no, no, no, no.

Chorus 1:

         GI'm (320003@1)only payin' the price,
F (133211@1)    C (x32010@1)For a trip I took,
   GTo (320003@1)paradise.
F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)'Cos I looked into,
  FA (133211@1)pair of eyes.
           CAnd (x32010@1)what I thought,
Was the look of love,
(The look of love),
Adim
 (The look of love),
         G(n.C) (320003@1)Was only hurt in disguise.

                 GToo (320003@1)bad I didn't realize,
Oh but don't apologize, no.
'Cos...

Verse 2:

G (320003@1)                   F (133211@1)I don't blame you at all,
     C (x32010@1)           G'Cos (320003@1)you played it cool.
I should've did it myself.
G (320003@1)                 F (133211@1)You don't owe me a thing,
     C (x32010@1)          G'Cos (320003@1)I played the fool.
No, no, no, no, no.

Chorus 2:

             GI (320003@1)think it's pretty plain:
F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)Holdin' you would,
       GTake (320003@1)a ball and chain.
F (133211@1)    C (x32010@1)Every bet I made,
    FWas (133211@1)all in vain,
              C'Cause (x32010@1)what I thought,
Was an ocean of love,
(Ocean of love),
Adim
 (Ocean of love),
           G(n.C) (320003@1)Was just a wee drop of rain.

Too bad that,
   GIt (320003@1)couldn't rain,
Oh but you don't,
Have to explain, no,
'Cos...

Verse 3:

(n.C)
 I don't blame you at all,
'Cos you played it cool.
I should've did it myself.
G (320003@1)                 F (133211@1)You don't owe me a thing,
     C (x32010@1)          G'Cos (320003@1)I played the fool.
No, no, no, no, no.

G (320003@1)                   F (133211@1)I don't blame you at all,
     C (x32010@1)           G'Cos (320003@1)you played it cool.
That's the thing to do.
G (320003@1)                 F (133211@1)You don't owe me a thing,
     C (x32010@1)          G'Cos (320003@1)I played the fool.
No, no, no, no, no.

Interlude:

G, F  C (x3), G  F

Chorus 3:

F (133211@1)I said;
               CWhat (x32010@1)I thought was,
Sure to last,
(Was sure to last),
Adim
 (Was sure to last),
           G(n.C) (320003@1)Was just a minute instead.

               GToo (320003@1)bad that I got misled,
But you don't have to,
Hang your head, no.
'Cos...

Coda:

G (320003@1)                   F (133211@1)I don't blame you at all,
     C (x32010@1)           G'Cos (320003@1)you played it cool.
I should've did it myself.
G (320003@1)                 F (133211@1)You don't owe me a thing,
     C (x32010@1)          G'Cos (320003@1)I played the fool.
No, no, no, no, no.

G (320003@1)                   F (133211@1)I don't blame you at all,
     C (x32010@1)           G'Cos (320003@1)you played it cool.
That's the thing to do.
G (320003@1)                 F (133211@1)You don't owe me a thing,
     C (x32010@1)          G'Cos (320003@1)I played the fool.
No, no, no, no, no.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G (320003@1)     F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)    Adim (2312xx@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 320003  133211  x32010  x02323


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)