...I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL... by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
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*Released 1967*


*CAPO 1st FRET*

(Original Key: Ab)


Verse 1:

G                     F         C             G
 I don't blame you at all, 'cos you played it cool.
G                   F           C            G
 You don't owe me a thing, 'cos I played the fool, no no no, no no.

Chorus 1:

         G                F      C              G
I'm only payin' the price, 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 realise, oh, but don't apologise, no, 'cos...

Verse 2:

G                     F         C             G
 I don't blame you at all, 'cos you played it cool; I should've did it myself.
G                   F           C            G
 You don't owe me a thing, 'cos I played the fool, no no no, no no.

Chorus 2:

             G            F        C                G
I think it's pretty plain; holdin' you would take a ball and chain.
F      C              F
 Every bet I made was all in vain,
            C                              Adim
'Cos what I thought was an ocean of love, (ocean of love), (ocean of love),
           G (n.c)                             G
Was just a wee drop of rain... too bad that it 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                   F           C            G
 You don't owe me a thing, 'cos I played the fool, no no no, no no.

G                     F         C             G
 I don't blame you at all, 'cos you played it cool; that's the thing to do.
G                   F           C            G
 You don't owe me a thing, 'cos I played the fool, no no no, no no.

Interlude:

G, F  C (x3), G  F

Chorus 3:

F                 C
 I said... what I thought was sure to last,
                    Adim
(Was sure to last), (was sure to last),
           G (n.c)                          G
Was just a minute instead... too bad that I got misled,
But you don't have to hang your head, no, 'cos...

Coda:

G                     F         C             G
 I don't blame you at all, 'cos you played it cool;
I should've did it myself.
G                   F           C            G
 You don't owe me a thing, 'cos I played the fool, no no no, no no.

G                     F         C             G
 I don't blame you at all, 'cos you played it cool; that's the thing to do.
G                   F           C            G
 You don't owe me a thing, 'cos I played the fool, no no no, no no.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G       F       C      Adim

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 320003  133211  x32010  x02323


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