SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE: I Wish I Were Blind (from the "Human Touch" album) NOTES: Here's a relatively recent Boss tune that's simply awesome (from an underrated album, IMHO). There's also a kick-ass version of this on XXPlugged. All chord fingerings are standard. Like a lot of Bruce songs, this is a fun one to sing and the chords are simple enough that you can jam on it for a long time. SONG:
Intro: G Verse 1: G C I love to see cottonwoods ... D G I love to see the message of love .... C D G Em But when I see you walking with... C D G I wish I were blind when ... G C I love to see your hair ... D G I love to watch as stars fill the .... C D Music plays, ... G Em I watch how you touch him ... C D G And I wish I were blind when I ... C D G We struggle here but all... C D Well, these eyes that once .... G C G Now fill me ... C D And the light that ... G Em Is banished ... C D Oh, and this darkness is all .... C And though this world ... D G Em Grace and beauty ... C D G I wish I were blind when I see ... We struggle here but all .... (etc.) I think I may have one or two .... J +------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | Jason Groce | "Whatever it is, I'm against it." | | jgroce@mail.utexas.edu | - Groucho Marx | | MFA in playwriting | "Never drive a car when you're dead." | | UT Austin | - Tom Waits | +------------------------+---------------------------------------+
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