Bruce Springsteen - I Wish I Were Blind: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Wish I Were Blind" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn I Wish I Were Blind Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "I Wish I Were Blind" smoothly on your guitar.

           G                               C
I love to see, cottonwoods blossom in the early
spring
           D                   D7             G
I love to see, the message of love that the bluebird
brings
            C        D                G
But when I see, you walking with him down
            Em
along the strand;
                C            D                 G
I wish I were blind, when I see you with your man.

I love to see your hair shining
in the long summer's light
I love to watch the stars fill
the sky on a summer night
The music plays, you take his hand,
I watch how you touch him as you start to dance
And I wish I were blind when
I see you with your man

C                    D        G
We struggle here but all our love's in vain
             C
Well, these eyes that once filled me with your
 D
beauty,
     G            D
now fill me with pain
         C               D
And the light that once centered here,
    G            Em
is banished from me.
              C                         D
Oh, and this darkness is all baby that my heart
sees.
                 C
And though this world is filled with the
  D            G               Em
grace and beauty, of God's hand;
                C            D                 G
I wish I were blind, when I see you with your man.

We struggle here but all our love's in vain
Oh these eyes that once filled me with
your beauty, now fill me with pain
And the light that once entered here
is banished from me
And this darkness is all, baby, that my heart sees
And though the world is filled with
the grace and beauty of God's hand
Oh I wish I were blind when I see you with your man

Oh I wish I were blind when I see you with your man
Oh I wish I were blind when I see you with your man

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Wish I Were Blind" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Wish I Were Blind" by Bruce Springsteen.

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