I Chose To Sing The Blues Lyrics - Ray Charles

I could have been a gambler 

'coz I'm good with the cards 

I could have been a lover 

breakin' other's hearts 

and I feel so silly 

bettin' on the dice 

and a lover seldom sees 

the same girl twice 

and that is why (that is why) 

that's why I chose (that's why I chose) 

I chose to sing the blues, yes I did 

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now, I could have been a doctor 

helping the sick 

and I could have been a lawyer 

but you know that ain't my stick 

'coz I feel so bad 

if a patient didn't do well 

and I feel just as bad 

to leave a client in jail 

and that is why (that is why) 

that's why I chose (that's why I chose) 

I chose to sing the blues 

(sax solo) 

Now a man has a lot 

that he could present 

just to think I could have been 

president 

but I can't understand 

what politicians say 

so I wanna talk to you 

in my own little way 

and that is why (that is why) 

that's why I chose (that's why I chose) 

I chose to sing the blues 

Yes I did, friends 

Don't you know what I mean 

I like what I'm doin' 

You know, I like the blues 

Everybody understands 

What I mean when I say 

Something like this here 

Unnnnnnn-hoo 

Yeah 

Yeah-hoo 

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout when I sing 

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