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Etta James - I Just Want To Make Love To You Chords

Chord reference A7, D7, A, E7
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A7]I dont want you to [A7]be no slave [A7]I dont want to [A7]work all day [D7]but I want you [D7]to be true [A7]and I just wanna make [D7]love to [A]you

[A7]love to [A]you [A7]ooh ooh [A7]love to [A]you

[A7]all I want to do is [A7]wash your clothes I [A7]dont want to [A7]keep you indoors [D7]there is nothing for [D7]you to do but [A7]keep me making [D7]love to [A]you

[A7]love to [A]you [A7]ooh ooh [A7]love to [A]you

and I can [D7]tell by the [D7]way that you [D7]walk that [D7]walk I can [D7]hear by the [D7]way you [D7]talk that [D7]talk and I can [A]know by the [A]way you [A7]treat your [A7]girl that I could [E7]give you all [E7]the loving in the [E7]whole wide [E7]world

[A7]all I want to do is [A7]bake your bread [A7]just to make sure [A7]you’re well fed [D7]I dont want you [D7]sad and blue and [A7]I just wanna make [D7]love to [A]you

[A7]love to [A]you [A7]ooh ooh [A7]love to [A]you [A7]ooh ooh

and I can [D7]tell by the [D7]way that you [D7]walk that [D7]walk I can hear [D7]by the way [D7] you talk [D7]that talk [D7] and I can [A]know by the [A]way you [A7]treat your [A7]girl that I could [E7]give you all [E7]the loving in the [E7]whole wide [E7]world

[A7]all I want to do is [A7]bake your bread [A7]just to make sure [A7]you’re well fed [D7]I dont want [D7]you sad and blue and [A7]I just wanna make [D7]love to [A]you

[A7]love to [A]you [A7]ooh ooh [A7]love to [A]you [A7]ooh ooh [A7]love to [A]you

Artist Etta James
Album At Last!
Genres Blues
Year 1960
Key A7

How to Play I Just Want To Make Love To You on Guitar?

Etta James - I Just Want To Make Love To You can be played in the key of A7 using the A7, D7, A, E7 chords.

  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I Just Want To Make Love To You with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.