Etta James

Lyrics

I went around my elbow to get to my ear
Ever since I been listenin' I like what I hear
Someone's on the back porch playin' on an old guitar
I hear them calling
The notes are falling

I've been a stranger all my life
I've been accused of stranger things
I like the sound of Miss Etta James
I like the way that she sings

My mouth and eyes are circles
My vision's near but straight
The silence curves, it bends my nerves
And it funnels me through my fate

Yes it funnels me through my fate
Someone’s on a cold street
Walking on a cobblestone
I hear them walking
I hear them talking

I've been a stranger all my life
I've been accused of stranger things
I like the sound of Miss Etta James
I like the way that she sings

She sings doo doo do do dooo dooooo

Illusions die hard, friend
You best think again
If you press the flesh, friend
The picture may bend

Let the day instruct us, let the veil prevail
If you need it, you best believe it

I've been a stranger all my life
I've been accused of stranger things
I like the sound of Miss Etta James
I like the way that she sings

And she sings, and she sings doo doo do do dooo dooooo
      

Chords

Tuning: Standard
Key: Am (capo optional)

[Intro]
Am   E/G#   C/G   D/F#
Fmaj7

[Verse]
Am        E/G#       C/G        D/F#
Fmaj7     E

[Pre‑Chorus]
Fmaj7     G        Am
Fmaj7     G        Am

[Chorus]
Fmaj7     G        Am
Fmaj7     G        Am

[Bridge / Tag]
Fmaj7     G        Am
Fmaj7     G        Am
      

Etta James – Official Audio

Etta James – Lyric / Performance Video

Backstage performance of “Etta James” by Reid Genauer (Assembly of Dust), styled as a lyric‑style video.