Manfred Mann - Blinded By The Light Chords & Tabs

 

Blinded By The Light Chords & Tabs

Manfred Mann Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Chords

Blinded By The Light Chords

   
Intro:

Am
Gm
F  Fsus4  F  Csus4
Bb
Am  Asus4  A5  Asus4 Am
Gm
F  Fsus4  F Csus4


Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb
Am
Gm
F


Bb
Madman drummers bummers,
Am                           Gm              F
Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
       Bb                          Am                   Gm              F
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
       Bb
With a boulder on my shoulder,
  Am
feelin' kinda older,
  Gm                    F
I tripped the merry-go-round

          Bb
With this very unpleasin',
 Am
sneezin' and wheezin,
    Gm                      F
the calliope crashed to the ground


Bb
Am
Gm
F
C


C
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...
Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

     Bb                     Am             Gm                    F
Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I got what it takes
               Bb                   Am              
She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong,
         Gm                  F
play the song with the funky break"
    Bb                 Am
And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart
   Gm                     F
to see if it was safe outside
    Bb                       Gm
And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly
    Am                      F
and asked me if I needed a ride

Bb
Am
Gm
F
C


C
Asked me if I needed a ride

But she was...
Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night
Bb             Am
Blinded by the light

Dm

C
She got down but she never got tired
            Bb                    Dm
She's gonna make it through the night
            C                   Dm
She's gonna make it through the night



For the guitar solo play these chords:

Dm    C    Bb    Dm
F  Fmaj7  Dm  Dm7
Bb        Dm
F  Fmaj7  Dm  Dm7
Bb        Dm
F  Fmaj7  Dm  Dm7
Bb        Dm
F  Fmaj7  Dm  Dm7
F  Fmaj7  Dm  Dm7
B    C    Dm
F  Fmaj7  Dm  Dm7    C

Dm                              F  Fmaj7  Dm  Dm7
But mama, that's where the fun is
Dm                               F  Fmaj7    Dm
But mama, that's where the fun is
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/manfred_mann/blinded_by_the_light_crd_ver_2.html ]
Dm          C                            Bb
Mama always told me not to look into the eye's of the sun
    Dm                         Bb    Am    Gm    F
But mama, that's where the fun is



Bb
Am
Gm
F

Bb
Am
Gm
F

Bb
Am
Gm
F

     Bb                 Am                       
Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone
Gm                F
preacher from the east
       Bb                       Am
Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny bone,
Gm                           F
that's where they expect it least"
         Bb                     Am
And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner,
Gm                       F
watching the young girls dance
         Bb                       Am
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone,
  Gm               F
reminding him of romance!!

Bb
Am
Gm
F
C


C
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...
Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night


{the following two sections are sung simultaneously}

1)
Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night

Bb             Am  Asus  A5 Asus4
Blinded by the light,
       Gm
revved up like a deuce,
        F      Fsus4     F    Csus4      
another runner in    the night~
Bb             A
Blinded by the light

2)

Bb
Madman drummers bummers,
Am                           Gm              F
Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
       Bb                          Am                   Gm              F
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
       Bb
With a boulder on my shoulder,
  Am
feelin' kinda older,
  Gm                    F
I tripped the merry-go-round
          Bb
With this very unpleasin',
 Am
sneezin' and wheezin,
    Gm                      F
the calliope crashed to the ground

    Bb                     Am
Now Scott with a slingshot finially found a tender spot
    Gm                      F
and throws his lover in the sand
         Bb                           Am
And some bloodshot forget-me-not said daddy's within earshot
         Gm                     F
save the buckshot, turn up the band

     Bb                     Am             Gm                    F
Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I got what it takes
               Bb                   Am         Dm     
She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong..."



C
She got down but she never got tired
            Bb                   F
She's gonna make it through the night