Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

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[Intro]



      

       

     


[Chorus]

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht


[Instrumental]







[Verse 1]


Madman drummer

s bummers,
            
Indians in the

              
 summer with a

            
 teenage diplo

   
mat
            
In the dumps w

              
ith the mumps 

            
as the adolesc

              
ent pumps his 

            
way into his h

  
at
       
With a boulder

 on my shoulde

r,
  
feelin' kinda 

older,
            
I tripped the 

          
merry-go-round

          
With this very

 unpleasin',
 
sneezin' and w

heezin,
            
the calliope c

              
rashed to the 


ground


[Instrumental]








[Pre-Chorus]


The calliope c

rashed to the 

ground

But she was...
            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht


[Chorus]

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht


[Verse 2]

            
Some silicone 

              
sister with a 

            
manager mister

            
 told me I got

         
 what it takes
              
She said "I'll

            
 turn you on s

            
onny to someth

          
ing strong,
            
play the song 

              
with the funky

 
 break"
            
And go-cart Mo

         
zart was check

in' out the we

ather chart
            
to see if it w

            
as safe outsid

e
            
And little Ear

              
ly-Pearly came

 
 by in his cur

ly-wurly
            
and asked me i

              
f I needed a r


ide








Asked me if I 

needed a ride

But she was...
            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht
            
Blinded by the

 
 light


[Bridge]




She got down b

ut she never g

ot tired
            
She's gonna ma

              
ke it through 

      
the night
             
She's gonna ma

              
ke it through 

    
the night


[Solo]

            
      
        
      
        
      
        
      
      
        
          


[Verse 3]

            
But mama, that

              
's where the f

          
un is
            
But mama, that

              
's where the f

           
un is

           
Mama always to

              
ld me not to l

             
ook into the e


ye's of the su

n
            
But mama, that

              
's where the f

               
un is


[Instrumental]

















[Verse 4]

            
Some brimstone

            
 baritone anti

              
cyclone rollin

       
g stone
            
preacher from 

    
the east
            
Says, "Dethron

              
e the dictapho

    
ne, hit it in 

it's funny bon

e,
            
that's where t

              
hey expect it 

 
least"
            
And some new-m

              
own chaperone 

    
was standin' i

n the corner,
            
watching the y

           
oung girls dan

ce
            
And some fresh

              
-sown moonston

      
e was messin' 

with his froze

n zone,
            
reminding him 

     
of romance!


[Instrumental]








[Pre-Chorus]


The calliope c

rashed to the 

ground

But she was...
            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht


[Chorus]
(the following two sections are sung simultaneously)

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht

            
Blinded by the

      
 light,
       
revved up like

 a deuce,
             
another runner

        
 in    the nig

        
ht~
            
Blinded by the

 
 light



Madman drummer

s bummers,
            
Indians in the

              
 summer with a

            
 teenage diplo

   
mat
            
In the dumps w

              
ith the mumps 

            
as the adolesc

              
ent pumps his 

            
way into his h

  
at
       
With a boulder

 on my shoulde

r,
  
feelin' kinda 

older,
            
I tripped the 

          
merry-go-round
          
With this very

 unpleasin',
 
sneezin' and w

heezin,
            
the calliope c

              
rashed to the 


ground

            
Now Scott with

             
 a slingshot f


inially found 

a tender spot
            
and throws his

              
 lover in the 


sand
            
And some blood

              
shot forget-me

          
-not said dadd

y's within ear

shot
            
save the bucks

              
hot, turn up t

    
he band

            
Some silicone 

              
sister with a 

            
manager mister

            
 told me I got

         
 what it takes
              
She said "I'll

            
 turn you on s

            
onny to someth

          
ing strong..."


[Outro]


She got down b

ut she never g

ot tired
            
She's gonna ma

              
ke it through 

     
the night

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