See performance notes at the end...
Intro:
Blinded by the
light, revved
up like a deu
ce, another ru
nner in the ni
ght
Blinded by the
light, revved
up like a deu
ce, another ru
nner in the ni
ght
Blinded by the
light, revved
up like a deu
ce, another ru
nner in the ni
ght
Madman drummer
s bummers, Ind
ians in the su
mmer with a te
enage diplomat
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' kin
da older, I tr
ipped the merr
y-go-round
With this very
unpleasin', s
neezin' and wh
eezin, the cal
liope crashed
to the ground
T
he calliope cr
ashed to the g
round, but she
was
Blinded by the
light, revved
up like a deu
ce, another ru
nner in the ni
ght
Blinded by the
light, revved
up like a deu
ce, another ru
nner in the ni
ght
Blinded by the
light, revved
up like a deu
ce, another ru
nner in the ni
ght
Blinded by the
light, revved
up like a deu
ce, another ru
/
nner in the ni
ght
Some silicone
sister with a
manager mister
, told me I go
t what it take
s
She said "I'll
turn you on S
onny to someth
ing strong, pl
ay the song wi
th the funky b
reak"
And Go-cart Mo
zart was check
in' out the we
ather chart to
see if it was
safe outside
And Little Ear
ly-Pearly came
by in his cur
ly-wurly and a
sked me if I n
eeded a ride
Asked me if I
needed a ride,
but she was
Blinded by the
light, revved
up like a deu
ce, another ru
nner in the ni
ght
Blinded by the
light
She got down b
ut she never g
ot tired, she'
s gonna make i
t through the
night
She's gonna ma
ke it through
the night
Solo: ( ) x5
But Mama, that
's where the f
un is,
but Mama
, that's where
the fun 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
Some brimstone
baritone anti
cyclone rollin
g stone preach
er from the ea
st
Says, "Dethron
e the dictapho
ne, hit it in
it's funny bon
e, that's wher
e they 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, remind
ing him of rom
ance!!
The calliope
crashed to the
ground, but s
he was
Blinded by the
light, revved
up like a deu
ce, another ru
nner in the ni
ght
Blinded by the
light, revved
up like a deu
ce, another ru
nner in the ni
ght
Madman drummer
s bummers, Ind
ians in the su
mmer with a te
enage diplomat
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' kin
da older, I tr
ipped the merr
y-go-round
With this very
unpleasin', s
neezin' and wh
eezin, the cal
liope crashed
to the ground
Now Scott with
a slingshot f
inally found a
tender spot a
nd throws his
lover in the s
/
and
And some blood
shot forget-me
-not said dadd
y's within ear
shot save the
buckshot, turn
up the 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"
She got down b
ut she never g
ot tired, she'
s gonna make i
t, through the
night
Chords:
(note, you could also keep the bass moving if you want instead of using only C bass in verse)
e--1----3---1-
B--1----3---1-
G--2----3---2-
D--3----3---3-
A--0----3---3-
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