Blinded by the light
D - Em D - Em D - Em D
Em D
Blinded by the light,
Em D
revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night. (3x)
Em - D - Em - D
G D
1. Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the
summer
Em
- D
with a teenage diplomat,
G D
in the dumps with the mumps as
the adolescent pumps
Em
- D
his way into
his hat.
G
D
With a boulder on my shoulder,
feelin' kinda older,
Em D
I tripped the merry-go-round,
G D
with this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,
Em D
the calliope crashed to the
ground.
G - D - Em - D - A A7
The calliope crashed to the ground, but she was…
Em
D
Blinded by the light,
Em D
revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night. (4x)
G
D
2. Some silicone sister with a manager mister,
Em
D
told me I go what it takes.
G D
She said, "I'll turn you
on, sonny, to something strong,
Em D
play the song with the funky
break."
G D
And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart,
Em D
to see if it
was safe outside.
G D
And little Early-Pearly came
by in his curly-wurly,
Em
D
and asked me if I needed a
ride,
G - D - Em - D - A
A7
Asked me if I needed a ride, but she was...
Em D
Blinded by the light,
Em D
revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night. (2x)
+ repeat verse 1 (leave out last line)
G D
Now Scott with a slingshot
finally found a tender spot
Em D
and throws
his lover in the sand.
G D
And some bloodshot
forget-me-not said, daddy's within earshot
Em D
save the buckshot, turn up the
band.
G D
Some silicone sister with a
manager mister,
Em
D
told me I go what it takes.
G D - Bm
- - -
She said, "I'll turn you
on, sonny, to something strong
- - -
A A7
She got down, but she never
got tired,
G D
she's gonna
make it through the night.
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)