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Blinded By The Light

Biography:

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter and leader of the E Street Band. He is recognized for his poetic lyrics, his Jersey Shore roots, his distinctive voice, and his lengthy, energetic stage performances.

Springsteen has recorded both rock albums and more somber folk-oriented works. His most successful studio albums, Born to Run (1975) and Born in the U.S.A. (1984), find pleasures in the struggles of daily American life.

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The style of the song and the way it was originally recorded, makes the timings very open to variation.
If you're familiar enough with the song, you'll figure it out. I've had to break a couple of lines in
verses 5 and 6 because they extended outside the red margin when submitting

The end is also odd due to the backing and main lyric overlapping. The timings are pretty easy though.

Capo on II

[Verse]
D G A7 D
Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
D G A7 D
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
D G A7 D
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round
D G A7 D
With this very unpleasing, sneezing and wheezing, the calliope crashed to the ground

D G A7 D
Some all-hot half-shot was headin' for a hot spot snappin' his fingers clappin' his hands
D G A7 D
And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her hand
D G A7 D
And now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand
D G A7 D
And some bloodshot forget-me-not whispers, "Daddy's within earshot, save the buckshot, turn up the band"

[Chorus]
G A D
And she was blinded by the light
G A D
Oh, cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night
G A D Bm
Blinded by the light
A G D
She got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright

G Bm

[Verse]
D G D
Some brimstone baritone anti-cyclone rolling stone preacher from the east
D G D
He says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least"
D G D
And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner all alone watchin' the young girls dance
D G D
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance

[Chorus]
G A D
And she was blinded by the light
G A D
Oh, cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night
G A D Bm
Blinded by the light
A G D G Bm
He got down but he never got tight, but he's gonna make it tonight

[Verse]
A G D
Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me I got what it takes
A G D
She said, "I'll turn you on sonny, to something strong if you'll play that song with the funky break"
A G D
And Go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside
A G D
And little Early-Pearly came by in her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride

D G D
Oh, some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer playin' backyard bombardier
D G
Yes and Scotland Yard was trying hard, they sent a dude with a calling card who said,
D
"Do what you like, but don't do it here"
D G D
Well, I jumped up, turned around, spit in the air, fell on the ground, asked him which was the way back home
D G D
He said, "Take a right at the light, keep goin' straight until night, and then, boys, you're on your own"

D G D
And now in Zanzibar a shootin' star was ridin' in a side car hummin' a lunar tune
D G
Yes, and the avatar said, "Blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar
D
we're gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon"
D G D
And some kidnapped handicap was complainin' that he caught the clap from some mousetrap he bought last night
D G D
Well I unsnapped his skull cap, between his ears I saw a gap and figured he'd be all right

[Chorus]
G A D
He was just blinded by the light
G A D
Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night
G A D Bm
Blinded by the light
A G
Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun
D G D G
Whoa , but mama that's where the fun is Ooh, yeah
D G
(I was blinded) Oh my my, oh my my
D G
(I was blinded) Oh my my
D G
(I was blinded) I was blinded by the light
D G
(I was blinded) I was blinded by the light
D G
(I was blinded) I was blinded by the light
D G
(I was blinded) I was blinded by the light
D G
(I was blinded) I was blinded
D G
(I was blinded)
D G
(I was blinded)