Blinded By The Light
As rearranged and recorded by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
[Chorus] (Repeat 3x to fade)
A B E
blinded by the light
A B E
Revved up like a deuce another runner in the night
[Verse]
E A B E
Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
A B E
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
A B E
With a boulder on my shoulder feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round
A B E
With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground
B E
the calliope crashed to the ground and she was...
[Chorus]
A B E
blinded by the light
A B E
Revved up like a deuce another runner in the night
A B E
Blinded by the light
[Verse]
B A E
Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me I got what it takes
B A E
She said I'll turn you on sonny to something strong if you play that song with the funky break
B A E
And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside
B A E
And little Early-Pearly came in by her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride
A E C#m
asked me if I needed a ride and she was...
[Chorus]
A B E
blinded by the light
A B E
Revved up like a deuce another runner in the night
A B E C#m B A E A E C#m
Blinded by the light she got down but she never got tight, she's gonna make it thorugh the night
A E A E C#m
she's gonna make it thorugh the night
[Solo]
[Bridge]
B A
Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun
E A E A
but mama that's where the fun is.....ooh
[Verse]
E A B E
Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east
A B E
says: "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least"
A B E
And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner watchin' the young girls dance
E A B
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone reminding him of romance
B E
the calliope crashed to the ground and she was...
[Chorus]
A B E
blinded by the light
A B E
Revved up like a deuce another runner in the night
A B E
Blinded by the light
A B E
blinded by the light
A B E
cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night
A B E
Blinded by the light
[Outro]
A B E
Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand
A B E
And some bloodshot forget-me-not says Daddy's within earshot save the buckshot turn up the band
B A E A E C#m
She got down but she never got tight she's gonna' make it through the night.
