Blondie Chords

-- Track listing –- 1. X Offender 2. Little Girl Lies 3. In The Flesh 4. Look Good In Blue 5. In The Sun 6. A Shark In Jets Clothing 7. Man Overboard 8. Rip Her To Shreds 9. Rifle Range 10. Kung Fu Girls 11. The Attack Of The Giant Ants (2001 CD reissue bonus tracks) 12. Out In The Streets 13. The Thin Line 14. Platinum Blonde -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 01: X Offender Writer(s): Gary Valentine and Debbie Harry

🎸 Intro: N.C. I saw you standing on the corner, you looked so big and fine. N.C. I really wanted to go out with you, so when you smiled, N.C. I laid my heart on the line Hook: E A B E A B 🎸 Verse 1: E A B E You read me my rights and then you said "Let's go" and nothing more A I thought of my nights, and how they were B They were filled with 🎸 Chorus: A I know you wouldn't go B You'd watch my heart burst then you'd step in G# A I had to know so I asked E You just had to laugh Hook: E A B 🎸 Verse 2: E A B E We sat in the night with my hands cuffed at my side A I look at your life and your style B A I wanted nothing more 🎸 Chorus: I know you wouldn't go B G# You'd watch my heart burst then you'd step in A I had to know so I asked E You just had to laugh Hook: E A B 🎸 Bridge: C#m Walking the line, you were a marksman A Told me that law, like wine, is ageless F# B Public defender C#m You had to admit A F# B You wanted the love of a sex offender 🎸 Solo: E, G#m, A, B 🎸 Chorus: A I know you wouldn't B G# You'd watch my heart burst then you'd step in A I had to know so I asked E You just had to laugh 🎸 Verse 3: E A B E My vision in blue, I call you from inside my cell A And in the trial, you were there B E With your badge and rubber boots A B E I think all the time how I'm going to perpetrate love with you A B E And when I get out, there's no doubt I'll be sex offensive to you 🎸 Outro: E A B Ooooh ooh E A B Ooooh E A B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 02: Little Girl Lies Writer/s: Debbie Harry 🎸 Intro: D 🎸 Verse 1: D She loves you right now, so don't close your eyes G She'll be talking and laughing with six other guys A7 Flirtatious and cute, she'll take you the route D A Telling little girl lies 🎸 Verse 2: D He loves her so much, he don't want to lose her G And there's no other girl he likes to ball better A But he's busy tonight, "We'll make it tomorrow" D C He's telling his little girl lies 🎸 Chorus: C That's how the little girl lies G He's telling his little girl lies F C Those little girl lies going to catch up to you G F G And you'll be sorry A 🎸 Verse 3: D Making excuses why she can't meet you later G She's not really ill, someone else got to date her A Mixed up and confused, it'll catch up to you D A Telling little girl lies 🎸 Solo: D G A D C 🎸 Chorus: C They tell the little girl lies G He's telling his little girl lies C That's how your little girl lies G She's been telling you little girl lies C That's how his little girl lies G She been telling him little girl lies F C Those little girl lies going to catch up to you C F And you'll be sorry G Boo-hoo A Boo-hoo 🎸 Outro: A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 03: In The Flesh Writer(s): Debbie Harry and Chris Stein 🎸 Intro: A E D E A E D E 🎸 Verse 1: A Darlin' darlin' darlin' D E I can't wait to see you C#m Your picture ain't enough B E I cant wait to touch you 🎸 Chorus: A E D E In the flesh ooh ooh ooh 🎸 Verse 2: A Darlin darlin darlin D E I can't wait to hear you C#m Remembering your love B E Is nothing without you 🎸 Chorus: A In the flesh E D E 🎸 Bridge: C#m Went walking one day G#m On the lower east side F#m Met you with a girlfriend A G#m You were so divine C#m She said hands off this one sweetie G#m This boy is mine F#m I couldn't resist you A B A Im not deaf dumb and blind E D E 🎸 Verse 3: A Darlin' darlin' darlin' D E now you're out of town C#m Those girls that you run with B E They bring my head down 🎸 Verse 4: E Oooh A Darlin darlin darlin D E Watch out if I see you C#m Cause if you say hello B E It'll mean you wanna see me 🎸 Chorus: A In the flesh 🎸 Outro: E D Ooh ooh ooh E A Warm and soft in the flesh E D Ooh ooh ooh E A E A Close and hot in the flesh E D E A Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 04: Look Good In Blue Writer(s): Jimmy Destri 🎸 Intro: Bm 🎸 Verse 1: Bm You look good in blue Em F# It matches your skin your eyes dripping with pain Bm Em Someone like you, getting off on the lies F# 'Cause it dulls your surprise again Bm If it's alright with you F# E Bm I could give you some head and shoulders to lie on 🎸 Verse 2: Bm You look good in blue Em F# I know what you mean when you say you've seen the end Bm Someone like you Em F# Been at it again, you knew what was up in the end Bm If it's alright with you F# E Bm I could give you some head and shoulders to lie on 🎸 Break: F# Throw your weight on me baby Em Don't complain on me baby D C# Escape in me next to me 🎸 Solo: Bm Em Bm Em Bm B 🎸 Bridge: G# C# I'm tired always tired and I got not place to sleep G# F# Don't mind dividing down the line G# Can't say that I'm complaining C# 'Cause I got no place to play yeah G# F# Bm Don't mind dividing down the line 🎸 Verse 3: Bm You look good in blue Em F# It matches your skin your eyes dripping with pain Bm If it's alright with you F# E Bm I could give you some head and shoulders to lie on F# E Bm Yes, I could give you some head and shoulders to lie on 🎸 Outro: F# E D C# Bm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 05: In The Sun Writer(s): Chris Stein Capo on 2 Drum 🎸 Solo: N.C. 🎸 Intro: G Surf's up! G Am G Am C G 🎸 Verse 1: Am Em C D In the sun, I'm waiting for the day Am Em C D Having fun, in warm far away Am Em C D Moonlight nights, water seems so clear Am Em C D City lights, while I'm still waiting here 🎸 Chorus: G C In the sun, it's for everyone G C In the sun, we're gonna have some fun G D In the sun, we're gonna shoot the tube C Am G I'll do it for you, my paka lola luau love 🎸 Verse 2: Am Em C D New York island's covered by grey Am Em C D Concrete piles, blues play my way Am Em C D Tropic haze, pineapple sky Am Em C D Perfect waves, hurricane eye 🎸 Chorus: G C In the sun, it's for everyone G C In the sun, we're gonna have some fun G D In the sun, we're gonna shoot the tube C Am G I'll do it for you, my paka lola luau love 🎸 Break: G (Watch out, it's hot) G (Watch out, it's hot) Am (Watch out, it's hot) Am (Watch out, it's hot) G (Watch out, it's hot) G (Watch out, it's hot) Am (Watch out, it's hot) Am (Watch out, it's hot) G (Watch out, it's hot) G (Watch out, it's hot) Am (Watch out, it's hot) C (Watch out, it's hot) G 🎸 Chorus: G C In the sun, it's for everyone G C In the sun, we're gonna have some fun G D In the sun, we're gonna shoot the tube C Am G I'll do it for you, my paka lola luau love 🎸 Outro: Am C G G Am C G G Am C G G Where is my wave Am C G G Where is my wave Am C G G Where is my wave Am C G G Where is my wave -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 06: A Shark In Jets Clothing Writer(s): Jimmy Destri 🎸 Intro: Gm Eb Ab Dm Gm Eb Ab Dm 🎸 Verse: Fm Eb Db Fm I always had my eyes on you, but you came from across the line Fm Eb Db Fm I had to make good time to see you, but you had to pay the fine Fm Eb Db Fm All the boys on my side knew, that you were the shark Fm Eb Db Fm If you were found on the borderline, you'd be shot in the dark 🎸 Chorus: Gm Don't wear those clothes again, they don't make it in this crowd C D Don't go out DTK, you'll wear your best suit in the ground 🎸 Intro: Gm Eb Ab Dm Gm Eb Ab Dm 🎸 Verse: Fm Eb Db Fm We're meeting in a neutral zone, the last car on the train Fm Eb Db Fm The love you brought shaking up my bones and crawling through our veins Fm Eb Db Fm We always met at the edge of a blade and we left at the end of the fight Fm Eb Db Fm Of all the girls you've played and you laid, why did this one have to be white? 🎸 Chorus: Gm They're gonna get ya at 12 o'clock high, got their sights set low on you C D You better believe me, I wouldn't lie, we better quit before you're through 🎸 Solo: Gm Eb Ab Dm Gm Eb Ab Dm Fm Eb Cm Fm Fm Eb Cm Fm F# 🎸 Chorus: Gm They're gonna get ya at 12 o'clock high, got their sights set low on you C D You better believe me, I wouldn't lie, we better quit before you're through 🎸 Solo: Gm Eb Ab Dm Gm Eb Ab Dm Gm Eb Ab Dm Gm Eb Ab Dm Gm Eb Ab Dm Gm Eb Ab Dm 🎸 Outro: D C Bb A D C Bb A G F Eb D G F Eb D G F Eb D D C Bb A Gm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 07: Man Overboard Writer(s): Debbie Harry 🎸 Intro: Bm Em A Bm Em Bm Em A Bm Em Bm Em Oooh ooh ooooh Bm Em Oooh ooh ooooh 🎸 Chorus: Bm Em Man overboard, sinking in a sea of love Bm Em Man overboard, he jumped, didn't need a shove Em Bm A Bm Oh, I've been sailing the sea of love, experiencing romance Em Bm Em F#m With what I know (with what I know), he never stood a chance Bm Em A Oooh ooh ooooh Bm Em Oooh ooh ooooh Bm Em He gave it all for love (he gave it all for love) Bm Em A F#m He gave it all for love (he gave it all for looooove) 🎸 Instrumental: E Em G F#m E Em G F#m Bm Em A Bm Em Bm Em A Bm Em 🎸 Chorus: Bm Em Said, "Lower the boats", he's sinking in a sea of love Bm Em Lower the boats, he's sinking in a sea of love Em Bm A Bm Yeah, I've been sailing the sea of love, experiencing romance Em Bm Em F#m With what I know (with what I know), he never stood a chance, no! Bm Man overboard (man overboard) Em Man overboard Bm Man overboard (man overboard) Em Man overboard Bm Em Throw him a line (man overboard) 🎸 Intro: Bm Em Bm Em A Bm Em 🎸 Solo: Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em 🎸 Outro: Bm Em He gave it all for love (he gave it all for love, he gave it) Bm Em He gave it all for love (man overboard, he gave it) Bm Em He gave it all for love (he gave it all for love, he gave it) Bm Em He gave it all for love (man overboard, he gave it) Bm Em He gave it all for love (he gave it all for love, he gave it) Bm Em He gave it all for love (man overboard, he gave it) Bm Em He gave it all for love (Man overboard) Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 08: Rip Her To Shreds Writer(s): Debbie Harry and Chris Stein Capo on 2 🎸 Intro: G D G D G D D Hey! pst psst! Here she comes now! 🎸 Verse 1: D G Oh, you know her, would you look at that hair D G Yeah, you know her, check out those shoes Em G D She looks like she stepped out of the middle of somebody's blues Em G D She looks like the Sunday comics Em G D She thinks she's Brenda Starr Em G D Her nose job is real atomic Em A All she needs is an old knife scar 🎸 Chorus: G A Yeah, she's so dull, come on rip her to shreds G A She's so dull, come on rip her to shreds D G D G 🎸 Verse 2: D G Oh, you know her, "Miss Groupie Supreme" D G Yeah, you know her, "Vera Vogue" on parade Em Red eye shadow! Green mascara! G D Yuck! She's too much! Em G D She looks like she don't know better Em G D A case of partial extreme Em G D Dressed up in a Robert Hall sweater F#m A Acting like a soap opera queen 🎸 Chorus: G A Yeah, she's so dull, come on rip her to shreds G A She's so dull, come on rip her to shreds 🎸 Solo: D G D G D G D 🎸 Verse 3: G Em G D She got the nerve to tell me she's not on it Em G D But her expression is too serene Em G D Yeah, she looks like she washes with Comet Em A Always looking to create a scene 🎸 Chorus: G A Yeah, she's so dull, come on rip her to shreds G A She's so dull, come on rip her to shreds G A She's so dull, rip her to shreds! D G D G D 🎸 Outro: D G Oh, you know her, "Miss Groupie Supreme" D G Yeah, you know her, "Vera Vogue" on parade D G Yeah, you know her, with the fish-eating grin D She's so dull G Yeah, she's got the nerve to tell me! D G Huh, she's so dull D Yeah, there she goes now G D She making out with King Kong G D She take her boat to Hong Kong G D Well, bye bye sugar! G D And not a minute too soon! G D G D G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 09: Rifle Range Writer(s): Chris Stein and Ronnie Toast 🎸 Intro: Gm C7 F D7 Gm C7 F D7 🎸 Verse 1: Gm C7 Gm C7 I was all alone with the scent of a bone Gm C7 Gm C7 And my heart was stuck in this emptiness zone Gm C7 Gm C7 I had not a care though I wanted to hear Gm C7 Gm C7 The voice of a maiden, who was playing down there 🎸 Chorus: A# C At the rifle range, I lost my heart A# C At the rifle range, I could not start A# C At the rifle range, She left me so hot at the rifle range 🎸 Verse 2: Gm C7 Gm C7 Like a victim of truce I was strung on a noose Gm C7 Gm C7 Cracking at the news of a prey let loose Gm C7 Gm C7 I turned around to stare at the face she would wear Gm C7 Gm C7 And I ran through the gallows, her heart was down there 🎸 Chorus: A# C At the rifle range, I lost my heart A# C At the rifle range, I could not start A# C At the rifle range, I heard a shot at the rifle range 🎸 Instrumental: C# D# Gm7 A# 🎸 Bridge: Gm C7 F D7 Gm C7 F D7 🎸 Verse 3: Gm C7 Gm C7 If I lose my head, we'll be certainly dead, Oooh Gm C7 Gm C7 With visions of acid, how I wish they bled Gm C7 Gm C7 The drummings of fear 'cause they're getting so near Gm C7 Gm C7 And I think of a lion, who was devoured down there, yeah, yeah, yeah 🎸 Chorus: A# C At the rifle range, I lost my heart A# C At the rifle range, I could not start A# C At the rifle range, She left me so hot A# C At the rifle range, I heard a shot A# C At the rifle range, Bang bang A# C At the rifle range, Bang bang A# C At the rifle range, Bang bang 🎸 Outro: Gm G#7 Gm G#7 Gm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 10: Kung Fu Girls Writer(s): Debbie Harry, Gary Valentine and Jimmy Destri 🎸 Intro: D N.C. Yāt, yih, sāam! G F# E G A G F# A B 🎸 Verse 1: A Down in Chinatown, the year of the Cock B He sold the silver belt, put it in hock A Fistful of money, mouth full of gold 🎸 Pre-Chorus: E A E A Soon to be free of all armful of holes 🎸 Chorus: E A She was a kung fu girl, kung fu girl B Uh now! 🎸 Verse 2: A He got the address symbolized in Cantonese B Then asked a native, "Some assistance, please" A She took him to the secret door 🎸 Pre-Chorus: E A He was kissing the floor E A Don't know much more 🎸 Chorus: E A B She was a kung fu girl, kung fu girl 🎸 Bridge: C#m G#m Heng lu Cindy Sue G# C#m Difo difong hacking hu C#m G#m In a flash of recollection of oriental pride F# B She threw him to the side 🎸 Interlude: G F# E G A G F# A B G F# E G A G F# A B 🎸 Verse 3: A Got the address, gave the door a knock B What happened next caused quite a shock A She was standing, looking out the door 🎸 Pre-Chorus: E A He was kicked to the floor E A Don't know much more 🎸 Chorus: E A She was a kung fu girl, kung fu girl B Uh now 🎸 Instrumental: C#m G#m G# C#m C#m G#m F# B 🎸 Pre-Chorus: E Kung fu A Cindy Sue E A Oh, I want to get close to you 🎸 Chorus: E A You're my kung fu girl E A You're my kung fu girl E A Oh my oriental pearl 🎸 Pre-Chorus: E Kung fu A Cindy Sue E A Oh, I want to get close to you 🎸 Chorus: E A You're my kung fu girl E A You're my kung fu girl, get down 🎸 Outro: E G E G E G E G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 11: The Attack Of The Giant Ants Writer(s): Chris Stein 🎸 Intro: G C D G C A D G 🎸 Verse 1: G C D G Giant ants from space, snuff the human race C D G Then they eat your face, never leave a trace 🎸 Chorus: C D A D G La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la C D 🎸 Verse 2: G C D G They shoot fire all around, Tokyo burns down C D G Everybody drowns, the moon falls on the ground 🎸 Chorus: C D A G C D La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la (Yeah) 🎸 Verse 2: G C D G They can't be stopped at all, the buildings start to fall C D G Soldiers shoot all day and then they run away 🎸 Chorus: C D A G La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la C Am N.C. 🎸 Bridge: N.C. (Various sound effects) G C D G C D 🎸 Verse 3: G C D G The world is holocaust, everything is lost C D G Mankind is destroyed, sprinkled in the void 🎸 Chorus: C D A G La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la C D 🎸 Verse 4: G C D G Giant ants from space waste the human race C D G Then they eat your face, never leave a trace 🎸 Chorus: C D A G La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la C D 🎸 Outro: Am G Am C B C B C G F Am D Gm C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 12: Out In The Streets Writer(s): Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry 🎸 Intro: Em 🎸 Chorus: C F He don't hang around with the gang no more C He don't do the wild things that he did before 🎸 Verse 1: C (Oooh) Am He used to act bad Am Used to, but he quit it Dm C It makes me so sad, because I know that he did it for me (Yes he did) Am C F C And I can see (still in the street) his heart, his heart is out in the street 🎸 Chorus: C F He don't comb his hair like he did before C He don't wear those dirty old black boots no more 🎸 Verse 2: C (Oooh) Am But he's not the same Am Dm There's something about his kisses that tells me he's changed C I know there's something missing inside (Ooo Aah) Am Something died (Out in the street) C F C His heart, his heart is out in the streets 🎸 Bridge: D# D# He grew up on the sidewalk, streetlights shining above C He grew up with no one to love D# D# He grew up on the sidewalk, he grew up running free C He grew up and then he met me 🎸 Chorus: C F He don't hang around with the gang no more C Gee, he doesn't smile like he did before 🎸 Verse 3: C (Oooh) Am I wish I didn't care Am I wish I'd never met him Dm C They're waiting out there, so I got to set him free(Send him back) Am C He's got to be(out in the street) F His heart is out in the street 🎸 Outro: C He don't hang around with the gang no more(He's out in the street) C He don't hang around with the gang no more(He's out in the street) C He don't hang around -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 13: The Thin Line Writer(s): Debbie Harry and Chris Stein 🎸 Intro: A 🎸 Verse 1: A Ah you hate me A Yeah you hate me F#m D You think I don't see A murder in your eye F#m D when you're looking at me A Eh you love me A Yeah you love me F#m D You don't want to be A noticeably F#m D enamored of me E Bm So Bon Voyage sweet face E Bm keep looking for the hole in one E Bm Take a look at what you've done D C Be a man get yourself a trench coat E I'm feeling crazy can you get me a gun? Oh 🎸 Break: A F#m D [Verse 2} A I hate you A I hate you! F#m D You think I don't see A your unlimited F#m D Insecurity A I love you A Yeah I love you F#m D because you know me A by what I let you F#m D by what I let you see 🎸 Instrumental: E Bm E Bm E Bm D C E 🎸 Verse 3: A I love you N.C. I love you F#m D because you know me A by what I let you F#m D by what I let you see 🎸 Outro: A F#m E D A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track 14: Platinum Blonde Writer(s): Debbie Harry 🎸 Intro: A 🎸 Verse 1: A I wanna be a platinum blonde, ooh D E Just like all the sexy stars A Marilyn and Jean, Jayne, Mae and Marlene B E Yeah, they proved, they really had fun 🎸 Verse 2: A In a luminous day-glow shade D E Walk into a bar, and I'll have it made A 'Cause if that's all it takes A double-processed blonde 🎸 Verse 3: D E I wanna be a platinum blonde D A I wanna be a platinum blonde E Be a platinum blonde 🎸 Bridge: F#m E I even tried wearing a wig for a while F#m E It was the right color, but not the right style F#m E D Gonna get some peroxide at the beauty supply E See ya later! 🎸 Instrumental: A E A E 🎸 Verse 4: A I wanna be a platinum blonde, ah D E Just like all the sexy stars A Marilyn and Jean, Jayne, Mae and Marlene B E Yeah, they proved it, they really had fun 🎸 Verse 5: A Now if you meet me on Sunday And you look twice and see D E That platinum blonde is gonna be me D E In a double-processed luminous day glow shade D E When I get this color, I'll have it made in the shade D Oh, I hope I'm okay 🎸 Outro: A E I wanna be a platinum blonde A I wanna be a platinum blonde E Honey, I gotta, I gotta, I gotta, I gotta A I gotta be a platinum blonde E I gotta be a platinum blonde A I gotta be a platinum blonde E I'll hit the bottle, baby A