Chords with lyrics
"Blonde in the Bleachers"
by Joni Mitchell
Tabbed by Robin Young
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Chords:
A: X02220
(A: X0222X
(A: X0XX20
A/D: XX0220
Am: X02210
Am/D: XX0210
Am7: X02010
Am7: X05550
Bm/A: X0X43X
Bm: X24432
Bm7: X24232
Bm7/E: 024232
C: X32010
Cmaj7/F: 13300X
D: XX0232
Dmaj7/G: 3X022X
D/C: X3023X
Dsus2: XX0230
E: 022100
E/A: X02100
(E/A: X0210X
Emaj7: 02110X
Em7sus2: 0X4430
Esus4: 022200
E6sus4: 022220
F: 13321X
Fmaj7: 133210
F#m/B: X42222
F#m7: 242222
G: 32003X
Chords in (parentheses) are optional?just slight variations with muting on the
regular chord that you only need if you're being a perfectionist. Sound-wise, it
shouldn't make much of a difference.
Intro: Am/D - Am7Am7 - Fmaj7Fmaj7 - Dmaj7/G - G+G - Dmaj7/G - G+G
Am/D Am7Am7
The blonde in the bleachers, she flips her hair for you,
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Dmaj7/G G+G Dmaj7/G G+G
A-bove the loudspeakers you start to fall.
B minorBm F#m/B A augmentedA E/A
She follows you home, but you miss livin' a-lone
F#m7F#m7 Bm7Bm7 E MajorE Esus4Esus4
You can still hear sweet mysteries cal-ling you.
C majorC D/C C majorC
The bands and the roadies, lo- vin' 'em and lea- vin' 'em
EMaj7Emaj7 E6sus4 Cmaj7/F FF A/D
It's pleasure to try 'em, it's trouble to keep 'em.
A minorAm Em7sus2 A augmentedA
'Cause it seems like you've got- - -ta give up
Em7sus2 Am7Am7 E minorEm F# minorF#m
Such a piece of your soul when you give up the chase.
Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD B minorBm
Feeling it hot and cold, you're in rock 'n' roll,
Esus4Esus4 A augmentedA E/A - A augmentedA - E/A - A augmentedA
It's the na- - ture of the race.
Bm/ABm/A A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD B minorBm
It's the un- - known child, so sweet and wild,
Esus4Esus4 A augmentedA E/A - A augmentedA - E/A - A augmentedA
It's youth, it's too good to waste.
E/A - Am/D - Am7Am7 - Fmaj7Fmaj7
Dmaj7/G - G+G - Dmaj7/G - G+G - Cmaj7/F - FF
Fmaj7Fmaj7 D MajorD Bm7Bm7 Bm7/E A augmentedA E/A
She tapes her re-grets to the mi- - crophone stand
A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2 Bm7Bm7
She says, "You can't hold the hand of a
Bm7/E A augmentedA E/A A augmentedA
rock 'n' roll man ve-ry long,
Dsus2Dsus2 Bm7Bm7
Or count on your plans with a
Bm7/E A augmentedA E/A A augmentedA
rock 'n' roll man ve-ry long,
Dsus2Dsus2 Bm7Bm7
Com-pete with the fans for your
Bm7/E A augmentedA E/A A augmentedA
rock 'n' roll man for ve-ry long,
Dsus2Dsus2 Bm7Bm7 Bm7/E A augmentedA Am7Am7
The girls and the bands and the rock 'n' roll man."
Ending:
Cmaj7/F - Fmaj7Fmaj7
A7A7
(saxophone interlude)
End on A7A7