“Blonde in the Bleachers”
by Joni Mitchell
Tabbed by Robin Young
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Chords:
A: X02220
(A: X0222X
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E/A –
A changes)
(
A: X0XX20
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Bm/A, after quick
E/A –
A changes)
A/D: XX0220
Am: X02210
Am/D: XX0210
Am7: X02010
Am7: X05550
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Bm/A: X0X43X
Bm: X24432
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Bm7: X24232
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Bm7/
E: 024232
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C: X32010
Cmaj7/
F: 13300X
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D: XX0232
Dmaj7/
G: 3X022X
D/C: X3023X
Dsus2: XX0230
E: 022100
E/A: X02100
(E/
A: X0210X
<use on="" quick=""
E/A –
A changes)
Emaj7: 02110X
Em7sus2: 0X4430
Esus4: 022200
E6sus4: 022220
F: 13321X
Fmaj7: 133210
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F#m/
B: X42222
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F#m7: 242222
<bar 2nd="" fret=""
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 –
Am7 –
Fmaj7 –
Dmaj7/
G –
G –
Dmaj7/
G –
The blonde in the bleachers, she flips her hair for you,
Dmaj7/
Dmaj7/
A-bove the loudspeakers you start to fall.
F#m/
She follows you home, but you miss livin’ a-lone
You can still hear sweet mysteries cal-ling you.
The bands and the roadies, lo- vin’ ‘em and lea- vin’ ‘em
Cmaj7/
It’s pleasure to try ‘em, it’s trouble to keep ‘em.
‘Cause it seems like you’ve got- - -ta give up
Such a piece of your soul when you give up the chase.
Feeling it hot and cold, you’re in rock ‘n’ roll,
E/A –
A –
E/
A -
It’s the na- - ture of the race.
It’s the un- - known child, so sweet and wild,
E/A –
A –
E/
A -
It’s youth, it’s too good to waste.
E/A –
Am/D –
Am7 –
Dmaj7/
G –
G –
Dmaj7/
G –
G –
Cmaj7/
F –
Bm7/
She tapes her re-grets to the mi- - crophone stand
She says, “You can’t hold the hand of a
Bm7/
rock ‘n’ roll man ve-ry long,
Or count on your plans with a
Bm7/
rock ‘n’ roll man ve-ry long,
Com-pete with the fans for your
Bm7/
rock ‘n’ roll man for ve-ry long,
Bm7/
The girls and the bands and the rock ‘n’ roll man.”
Ending:
Cmaj7/
F –
(saxophone interlude)
End on
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