Intro: A/B E B E | A E | E | E A | E | E A B7 E Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat A B7 E In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat A B7 E With a boulder on my shoulder feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round A B7 E With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground A B7 E Some all-hot half-shot was headin' for the hot spot snappin' his fingers clappin' his hands A B7 E And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her hand A E And now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in sand A B7 E And some bloodshot forget-menot whispers daddy's within earshot save the buckshot turn the band A B E And she was blinded by the light A B E Ooh cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night A B C#m B7 A E A E C#m Blinded by the light she got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright E A B7 E Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east A B7 E He says: "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least" A B7 E And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner all alone watchin' the young dance A B7 E And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone to remind him of the of romance ^{Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bruce-springsteen/148082.html} A B E Yeah he was blinded by the light A B E Ooh cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night A B C#m B7 A E A E C#m Blinded by the light he got down but she never got tight, but he's gonna make it tonight B A E Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me I got what it takes B 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 to go outside B A E And little Early-Pearly came in by her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride A B7 E Oh, some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer playin' backyard bombardier A B7 E Yes and Scotland Yard was trying hard, they sent some dude with a calling card, he said, what you like, but don't do it here A E Well I jumped up, turned around, spit in the air, fell on the ground, asked wich was the back home A E He said take a right at the light, keep going straight until right, and then boy you're your own A B7 E And now in Zanzibar a shootin' star was ridin' in a side car hummin' a lunar tune A B7 E Yes, and the avatar said blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar, we're gonna teach boys to laugh too soon A E And some kidnapped handicap was complaining that he caught the clap from some mousetrap bought last night A B7 E Well I unsnapped his skull cap and between his ears I saw a gap but he'd figured he'd be right A B E He was just blinded by the light A B E Ooh cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night A B C#m B7 A Blinded by the light Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun Oh but mama that's where the fun is I was blinded E A B B7 ---12---1-----12---0-----14---2----2---| ---12---1-----14---2-----16---4----4---| ---13---2-----14---2-----16---4----2---| ---14---3-----14---2-----16---4----4---| ---14---3-----12---0-----14---2----2---| ---12---1------------------------------|