Blonde In The Bleachers chords by Joni Mitchell

"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 - Am7 - Fmaj7 - Dmaj7/G - G - Dmaj7/G - G

  Am/D             Am7
The blonde in the bleachers, she flips her hair for you,
 Fmaj7           Dmaj7/G  G   Dmaj7/G  G
A-bove the loudspeakers you start  to fall.

  Bm     F#m/B     A       E/A
She follows you home, but you miss livin' a-lone
    F#m7            Bm7   E  Esus4
You can still hear sweet mysteries   cal-ling you.
  C           D/C       C
The bands and the roadies, lo- vin' 'em and lea- vin' 'em
   Emaj7       E6sus4      Cmaj7/F      F      A/D
It's    pleasure to try  'em, it's     trouble to keep 'em.

        Am       Em7sus2     A
'Cause it seems  like you've got- - -ta give up
    Em7sus2     Am7      Em     F#m
Such a piece  of your soul when you give up the chase.
        Dsus2   D          Bm
Feeling it hot    and cold, you're in rock 'n' roll,
     Esus4       A   E/A - A - E/A - A
It's the na- - ture of the race.

Bm/A A     Dsus2    D          Bm
    It's the un- - known child, so sweet and wild,
   Esus4      A       E/A - A - E/A - A
It's youth, it's too good to waste.

E/A - Am/D - Am7 - Fmaj7
Dmaj7/G - G - Dmaj7/G - G - Cmaj7/F - F

Fmaj7    D      Bm7     Bm7/E     A   E/A
    She tapes her re-grets to the mi- - crophone stand

A           Dsus2     Bm7
    She says, "You can't hold the hand of a
Bm7/E     A   E/A A
rock 'n' roll man ve-ry  long,
  Dsus2     Bm7
Or count on your plans with a
Bm7/E     A   E/A A
rock 'n' roll man ve-ry  long,
  Dsus2     Bm7
Com-pete with the fans for your
Bm7/E     A      E/A A
rock 'n' roll man for ve-ry  long,
  Dsus2     Bm7      Bm7/E      A  Am7
The girls and the bands and the rock 'n' roll   man."

Ending:
Cmaj7/F - Fmaj7
A7
(saxophone interlude)
End on A7