Joni Mitchell - Blonde in the bleachers
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“Blonde in the Bleachers”
by Joni Mitchell
Tabbed by Robin Young
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Chords:
A: X02220
(A: X0222X <use on quick E/A – A changes)
(A: X0XX20 <use after Bm/A, after quick E/A – A changes)
A/D: XX0220
Am: X02210
Am/D: XX0210
Am7: X02010
Am7: X05550 <use only once: in 2nd verse, on ‘soul’
Bm/A: X0X43X
Bm: X24432 <bar 2nd fret
Bm7: X24232 <bar 2nd fret
Bm7/E: 024232 <bar 2nd fret
C: X32010
Cmaj7/F: 13300X <play F on first string with thumb
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 <play F on first string with thumb
F#m/B: X42222 <bar 2nd fret
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 – G
The Am/Dblonde in the bleachers, she Am7flips 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
You can F#m7still hear sweet mysteries Bm7 cal-Eling Esus4you.
The Cbands and the roadies, D/Clo- vin’ ‘em Cand 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.
Feeling it hot Dsus2 and Dcold, you’re in rocBmk ‘n’ roll,
Esus4 A E/A – A – E/A - A
It’s the na- - ture of the race.
Bm/A A It’s thDsus2e un- - knowDn child, so sweet anBmd 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 She says, “YoDsus2u can’t hold Bm7the hand of a
Bm7/E A E/A A
rock ‘n’ roll man ve-ry long,
Or Dsus2count on your Bm7plans with a
Bm7/E A E/A A
rock ‘n’ roll man ve-ry long,
Com-Dsus2pete with the Bm7fans 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