D G A7 D Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat D G A7 D In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat D G A7 D With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round D G A7 D With this very unpleasing, sneezing and wheezing, the calliope crashed to the ground D G A7 D Some all-hot half-shot was headin' for a hot spot snappin' his fingers clappin' his hands D G A7 D And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her hand D G A7 D And now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand D G A7 D And some bloodshot forget-me-not whispers, "Daddy's within earshot, save the buckshot, turn up the band" [Chorus] G A D And she was blinded by the light G A D Oh, cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night G A D Bm Blinded by the light A G D She got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright G Bm [Verse] D G D Some brimstone baritone anti-cyclone rolling stone preacher from the east D G D He says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least" D G D And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner all alone watchin' the young girls dance D G D And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance [Chorus] G A D And she was blinded by the light G A D Oh, cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night G A D Bm Blinded by the light A G D G Bm He got down but he never got tight, but he's gonna make it tonight [Verse] A G D Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me I got what it takes A G D She said, "I'll turn you on sonny, to something strong if you'll play that song with the funky break" A G D And Go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside A G D And little Early-Pearly came by in her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride D G D Oh, some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer playin' backyard bombardier D G Yes and Scotland Yard was trying hard, they sent a dude with a calling card who said, D "Do what you like, but don't do it here" D G D Well, I jumped up, turned around, spit in the air, fell on the ground, asked him which was the way back home D G D He said, "Take a right at the light, keep goin' straight until night, and then, boys, you're on your own" D G D And now in Zanzibar a shootin' star was ridin' in a side car hummin' a lunar tune D G Yes, and the avatar said, "Blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar D we're gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon" D G D And some kidnapped handicap was complainin' that he caught the clap from some mousetrap he bought last night D G D Well I unsnapped his skull cap, between his ears I saw a gap and figured he'd be all right [Chorus] G A D He was just blinded by the light G A D Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night G A D Bm Blinded by the light A G Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun D G D G Whoa , but mama that's where the fun is Ooh, yeah D G (I was blinded) Oh my my, oh my my D G (I was blinded) Oh my my D G (I was blinded) I was blinded by the light D G (I was blinded) I was blinded by the light D G (I was blinded) I was blinded by the light D G (I was blinded) I was blinded by the light D G (I was blinded) I was blinded D G (I was blinded) D G (I was blinded)