Billy Joel - Blonde Over Blue: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Blonde Over Blue" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Cmaj7
Some days when I'm far away
     Fsus4
In a lonely room in a cold seclusion
Cmaj7
Some nights when I'm wound so tight
        Fsus4
There is no release, there is no solution
Cmaj7
In hell there's a big hotel
         Fsus4
Where the bar just closed and
the windows never opened
Cmaj7
No phone so you can't call home
       Fsus4
And the T.V. works, but the clicker is broken
D#         B/F  F   D#/G          F      F/A   F
But in the darkness,   I see your light turned on
D#/A#       A#/C F/C D#             F          G
You know my weakness,  you know how I respond to

Chorus:
G             D
Blonde over blue
      C                   C/G       G
Your hands are cold, your eyes are fire
G             D
Blonde over blue
  C                                    F
They shine as though you're burning inside
G              D     C            C/G     G
One word from you is all I need to be inspired
G             D
Blonde over blue
C                 C G/B  G  F Cmaj7
I need your inspiration tonight

These days there's a million ways
To be pulled and torn, to be misdirected
These times there are sins and crimes
On the morning shows for the disconnected
I look and I write my book
And I walk away with the wrong impressions
Don't care 'cause I've done my share
And I need some time for my own obsessions
It doesn't matter
I've let that life go by
It's been forgotten
'Cause all I wanted was you

Chorus

These days not a damn soul prays
And there is no faith 'cause there's
nothing to believe in
These days only good luck pays
If we don't get paid then we try to get even
I look and I write my book
And I have my say and I draw conclusions
Some nights when I'm wound so tight
There is no release, there is no solution
But in the darkness
I see your light turned on
You know my weakness
You know how I respond to

Chorus:
Blonde over blue
Your hands are cold, your eyes are fire
Blonde over blue
They shine as though you're burning inside
Blonde over blue
Your hands are cold, your eyes are fire
Blonde over blue
They shine as though you're burning inside
One word from you
Is all I need to be inspired
Blonde over blue
I need your inspiration tonight


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Fsus4

Guitar chord Fsus4

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Blonde Over Blue" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Blonde Over Blue" by Billy Joel.

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