Strawberry Blonde — Ron Sexsmith
Chords and lyrics for Strawberry Blonde by Ron Sexsmith (key of G).
Intro
[G]
Verse 1
[Am] She was not the [D]girl next door
But the [G]girl from 'round the [C]corner
[Am] It was at the tail end [D]of grade four
When she [G]came to school one [C]morning
[C] And all eyes were [D]upon her[G] as she [G/F#]took her [Em]seat
[C] Her name was [D]Amanda,[G] with pretty [G/F#]eyes of [Em]green
And hair of [C][D]blonde, strawberry [G]blonde
Verse 2
[Am] Springtime and [D]dandelions
And [G]summer 'round the [C]corner
[Am] Was at the tail end [D]of age nine
With a [G]million dreams [C]before her
[C] She lived with her [D]mother in [G]an old [G/F#]decrepit [Em]house
[C] If there was [D]trouble at home[G] she kept it [G/F#]to [Em]herself
All summer [C]long,[D] the strawberry [G]blonde
Chorus
[Em] And by her [Bm]face[C] there was no [G]way to tell
[C] It seemed like [G]all was well[D] in her world[B7]
[Em] But the neighbours [Bm]said
[C] Her mother had[G] lost her will
[C] To gin and [G]sleeping pills
It [D]was no life for a little [G]girl
Solo
[Am7] [D] [G]
[C] [C] [B7]
Chorus
[Em] Still I see her [Bm]face[C] framed in[G] blue sky
[C] At the top [G]of a [D]slide coming down[B7]
[Em] And when the sirens [Bm]wailed
[C] Her mother had [G]failed to rise
[C] All the neighbours [G]stood outside
As [D]Amanda just stared at the [G]ground
Verse 3
[Am] Time flies and [D]years are piled
I'd [G]forgotten all about[C] her
[Am] When I saw her [D]down the aisle
Of a [G]streetcar with her [C]daughter
[C] Then I heard [D]Amanda[G] say as [G/F#]she got [Em]up
[C] "C'mon, [D]Samantha,[G] girl, this [G/F#]is our [Em]stop"
And they were [C][D]gone,[C]
[D] Two strawberry [G][Gadd2]blondes[G]
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