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Strawberry Blonde

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|-G----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|--------0--------------|-0h2---0----------------|
D|--------------------0--|------------0--------0--| x2
A|-------------0--0h2----|-----------------0h2----|
E|-3---------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 1]
  AmShe was not the gDirl next door
But the Ggirl from 'round the cCorner
  AmIt was at the tail end oDf grade four
When she Gcame to school one mCorning
  CAnd all eyes were uDpon her Gas she G/F#took her sEmeat
  CHer name was ADmanda, Gwith pretty G/F#eyes of grEmeen
And hair of blCondeD, strawberry blGonde
[Verse 2]
  AmSpringtime and dDandelions
And Gsummer 'round the cCorner
  AmWas at the tail end oDf age nine
With a Gmillion dreams befCore her
  CShe lived with her Dmother in aGn old deG/F#crepit hEmouse
  CIf there was Dtrouble at home Gshe kept it G/F#to hersEmelf
All summer lCong, Dthe strawberry blGonde
[Chorus]
   EmAnd by her Bmface Cthere was no Gway to tell
  CIt seemed like Gall was well Din her worldB7  
   EmBut the neighbours Bmsaid
  CHer mother had Glost her will
  CTo gin and Gsleeping pills
It wDas no life for a little Ggirl
[Solo]
e||-Am7------3---------|-D2h3-2-0---------|-G----------------|
B||-----------------|-------------0h1-|-3-------0h1-0---|
G||*----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|
D||*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A||-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1.---------------  2.---------------
e|-C----------------||-C--------B7--------||
B|-----------------||-----------------||
G|(0)-------------*||(0)--------2---0-||
D|----------------*||-----------------||
A|-----------------||-----------------||
E|-----------------||-----------------||
[Chorus]
   EmStill I see her Bmface Cframed in Gblue sky
  CAt the top oGf a slidDe coming downB7  
  EmAnd when the sirens Bmwailed
  CHer mother had Gfailed to rise
  CAll the neighbours Gstood outside
As ADmanda just stared at the gGround
[Verse 3]
  AmTime flies and yDears are piled
I'd forGgotten all about Cher
  AmWhen I saw her Ddown the aisle
Of a Gstreetcar with her dCaughter
  CThen I heard ADmanda Gsay as G/F#she got Emup
  C"C'mon, SaDmantha, Ggirl, this G/F#is our sEmtop"
And they were gCone,D  C  
 DTwo strawberry bGlondesGadd2  G  
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|  h   Hammer-on
| (n)  Hold note over bar line
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The story behind the song

Ron Sexsmith is a Canadian singer-songwriter who began releasing his own material in 1985 and was named Songwriter of the Year at the 2005 Juno Awards. He started his musical journey playing in bars, earning a reputation as "The One-Man Jukebox" before shifting to his original songs. This track, "Strawberry Blonde," is a glimpse into his distinctive songwriting style. It plays like a tender, reflective moment captured in song.

AI-written from these sources:Ron Sexsmith — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Strawberry Blonde

by Ron Sexsmith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Am7

Gadd2

[Intro]

e|-----------------------|------------------------|

B|-----------------------|------------------------|

G|--------0--------------|-0h2---0----------------|

D|--------------------0--|------------0--------0--| x2

A|-------------0--0h2----|-----------------0h2----|

E|-3---------------------|------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Am D

She was not the girl next door

G C

But the girl from 'round the corner

Am D

It was at the tail end of grade four

G C

When she came to school one morning

C D G G/F# Em

And all eyes were upon her as she took her seat

C D G G/F# Em

Her name was Amanda, with pretty eyes of green

C D G

And hair of blonde, strawberry blonde

[Verse 2]

Am D

Springtime and dandelions

G C

And summer 'round the corner

Am D

Was at the tail end of age nine

G C

With a million dreams before her

C D G G/F# Em

She lived with her mother in an old decrepit house

C D G G/F# Em

If there was trouble at home she kept it to herself

C D G

All summer long, the strawberry blonde

[Chorus]

Em Bm C G

And by her face there was no way to tell

C G D B7

It seemed like all was well in her world

Em Bm

But the neighbours said

C G

Her mother had lost her will

C G

To gin and sleeping pills

D G

It was no life for a little girl

[Solo]

Am7 D G

e||-------3---------|-2h3-2-0---------|-----------------|

B||-----------------|-------------0h1-|-3-------0h1-0---|

G||*----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|

D||*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A||-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1.--------------- 2.---------------

C C B7

e|-----------------||-----------------||

B|-----------------||-----------------||

G|(0)-------------*||(0)--------2---0-||

D|----------------*||-----------------||

A|-----------------||-----------------||

E|-----------------||-----------------||

[Chorus]

Em Bm C G

Still I see her face framed in blue sky

C G D B7

At the top of a slide coming down

Em Bm

And when the sirens wailed

C G

Her mother had failed to rise

C G

All the neighbours stood outside

D G

As Amanda just stared at the ground

[Verse 3]

Am D

Time flies and years are piled

G C

I'd forgotten all about her

Am D

When I saw her down the aisle

G C

Of a streetcar with her daughter

C D G G/F# Em

Then I heard Amanda say as she got up

C D G G/F# Em

"C'mon, Samantha, girl, this is our stop"

C D C

And they were gone,

D G Gadd2 G

Two strawberry blondes

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| (n) Hold note over bar line

************************************

About Strawberry Blonde Chords by Ron Sexsmith

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