Chords for Marshall Chapman, "Blaze of Glory"
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I live in the Jim Crow South, and so, you know, I tell people this, and this is not
hyperbole, but I really, most of the people in our house were black.
My parents were gone a lot, and I always say, I thought I was black until I was five years
old, and I stood on my tiptoes and looked in the mirror, and I saw that I was white.
I thought I was sick.
[A]
[Bbm] So one time when I was seven [N] years old, I came down to the kitchen, and we had a cook
named Corrine Cheater.
She said, come on, child, we're going to go hear this man sing.
He said, he's white, but he sings like he's a cub.
And so we got, the parents were out of town, and so we got on the city bus.
There's a city bus stop right in front of our house.
This was in the afternoon.
We went down to the Carolina Theater, and if I had been with my own kind, I probably
wouldn't have gotten to see Elvis Presley.
But I went up the stairs with Corrine, sat in the colored balcony, what they called it.
It was just like scouting to kill a mockingbird, y'all.
This little toe-headed white girl up there.
And, you know, I think Elvis was sort of contractually obligated at that point to this country package
tour with the Carter sisters, Justin Tubb, Benny Martin.
I think, I don't know, the Delmore brothers.
But, [Bb] so he [E] was closing the show at that point.
Let's put it that way.
[N] And when he came on, it was like lightning had struck the building.
And I ain't been right since.
So I'm going to do one more song.
And this is the last song that's on this new album.
I wrote this sitting at my dining room table, but it's [E]
all I got [A] to say.
I never intended to make it this far.
I [E] never had a far back plan.
[D] I always thought I'd go in a [E] blaze of glory.
[A] A [E] blaze of glory.
A [A] blaze of glory.
Burning like a comet across the night sky.
Playing rock and roll music with my hair on fire.
[D] Every show was a [E] blaze of glory.
[A] A [E] blaze of glory.
[A] Blaze of glory.
[D] I saw Elvis Presley back [E] in 1956.
[D]
The world was different then.
[E] Everything was fixed.
[D] When he walked out on [E] stage, it shook us to the core.
[D] That colored balcony [E] came crashing to the floor.
In a [A] blaze of glory.
I [D] fell head first.
La da da da [E]
da.
I was sick.
[D] La da da da da da.
[E]
[A] La da da da da.
Now every [E] morning at the break of [A] dawn.
I brush the sleep out from my eyes.
I got to see that sun rise up in a blaze of glory.
A [E] blaze of glory.
A [A] blaze of glory.
Y'all sing.
Sing.
A [E] blaze of glory.
I'll take it.
Sure.
A [A] blaze of glory.
Thank you so much for coming to Elvis.
Wednesday nights, Olay.
I love you.
Thank you.
Woo!
hyperbole, but I really, most of the people in our house were black.
My parents were gone a lot, and I always say, I thought I was black until I was five years
old, and I stood on my tiptoes and looked in the mirror, and I saw that I was white.
I thought I was sick.
[A]
[Bbm] So one time when I was seven [N] years old, I came down to the kitchen, and we had a cook
named Corrine Cheater.
She said, come on, child, we're going to go hear this man sing.
He said, he's white, but he sings like he's a cub.
And so we got, the parents were out of town, and so we got on the city bus.
There's a city bus stop right in front of our house.
This was in the afternoon.
We went down to the Carolina Theater, and if I had been with my own kind, I probably
wouldn't have gotten to see Elvis Presley.
But I went up the stairs with Corrine, sat in the colored balcony, what they called it.
It was just like scouting to kill a mockingbird, y'all.
This little toe-headed white girl up there.
And, you know, I think Elvis was sort of contractually obligated at that point to this country package
tour with the Carter sisters, Justin Tubb, Benny Martin.
I think, I don't know, the Delmore brothers.
But, [Bb] so he [E] was closing the show at that point.
Let's put it that way.
[N] And when he came on, it was like lightning had struck the building.
And I ain't been right since.
So I'm going to do one more song.
And this is the last song that's on this new album.
I wrote this sitting at my dining room table, but it's [E]
all I got [A] to say.
I never intended to make it this far.
I [E] never had a far back plan.
[D] I always thought I'd go in a [E] blaze of glory.
[A] A [E] blaze of glory.
A [A] blaze of glory.
Burning like a comet across the night sky.
Playing rock and roll music with my hair on fire.
[D] Every show was a [E] blaze of glory.
[A] A [E] blaze of glory.
[A] Blaze of glory.
[D] I saw Elvis Presley back [E] in 1956.
[D]
The world was different then.
[E] Everything was fixed.
[D] When he walked out on [E] stage, it shook us to the core.
[D] That colored balcony [E] came crashing to the floor.
In a [A] blaze of glory.
I [D] fell head first.
La da da da [E]
da.
I was sick.
[D] La da da da da da.
[E]
[A] La da da da da.
Now every [E] morning at the break of [A] dawn.
I brush the sleep out from my eyes.
I got to see that sun rise up in a blaze of glory.
A [E] blaze of glory.
A [A] blaze of glory.
Y'all sing.
Sing.
A [E] blaze of glory.
I'll take it.
Sure.
A [A] blaze of glory.
Thank you so much for coming to Elvis.
Wednesday nights, Olay.
I love you.
Thank you.
Woo!
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I live in the Jim Crow South, and so, _ you know, I tell people this, and this is not
hyperbole, but I really, most of the people in our house were black.
My parents were gone a lot, and I always say, I thought I was black until I was five years
old, and I stood on my tiptoes and looked in the mirror, and I saw that I was white.
I thought I was sick. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bbm] So one time when I was seven [N] years old, I came down to the kitchen, and we had a cook
named Corrine Cheater.
She said, come on, child, we're going to go hear this man sing.
He said, he's white, but he sings like he's a cub.
_ And so we got, the parents were out of town, and so we got on the city bus.
There's a city bus stop right in front of our house.
This was in the afternoon.
We went down to the Carolina Theater, and if I had been with my own kind, I probably
wouldn't have gotten to see Elvis Presley.
But I went up the stairs with Corrine, sat in the colored balcony, what they called it.
It was just like scouting to kill a mockingbird, y'all.
This little toe-headed white girl up there. _
And, you know, I think Elvis was sort of contractually obligated at that point to this country package
tour with the Carter sisters, Justin Tubb, Benny Martin.
I think, I don't know, the Delmore brothers.
But, [Bb] _ so he [E] was closing the show at that point.
Let's put it that way.
[N] And when he came on, it was like lightning had struck the building.
And I ain't been right since. _
_ So I'm going to do one more song.
And this is the last song that's on this new album.
I wrote this sitting at my dining room table, but it's [E] _
all I got [A] to say. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I never intended to make it this far.
I _ _ _ [E] never had a far back plan.
_ [D] I always thought I'd go in a [E] blaze of glory. _
[A] A [E] blaze of glory. _ _ _
_ _ A [A] blaze of glory.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Burning like a comet across the night sky. _ _ _
_ Playing rock and roll music with my hair on fire.
_ _ _ _ [D] Every show was a [E] blaze of glory.
[A] _ A [E] blaze of glory. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Blaze of glory. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I saw Elvis Presley back [E] in 1956.
_ _ [D] _
The world was different then.
[E] Everything was fixed.
_ [D] When he walked out on [E] stage, it shook us to the core.
_ _ [D] That colored balcony [E] came crashing to the floor. _
_ _ In a [A] blaze of glory.
_ _ _ _ _ I [D] fell head first.
La da da da _ [E] _ _ _
da.
I was sick.
[D] La da da da da da.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] La da da da da. _ _ _ _
_ _ Now every [E] morning at the break of [A] dawn.
_ _ _ I brush the sleep out from my eyes.
_ I got to see that sun rise up in a blaze of glory. _
A [E] blaze of glory. _ _ _ _
_ A [A] blaze of glory. _ _
_ Y'all sing.
Sing.
A [E] blaze of glory.
_ I'll take it.
Sure. _ _ _
A [A] blaze of glory.
_ Thank you so much for coming to Elvis.
Wednesday nights, Olay.
I love you.
Thank you.
Woo! _ _
hyperbole, but I really, most of the people in our house were black.
My parents were gone a lot, and I always say, I thought I was black until I was five years
old, and I stood on my tiptoes and looked in the mirror, and I saw that I was white.
I thought I was sick. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bbm] So one time when I was seven [N] years old, I came down to the kitchen, and we had a cook
named Corrine Cheater.
She said, come on, child, we're going to go hear this man sing.
He said, he's white, but he sings like he's a cub.
_ And so we got, the parents were out of town, and so we got on the city bus.
There's a city bus stop right in front of our house.
This was in the afternoon.
We went down to the Carolina Theater, and if I had been with my own kind, I probably
wouldn't have gotten to see Elvis Presley.
But I went up the stairs with Corrine, sat in the colored balcony, what they called it.
It was just like scouting to kill a mockingbird, y'all.
This little toe-headed white girl up there. _
And, you know, I think Elvis was sort of contractually obligated at that point to this country package
tour with the Carter sisters, Justin Tubb, Benny Martin.
I think, I don't know, the Delmore brothers.
But, [Bb] _ so he [E] was closing the show at that point.
Let's put it that way.
[N] And when he came on, it was like lightning had struck the building.
And I ain't been right since. _
_ So I'm going to do one more song.
And this is the last song that's on this new album.
I wrote this sitting at my dining room table, but it's [E] _
all I got [A] to say. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I never intended to make it this far.
I _ _ _ [E] never had a far back plan.
_ [D] I always thought I'd go in a [E] blaze of glory. _
[A] A [E] blaze of glory. _ _ _
_ _ A [A] blaze of glory.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Burning like a comet across the night sky. _ _ _
_ Playing rock and roll music with my hair on fire.
_ _ _ _ [D] Every show was a [E] blaze of glory.
[A] _ A [E] blaze of glory. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Blaze of glory. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I saw Elvis Presley back [E] in 1956.
_ _ [D] _
The world was different then.
[E] Everything was fixed.
_ [D] When he walked out on [E] stage, it shook us to the core.
_ _ [D] That colored balcony [E] came crashing to the floor. _
_ _ In a [A] blaze of glory.
_ _ _ _ _ I [D] fell head first.
La da da da _ [E] _ _ _
da.
I was sick.
[D] La da da da da da.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] La da da da da. _ _ _ _
_ _ Now every [E] morning at the break of [A] dawn.
_ _ _ I brush the sleep out from my eyes.
_ I got to see that sun rise up in a blaze of glory. _
A [E] blaze of glory. _ _ _ _
_ A [A] blaze of glory. _ _
_ Y'all sing.
Sing.
A [E] blaze of glory.
_ I'll take it.
Sure. _ _ _
A [A] blaze of glory.
_ Thank you so much for coming to Elvis.
Wednesday nights, Olay.
I love you.
Thank you.
Woo! _ _