Tall Blondes

Written by John Stewart

‘Tall Blondes’ is from the fine album “Blondes”, Allegiance, 1982, Swedish release Polydor, 1982, US album re-released as CD by Line Music, 1990, CD re-release with all the tracks from the US and the Swedish releases, Neon Dreams, 2003.

Kind of breathless – maybe those tall blondes are responsible? A pop song, more polished than usual for John, but doesn´t it sound good? Art and Charlie point out that it´s a good idea to play the song in Am (capo 2^nd fret). Bm becomes Am, A becomes G, G becomes F. ‘It allows the noodling in the chords,’ says Charlie. Right.

(Bm) (A) (Bm) (A) (Bm) (A) (Bm) (A)

(Bm)Tall blondes, hitching on the highway, (A)

(Bm)Tall blondes, hope you're going my way. (A)

(G)Ooohh, the Wilshire (A)girls,

(G)Ooohh, the Wilshire (A)girls, (hold)

I'm walking with the (Bm)tall blondes. (A)

(Bm)Tall blondes…(A) (Bm) (A) (Bm) (A)

(Bm)Tall blondes, working on the suntan, (A)

(Bm)Tall blondes, never stay with one man. (A)

(G)Ooohh, the Wilshire (A)girls,

(G)Ooohh, the Wilshire (A)girls, (hold)

I'm walking with the (Bm)tall blondes.

Look at all the (A)tall blondes.

I wish you were the (Bm)tall blondes,

Looking for the (A)tall blondes.

(Bm) (A) (Bm) (A)

(G)Ooohh, the Wilshire (A)girls,

(G)Ooohh, the Wilshire (A)girls, (hold)

I'm walking with the (Bm)tall blondes.

(A)Tall blondes,

Look at all the (Bm)tall blondes.

Look at all the (A)tall blondes,

I´m walking with the (Bm)tall blondes, yeah, yeah,

(A)Tall blondes.

(Bm)Tall blondes,

Seeing all the (A)tall blondes.

Got to have (Bm)tall blondes,

Got to have (A)tall blondes, yeah,

(Bm)Tall blondes, yeah,

(A)Tall blondes, yeah,

(Bm)Tall blondes, yeah,

(A)Tall blondes.

(Bm)Tall blondes, yeah,

(A)Tall blondes.

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Art Faller & Charlie Woodward

September 2005