Blinded By Love

A D A -- 3x's A D A The queen of the Nile A D A She laid on her throne E And she was drifting downstream A D A On a barge that was burnished with g-o-ld A D A Royal purple the sails A D A So sweetly perfumed E And poor Mark Antony's Senses were drowned A D A And his future was doomed E E7 A D A He was blinded by love The Philistines paid For Samson's blind rage The secrets that two lovers share Should never have been betrayed He was blinded by love He was blinded by love C#m A Now it's no use in crying or weeping C#m C# D You better lock up your soul for safe keeping E A D A Promise me The poor Prince of Wales He gave up his crown All for the trivial pursuit of A parvenu second-hand lady So lovers beware If you lose your heart Careful now, don't lose your mind Don't mortgage your soul to a stranger Don't be blinded by love Don't be blinded by love INSTRUMENTAL: play A D A -- like first two lines of VERSE Blinded by love Blinded by love OUTRO: A D A -- until fade out