Blanket On The Ground chords
by Billy Jo SpearsOriginal Published Key: Bb Major with a key change to C Major
Time Signature: 2/2
Tempo: 88 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner
Guitar Chords in G Major → A Major: G, A, A7, B7, C, D, E
Capo: 3rd fret (to play along with the video in Bb Major)
Play-Along Video & Chord Charts
Blanket On The Ground
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key G
Intro: 2/2 ‖ | 𝄎 ‖
G
1. Come and look out through the win-dow
A7
That big old moon is shin-ing down
D
Tell me now don’t it re-mind you
G
Of a blan-ket on the ground | 𝄎 |
G
2. Re-mem-ber back when love first found us
A7
We’d go slip-pin’ out of town
D
And we’d love be-neath the moon-light
G
On a blan-ket on the ground | 𝄎 |
G C
Chorus: I’ll get the blan-ket from the bed-room
G
And we’ll go walk-ing once a-gain
D
To that spot down by the riv-er
G
Where our sweet love first be-gan | 𝄎 |
G C
Just be-cause we are mar-ried
G
Don’t mean we can’t slip a-round
D
So let's walk out through the moon-light
G
And lay the blan-ket on the ground | 𝄎 |
A
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↑↑ ↑↑ (Key Change)
A
3. Ooh re-mem-ber how ex-cit-ed
B7
We used to get when love was young
E
That old moon was our best bud-dy
A
We couln’t wait for night to come | 𝄎 |
A
4. Now you know you still ex-cite me
B7
I know you love me like I am
E
Just once more I’d wish you’de love me
A
On the blan-ket on the ground | 𝄎 |
A D
Chorus: I’ll get the blan-ket from the bed-room
A
And we’ll go walk-ing once a-gain
E
To that spot down by the riv-er
A
Where our sweet love first be-gan
A D
Just be-cause we are mar-ried
A
Don’t mean we can’t slip a-round
E
So let's walk out through the moon-light
A
And lay the blan-ket on the ground | 𝄎 |
5. (Ad lib over verse)...
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: Bb Major - 2 flats (Bb, Eb)
- Key Signature: C Major - no sharps or flats
- Chords in Bb Major → C Major: Bb, C7, Eb, F → C, D7, F, G
- Time Signature: 2/2 — Two half-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately
- Metronome: h = 88 (h represents a half-note)
- Voice Range: F3 - A4
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Roger Bowling - Nashville songwriter specializing in country music.
- Lyrics Begin: Come and look out through the window.
- Genre: Country
- Featured Artist: Billie Jo Spears
- Single:
Recorded: 1974
Released: January 1975
B-side: Come on Home - Album: Blanket On The Ground
Recorded: August–November 1974
Released: February 1975
