The Mind of John J. Blanchard - Tommy Shane Steiner
Album: Then Came The Night
Writers: Anthony Smith/Chris Wallin

Intro: G  C  F  C (x2)

          G          C
He had a stroke in '95 
                 G              C                    G  C  F  C
They thought it best that he reside, in a nursing home
            G                  C
His family vowed they'd never leave him
          G                 C                         G  C
The last time they came to see him, was three years ago
              G            C
He spent his whole life providin'
            G        C                G  C  F  C
Now he was down to relyin’, on Medicare
            G            C
The nurses took a liking to him
                 G                 C                    G  C
They'd get his wheelchair out and push him, on sunny days
             D                              F
He couldn't walk, he couldn't speak, seemed so far out of reach
            C                                D
But in his mind as far as they knew he could be 


Chorus:
 G   C               G                 C
Fly fishin', workin' on that firebird engine 
        G         C                     G         C
Runnin' 99 proof moonshine across that county line 
    G        C              G                  C
3,2,1 and ignition, off on some space shuttle mission
        G           C                G           C
Playin' QB for the Cowboys, gettin' high on the crowd noise
         D
And the bright lights
              F                               D
Cause deep inside things were rockin' in the mind
             G       C  G  C
Of John J. Blanchard 


     G            C
One afternoon in June
         G              C                     G          C  F  C
A nurse saw his finger move, she 'bout had a heart attack
           G                 C
She went screamin' down the hall
             G        C                        G    C
Hey, it's a miracle ya'll, I think he's comin' back 
     D                                  F
The doctors all rushed in, said do you know what year this is
           C                                  D  Dsus4 Dsus5
How many fingers am I holding and where you been....

and he said


Chorus 2:
 G   C               G                 C
Fly fishin', workin' on that firebird engine 
        G         C                     G         C
Runnin' 99 proof moonshine across that county line 
    G        C              G                  C
3,2,1 and ignition, off on some space shuttle mission
        G           C                G           C
Playin' QB for the Cowboys, gettin' high on the crowd noise
         D
And the bright lights
               F                               D
Yeah all this time things were rockin' in the mind
             G       
Of John J. Blanchard 


Instrumental: C  G  C  G  C  G  C

          G          C
He had a stroke in '95 
                 G              C                       G  C  F   G
They thought it best that he reside, in a nursing home


Chords:
C    =   x32010
D    =   xx0232
Dsus4=   xx0233
Dsus5=   xx0235
F    =   133211(bar chord) or xx3211
G    =   320003