verse:
G D GE|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----3---3---3---3--|----3---3---3---3--|----7---7---7---7--|----3---3---3---3--|
G|----4---4---4---4--|----4---4---4---4--|----7---7---7---7--|----4---4---4---4--|
D|----5---5---5---5--|----5---5---5---5--|----7---7---7---7--|----5---5---5---5--|
A|----------5--------|----------5--------|--5----------------|----------5--------|
E|--3----------------|--3----------------|----------5--------|--3----------------|
t t t t t t t t
Note: This pattern just repeats itself, just follow the chord changes and don't be
afraid to variate a little for flavor.
verse:
GThey put a parking lot on a piece of land
D GWhere the supermarket used to stand
Before that they put up a bowling alley
GOn the site that used to be the local pally
C GThat's where the big bands used to come and play
My sister went there on a Saturday
Come dancin'
All her boyfriends used to come and call
D C GWhy not come dancin', it's only natural
verse:
Another Saturday, another date
D GShe would be ready but she'd always make him wait
DIn the hallway, in anticipation
He didn't know the night would end up in frustration.
C GHe'd end up blowing all his wages for the week
D GAll for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek
Chorus2C
Come dancin'
GThat's how they did it when I was just a kid
And when they said come dancin', my sister always did
bridge:
Em D CMy sister should have come in at midnight
And my mom would always sit up and wait
D Em D CIt always ended up in a big brawl
D Em D CWhen my sister used to get home late
Note: Here I just softly tap-brush against the muffled strings in twos,
playing the chords.
Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight
D GTwo silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate
Em D C
The day they knocked down the pally
D Em D CMy sister stood and cried
The day they knocked down the pally
D Em D C (tacet)
Part of my childhood died, just died.
then: Em D C D x3 (hard strums)
verse:
GNow I'm grown up and playing in a band
D GAnd there's a car park where the pally used to stand
My sister's married and she lives on an estate
D GHer daughters go out, now it's her turn to wait
C GShe knows they get away with things she never could
But if I asked her I wonder if she would
Come dancin'
Come on sister, have yourself a ball
D C GDon't be afraid to come dancin', it's only natural
C GIt's only natural
END WITH A QUICK: D G (and maybe add a bit of vibrato to the ending G)
STANDARD TUNING (EADGBE)
CHORDS USED:
G = 355433
D = X5777X
C = X3555X
Em = X79987
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