Kinks-Come Dancing - sr - 0

[BPM 152 Verse]                                                    
[Intro]G D D G 1 bar each - off beat pattern - &2& &4& pattern)    
                                                                                    
Riff 3x0003 then play 0 1 3 on B string then play D but as xx0202 and play same riff
then final bit is back to G with A played on G then open G to finish                
                                                                                    
 [G] They put a parking lot on a piece of land                                        
 [D] Where the supermarket used to st [G] and. (note G comes back in early by 2 beats)
Be [G] fore that they put up a bowling alley                                          
 [D] On the site that used to be the local [G] Palais.                                
 [C] That's where the big bands us [G] ed to come and play.                           
 [D] My sister went there o[G]n a Saturday.                                           
                                                                                      
[Chorus]                                                                              
Come  [C] dancing,                                                                    
All her boyfriends  [G] used to come and call.                                        
Why not come  [D] dancing? it's o [C] nly n [D] atural                                
                                                                                      
[Riff]                                                                                
[Verse]                                                                               
 [G] Another Saturday, another date.                                                  
 [D] She would be ready but she's always make them  [G] wait.                         
In the  [G] hallway, in anticipation,                                                 
 [D] He didn't know the night would end up in  [G] frustration.                       
 [C] He'd end up blowing all his [G] wages for the week                               
 [D] All for a cuddle and a [G] peck on the cheek.                                    
                                                                                      
[Chorus]                                                                              
Come  [C] dancing,                                                                    
That's how they did it when [G] I was just a kid,                                     
And when they said come  [D] dancing, my  [C] sister [D] always did.                  
                                                                                      
[Riff]                                                                                
                                                                                      
 [Em] My sister should have [D]  come in at mid [C] night, [C9]                       
 [Em] And my mom would always [D] sit up and [C] wait. [C9]                           
 [Em] It always ended [D] up in a [C] big row [C9]                                    
 [Em] When my sister used to [D] get home [C] late. [C9]                              
                                                                                       
(This part is like the intro G D D G played straight 1 bar each - played twice - "ooos"
(spoken) Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight,                             
 Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate. (Mom yells at them...)           
                                                                                       
 [Em] The day they  [D] knocked down the  [C] pally [C9]                               
 [Em] My sister [D]  stood and  [C] cried. [C9]                                        
 [Em] The day they  [D] knocked down th [C] e pally [C9]                               
 [Em] Part of my  [D] childhood died, [C]  just died. [C9]                             
                                                                                       
(loud) EmEm-- DD-C ---- -DD- X 4                                                       
                                                                                       
(Repeat intro 1 bar each - sort of off beat ish - use ear &1& pattern)                 
G D D G                                                                                
                                                                                       
[Verse]                                                                                
 [G] Now I'm grown up and playing in a band,                                           
 [D] And there's a car park where the pally used to  [G] stand.                        
My sister's  [G] married and she lives on an estate.                                   
[D] Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to  [G] wait.                              
 [C] She knows they get away with  [G] things she never could,                         
 [D] But if I asked her I [G] wonder if she would,                                     
                                                                                       
[Chorus]                                                                               
Come  [C] dancing,                                                                     
Come on sister,  [G] have yourself a ball.                                             
Don't be afraid to come  [D] dancing, it's o [C] nly na [D] tural.                     
[Riff]                                                                                 
                                                                                       
(The last chorus leads to a key change....)                                            
Come danc [C] ing,                                                                     
 [C] Just like the pallyyyyy o [G] n a Saturday.                                       
And all her friends will come  [D] dancing                                             
Where the bi [C] g bands [D] used to  [Em] play.                                       
                                                                                       
Hold the Em for two measures, then modulate to the key of Eb. This is the              
same riff as before, played in Eb. Perhaps someone out there can write the             
notes for the finale...                                                                
Eb Bb Bb Eb x4 - Play standard sus4 pattern with x68886 x68896                                  
then Bb barr across middle 4 strings - 688886 688896 come back to Eb 2 beats early 10 to 8 on G 
 for final note of phrase                                                                       
 final run while playing Eb E - 6 8 10 then play Eb at 11th F shape                                                                                                                             

Jam (The)-Going Underground

Bass run in before intro is &4&1
  & 4 &
D -----
A -----
E 5-3-5

[Intro riff - 91 BPM - Play twice]
E -------------------------
B --------------------3-2-0
G ----2-2---2-2---4--------
D ----0-0---0-0---0-------- X 2
A -------------------------
D -------------------------
DrB---S-----S-----S-----S--- (but just play bass drum)
 
[Verse 1 + D Riff - lyrics follow riff - just bass drum for first 2 lines]
[D] Some(on 1) people might say my (life is in a) rut,  
I'm quite happy with (what I got)
[D] (People might say) that I should (strive for more) 
but I'm so happy I can't see the 
(point - sung same time as Somethings on next line)
(full drums)

[B] Somethings happening  [D#m] here today, a  
[B] show of strength with your  [D#m] boys brigade
And  [B] I'm so happy and you're [D#m]  so kind, you  
[B] want more money, of course [D#m]  I don't mind

To  [E] buy nuclear textbooks for  [F#] atomic crimes and the  
[B] public gets what the  [D#m] public wants
But  [E] I want nothing this so [F#] cietys got, I'm going  

[B] underground, going  [D#m] underground
Well let  [E] the brass bands play and feet  [F#] start to pound, going  
[B] underground, going  [D#m] underground
Well let the  [E] boys all sing and the  [F#] boys all shout for to 
[B] morrow  [D#m]      [E]    [F#]   

[Verse 2 + D Riff] 
[D] Some(on 1) people might get some (pleasure out of) 
hate, me, I've enough al(ready on my plate) 
[D] Some people might need some (tension to relax), 
me, I'm too busy (dodging tween the) 
(flak - sung same time as What on next line) 

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[B] What you see is what  [D#m] you get, you  
[B] made your bed, you better  [D#m] lie in it
You  [B] choose your leaders and place  [D#m] your trust as their  
[B] lies wash you down and their  [D#m] promises rust

You'll see  [E] kidney machines replaced by  [F#] rockets and guns and the  
[B] public wants what the  [D#m] public gets
But  [E] I don't care what this  [F#] society wants, I'm going  

[B] underground, going  [D#m] underground 
Well  [E] the brass band play and feet  [F#] start to pound, going  
[B] underground, going  [D#m] underground
So let the  [E] boys all sing and let the  [F#] boys all shout for to
[C#m] morrow,  [B] la la la la, [C#m]      [B] la la la la

[Middle Eight]
We  [C#m] talk and we talk until my  [B] head explodes, 
I  [C#m] turn on the news and my  [B] body froze
[D#m] Braying sheep on my  [E] TV screen, make  
[F#] this boy shout, make this boy scream..Going

[Chorus?]
[C#] underground, [Fm]     [F#]     [G#]    
going  [C#] underground  [Fm]     [F#]     [G#]   
(quieter section)
I'm going  [B] underground [D#m] ,    [E]    [F#]  
I'm going  [B] underground  [D#m]      [E]    [F#]   

(riffy bit)
[C#5]         [B5] La la la la    [C#5]         [B5] La la la la
[C#5]         [B5] La la la la    [C#5]         [B5] La la la la   
[D#m] Braying sheep on my  [E] TV screen, make this  
[F#] boy shout, make this boy scream

[Outro] 
Going  [C#] underground, going  [Fm] underground, well let the  
[F#] brass band play and feet  [G#] start to pound
Going  [C#] underground, going  [Fm] underground, well let the  
[F#] boys all sing and let the  [G#] boys all shout
Going  [C#] underground, going  [Fm] underground, well let the  
[F#] brass band play and feet go  [G#] pow, pow, pow
Going  [C#] underground, going  [Fm] underground, well let the  
[F#] boys all sing and let the bo [G#] ys all shout for to [F#] morrow 

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