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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                                                                                                                             

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Bonnie Tyler-Total Eclipse Of The Heart

[Intro]
[Am] [Asus2] [A5]

[Verse 1]
[Am] (Turn around) Every now and then I get a 
li [G] ttle bit lonely, and you're never coming round
[Am] (Turn around) Every now and then I get a li 
[G] ttle bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears

[C] (Turn around) Every now and then I get a li 
[Bb] ttle bit nervous that the best of all 
the years have gone by
[C] (Turn around) Every now and then I get a li 
[Bb] ttle bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes

[Eb] (Turn around, [Ab] Bright eyes) Every now and the I fall apart
[Eb] (Turn around, [Ab] Bright eyes) Every now 
and the I fall a 
 
[Chorus]
[G] part
And I [Em] need you now, to [C] night, and I 
[D] need you more than [G] ever
And if you [Em] only hold me [C] tight we'll be 
[D] holding on for [G] ever
And we'll [Em] only be making it [C] right '
cause we'll [D] never be wrong
To [C] gether we can take it to the 
[D] end of the line
Your [Em] love is like a shadow on me 
[A] all of the time

[G] don't know what to do and I'm 
[D] always in the dark
We're [Em] living in a powder keg and 
[A] giving off sparks

I really need you ton [G] ight, for 
[D/F#] ever's gonna [G] start to [C] night
For [D] ever's gonna start tonight
(falling apart - just 1 2 3 4 with C C and C/D C/D)

[G] Once upon a time I was [Em] falling in love but 
[B7] now I'm only falling a [C] part [C/D] 
There's [Am] nothing I can do, a [D] total eclipse 
of the [G] heart [Em] [C] [D] 

[G] Once upon a time there was [Em] light in my life 
but [B7] now there's only love in the [C] dark (no C/D - shorter)
[Am] Nothing I can say, a [D] total eclipse of the 
[G] heart [Em] [C] [D] [G] 
 
[Instrumental]
Am G Am G
C Bb C Bb
 
[Verse 2]
[Eb] (Turn around, [Ab] Bright eyes) Every now and the I fall apart
[Eb] (Turn around, [Ab] Bright eyes) Every now and the 
I fall a 
 
[Chorus]
[G] part
And I [Em] need you now, to [C] night, and I 
[D] need you more than [G] ever
And if you [Em] only hold me [C] tight we'll be 
[D] holding on for [G] ever
And we'll [Em] only be making it [C] right 'cause 
we'll [D] never be wrong

To [C] gether we can take it to the [D] end of the line
Your [Em] love is like a shadow on me [A] ll of the time
[G] don't know what to do and I'm [D] always in the dark
We're [Em] living in a powder keg and [A] giving off sparks

I really need you to [G] night, for [D/F#] ever's 
gonna [G] start to [C] night
For [D] ever's gonna start tonight
 
[Outro]
[G] Once upon a time I was [Em] falling in love but 
[B7] now I'm only falling a [C] part [C/D] 
[Am] Nothing I can say, a [D] total eclipse of the 
[G] heart [Em] [C] 
[D] total eclipse of the [G] heart [Em] [C] 
[D] total eclipse of the [G] heart [Em] [C] [D]  [G] [Em] [C]

Suggestions!
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