[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
[Intro- Just bass drum - Play with downstrokes to get correct feel] [Dmaj7]- [C#m7][Bm7][C#m7] - [F#m7] x 3 (full drums in) [G/A] (horn part slide up to high then stop)
[Verse 1 *drums back in] Do you re [Dmaj7]*member [C#m7][Bm7][C#m7] the 21st[F#m7] night of Septem [Dmaj7]ber [C#m7][Bm7] Love was [C#m7] changing the [F#m7] minds of preten [Dmaj7] ders [C#m7][Bm7] While [C#m7]chasing the[F#m7] clouds a[G/A] way (slide up to high horn part)
[Verse 2] Our hearts were[Dmaj7] ringing [C#m7][Bm7] In the[C#m7] key that our[F#m7] souls were[Dmaj7] singing [C#m7][Bm7] As[C#m7] we danced in the[F#m7] night, Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] how the [C#m7] stars stole the [F#m7] night a [G/A] way
[Chorus - PLAY CHORDS DOWN NECK SO LESS LIKELY TO MISS] [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day [G/A] (slidy horn part)
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du [Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du [Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du [Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] da da [F#m7] day [G/A] yeah (fast horn part)
[Verse 3] My thoughts are[Dmaj7] with you [C#m7][Bm7] Holding [C#m7] hands with your[F#m7] heart to [Dmaj7] see you [C#m7][Bm7] [C#m7] Only blue talk and [F#m7] love, Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] how [C#m7] we knew love was [F#m7] here to [G/A] stay (Fast horn riff)
[Verse 4] Now De [Dmaj7] cember [C#m7][Bm7] found [C#m7] the love that we [F#m7] shared in Septem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] Only [C#m7] blue talk and [F#m7] love Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] the [C#m7] true love we [F#m7] share to [G/A] day
[Chorus - COULD LOOP HERE TO PLAY HORN PARTS WITH LEAD] [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day [G/A]and we'll say (slidy horn part)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were [F#m7] shiny [G/A] days
[Verse 5 - Chords follow words quite tightly] [Dmaj7]The [C#m7]bells [Bm7]was [C#m7]ringing, [F#m7] ah ha [Dmaj7]our [C#m7]souls [Bm7] were[C#m7] singing [F#m7] [Dmaj7] do you [C#m7] remem[Bm7] ber [C#m7] never a [F#m7] cloudy [G/A] day yow (fast horn part?)
[Chorus] [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day [G/A]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were[F#m7] shiny [G/A] days
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de [G/A] aaaaaaah
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de [G/A] aaaaaaah
[End] End on G/A with drum snare figure
[Notes] [Potential Horn Parts] [Intro part] G/A E 997575---- B -----0---- G -----0--- D -----0--- A -----0--- E -----5----
[During Chorus - Slidy Riff] G/A - * = when snare hit * ** E ---5-3s5-5------55 B ---0------------0 G ---0--------x3--0-- D ---0------------0 A ---0------------0 E ---5-3s5-5------55 Dr-B---S----B
[During Chorus- Fast horn riff] E 0-55---------55-- B 07--77-------00-- G 0-------x7---00-- D 0------------00-- A 0------------00-- E 5------------55--
[G/A General Stab] E 17-------- B 0--------- G 14-------- D 0--------- A 0--------- E X---------
