[Verse 1] [N.C.] They say, [F#m] Oh, my God, I see the way you [D] shine Take your [E] hand, my dear, and place them both in [C#m] mine You know, you [F#m] stopped me dead while I was passing by [D] And now I [E*] beg to see you dance just one more [C#m] time
[Pre-Chorus] Ooh, I [F#m] see you, see you, see you every [D] time And oh, my I- [E] I, I-I like your [C#m] style You, you [F#m] make me, make me, make me wanna [D] cry And now I [E] beg to see you dance just one more [N.C.] time
[Chorus] [N.C.] So I say [F#m] dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh- [D] oh I never s [E] een anybody do the things you do bef [C#m] ore They say [F#m] move for me, move for me, move for me, ay-ay- [D] ay And when you're done [E] ne I'll make you do it all again [C#m] n
[Verse 2] I said, [F#m] oh, my God, I see you walking b [D] Take my h [E] ands, my dear, and look me in my eyes [C#m] es Just like a m [F#m] onkey I've been dancing my whole life [D] And you just b [E] eg to see me dance just one more time [C#m] e
[Pre-Chorus] Oh, I [F#m] see you, see you, see you every [D] time And oh, my [E] , I, I, I, I like your [C#m] style You, you [F#m] make me, make me, make me wanna [D] cry And now I b [E] beg to see you dance just one more time [N.C.] e
[Chorus] [N.C.] So I say [F#m] dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh- [D] oh I've never s [E] een anybody do the things you do bef [C#m] ore They say [F#m] move for me, move for me, move for me, ay-ay- [D] ay And when you're do [E] ne I'll make you do it all agai [C#m] n
[Chorus] [N.C.] They say [F#m] dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh- [D] oh I've never s [E] een anybody do the things you do bef [C#m] ore They say [F#m] move for me, move for me, move for me, ay-ay- [D] ay And when you're do [E] I'll make you do it all agai [C#m] n
[Bridge] [F#m] Ooh (all aga [D] in, all a [E] gain) Woah- [C#m] oh, woah-oh, oh [F#m] Ooh (all aga [D] in, all a [E] gain) A [N.C.] h ah, ah ah, ay
[Chorus] [N.C.] They say [F#m] dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh- [D] oh I've never [E] seen anybody do the things you do bef [C#m] ore They say [F#m] move for me, move for me, move for me, ay ay [D] ay And when you're done [E] I'll make you do it all again [C#m]
[Chorus] [N.C.] They say [F#m] dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh- [D] oh I've never [E] seen anybody do the things you do bef [C#m] ore They say [F#m] move for me, move for me, move for me, ay ay [D] ay And when you're done [E] I'll make you do it all again [C#m]
BPM 135 - VOX - BIG REVERB SOUND - PERHAPS TRY VARIATION ON DOUBLING - NOT MANY HARMONIES when playing C in verse 3555 3556 then normal open C
[Intro] octaves 1...3.5.....8.10.....8.5....... 8.10.....8.5.........555-3--change to B 6-5 E 8
[Verse- very staccato - no drums muted chords - rhythm XxxX xXxx] [Dm] Tried to [F] Keep you [Bb] close to [F] me, but [Bb] Life got [F] in between [C][Csus4][C] (Add bass drum on 1) [Dm] Tried to [F] square not [Bb] being [F] there but [Bb] think that [F] I should have b [C] been [Csus4][C]
[Chorus - light snare - straight beat with snare - offbeats with bass at end] (Drum pattern BxSx BxSx BxSx BxSB) [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Verse - full beat - straight beat with snare - offbeats with bass] (Drum pattern BxSx BBSB xBSx BBSx) [Dm] Once upon [F] a dif [Bb] different [F] life We [Bb] rode our [F] bikes into the [C] sky [Csus4][C] [Dm] But now we [F] fall [Bb] against the [F] tide Those [Bb] distant [F] days are flashing [C] by [Csus4][C]
[Chorus - straighter beat - offbeats towards end of each 2nd bar] [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Instrumental - 'Ho' - same chords as verse]
Dm F Bb F Bb F C (3555 3556 then normal open C)
[Bridge - Finger pick first - then more fuller strumming for second section] [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other
[Chorus] [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Outro] "Lonely Water" [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other
