Sophie Ellis-Bextor-Murder On The Dancefloor - BPM - 116
[Intro - No drums - Half bar each chord] [Emaj7-022444][B][F#m][A] x 2
(starting note is D# so effectively Emaj7) It's [Emaj7-022444] murder on the dance [B] floor [F#m] But you [A] better not kill the [E] groove [B] DJ, gonna [F#m] burn this goddamn [A] house right down
[Pause] 1 bar
[Verse 1- Disco drums - There are passing Gm chords between G# and F#] Oh, I [G#m] know I know I know I know I know I know About [G#m] your [F#m] kind And [G#m] so and so and so and so and so [G#m]I'll have to [F#m] play
[Extra 2 bars] [E] Bendy riff
[Pre-Chorus] [E] If you [B]think you're getting a [F#m]way I [A] will prove you wrong [E] I'll [B] take you all the [F#m] way Boy [A] just come along [E][B] Hear me when I [F#m] say [A] hey [Extra bar] [A][A]
[Chorus] It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[Vamp 1 bar][E]
[Verse 2] [G#m] Oh, I know I know I know I know I know I know there may [F#m] be others And [G#m] so and so and so and so and so and so You'll [F#m] just have to pray
[Extra 2 bars] [E] Bendy riff
[Pre-Chorus] [E] If you [B]think you're getting a [F#m]way I [A] will prove you wrong [E] I'll [B] take you all the [F#m] way Stay [A] another song [E] I'll [B] blow you all a [F#m] way hey [A] [Extra bar] [A][A]
[Chorus - String part uses G#min7 and G#minadd4] It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] turn this house around some how
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[1 bar][E]
[Solo - Strum each chord once then improv pentatonic riff] [G#m][(Gm)] - [F#m][(Gm)] - [G#m][(Gm)] - [F#m] [Extra 2 bars] [E] Bendy riff
[Pre-Chorus] [E] Don't [B]think you're getting a [F#m]way I [A] will prove you wrong [E] I'll [B] take you all the [F#m] way Boy [A] just come along [E] Hear [B] me when I [F#m] say hey [A] [Extra bar] [A][A]
[CHORDS CHANGE - Interlude - DRUMS STOP] It's [Emaj7] murder on the dancefloor[B][F#m] But you [A] better not kill the [E] groove [B][F#m][A] It's [E] murder on the dancefloor[B][F#m] But you [A] better not steal the moves [E] DJ[B], gonna [F#m] burn this goddamn [A] house right down
[Chorus] It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[Chorus] It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[End] [E]
[Notes] [Bendy Riff] E --------------0- B --------------0- G ---9-11b13b11p9- D -11-----------x- A --------------11 E ----------------
[Verse 1] [Fm7] Her name is (drums back in) [Bb7]Lola She was a [Ebmaj7]showgirl With yellow [Am7-5]feathers in her [D7]hair & a [Gm7]dress cut down 2 there [Fm7] She would me [Bb7] rengue And do the [Ebmaj7]cha-cha And while she [Am7-5]tried to be a [D7]star, Tony [Gm7]always tended bar Across the [Cm]crow [D7]ded [Gm]floor They worked from [Cm]eight [D7]til [Gm]four They were [Cm]young and they had each[D7] other Who could [Gm7]ask [Gbm7]for [Fm7]more ----
[Chorus] At the [Bb7]Copa, Co pa ca [Ebmaj7]ba na--- The [Fm7]hottest spot [Bb7]north of Ha [Ebmaj7]vana [C7] At the [Bb7]Co pa, Co pa ca [Gm7]ba [C7]na-- [Fm7]Music and [Bb7]passion were [Gm7]always in [C7]fashion at the [Fm7]Co pa [D7] (BIG STOP)
[Verse 2] His name was [Bb7]Rico He wore a [Ebmaj7]diamond He was es [Am7-5]corted to his [D7]chair He saw [Gm7]Lola dancing there [Fm7] And when she [Bb7]finished He called her [Ebmaj7]over But Rico [Am7-5]went a bit too [D7]far Tony [Gm7]sailed across the bar And then the [Cm]pun [D7]ches [Gm]flew And chairs were [Cm]smashed [D7]in [Gm]two There was [Cm]blood and a single [D7]gunshot But just [Gm7]who [Gbm7]shot [Fm7]who?
[Chorus] At the [Bb7] Co pa, Co pa ca [Ebmaj7]ba na The [Fm7] hottest spot [Bb7]north of Ha [Ebmaj7]vana [C7] At the [Bb7] Co pa, Co pa ca [Gm7]ba [C7]na [Fm7]Music and [Bb7]passion were [Gm7]always in [C7]fashion at the [Fm7] Co pa [D7] (BIG STOP)
She lost her love [Gm7] [Gm9]Co [Gm9]pa [Gbm9][Fm9] [Fm9]Co [Gbm9]pa [Gm9]ca [Gm9]ba [Gm9]na [Gm9] ([Gbm9]) [Fm9] (no stops straight into chromatic section)
[Interlude - Gm9-353335 - all barre chords that go up and down neck] [On neck same chord shape but position of bass note on E string is 3 - 3456 - 6789 - 9876 - 6543 -2] [Gm9]Copa [Gm9]co [G#bm9]pa [Am9]ca [Bbm9]ba [Bbm9]na [Bbm9]co [Bm9]pa [Cm9]ca [C#bm9]ba [C#bm9]na [C#bm9]Mu [Cm9]sic [Bm9]and [Bbm9]pa [Bbm9]ssion [Bbm9]Al [Am9]ways [G#bm9]in [Gm9]fash (pause) [Gbm9] ion
[Verse 3 - Am7-5 x01013] [NC] Her name is [Bb7]Lola She was a [Ebmaj7]showgirl But that was [Am7-5]thirty years a [D7]go When they [Gm7]used to have a show [Fm7] Now it's a [Bb7]disco But not for [Ebmaj7]Lola Still in the [Am7-5]dress she used to [D7]wear [Gm7]Faded feathers in her hair She sits there [Cm]so [D7]re [Gm]fined And drinks her [Cm]self [D7]half [Gm]blind She lost her [Cm]youth and she lost her [D7]Tony and she's [Gm7]lost [Gbm7]her [Fm7]mind
[Chorus] [Fm7] At the [Bb7]Co pa, Co pa ca [Ebmaj7]ba na The [Fm7]hottest spot [Bb7]north of Ha [Ebmaj7]vana [C7] At the [Bb7]Co pa, Co pa ca [Gm7]ba [C7]na [Fm7]Music and [Bb7]passion were [Gm7]always in [C7]fashion at the [Fm7]Copa
