Dancing days
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Capo 3
Intro
Em B7 G Asus2 x2
Verse 1
Em B7
Young man with a stone to throw
G Asus2
Take a breath and just let it go
Em B7
Angry man with a cross to bare
G Asus2
Now you seem life just isn?t fair
Bridge 1
C G
Oh, let it go
Am
Cos, you wake up in happy days
Face the music
C
In your eyes you?ve made your bed
Chorus
G D
Read what the papers say
C
Your dancing days are over
The smile on your face will never hide your shame
G D
You can?t escape what they say
C
Your dancing days are over
Em B7 G Asus2
The ghosts you see are shouting out your name
Verse 2
Em
Oh how you danced
B7
Oh how you sang
G Asus2
There?s a feeling here that you began
Em
Oh how you stood and stared
B7
Held onto every breath
G
It seemed the world stood still
Asus2
Transfixed by every step
Bridge 2
C G
Oh, let it go
Am
Cos a lesser man would be your crowd
C
Captivation, lesser men will tear you down
Chorus
Post Chorus
Am
The ghosts you see are shouting out your name
C
The very crowd demand it's not to blame
Am
The demi man celebrates his pain
C
So glad to be with him through your pain
Middle 8
Em B7
Old man sings his final song
G Asus2
And wonders where it all went wrong
Chorus x2
Outro
Am
The ghosts you see are shouting out your name
C
The very crowd demands it's not to blame
Am
The demi man celebrates his pain
C (Finish) Em
So glad to be with us through your pain
How to play Dancing days
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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