Dancing Days
View chords used in this chart
All barre chords: C - 8th fret, C# - 9th fret, Bb - 6th fret, A - 5th fret
Intro: X2 < main riff line >
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B|-2-3-2h3p2p0--------2-3-2h3p2p0--------2-3-2h3s7p5--------2-3-2h3p2p0----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|0:17
verse 1
C C#
Dancing days are here again,
C
Summer evenings grow.
C#
I got my flower, I got my power,
C
I got a woman who knows. 0:33
[Refrão]I said it's alright,
Bb
You know it's alright,
A
I guess it's all in my heart.
C
You'll be my only,
Bb
My one and only,
A
Is that the way it should start? 0:50
verse 2
C C#
Crazy ways are evident,
C
In the way you wearin' your clothes.
C#
Sippin' booze is precedent,
C
As the evening starts to glow. 1:06
[Refrão]You know it's alright,
Bb
I said it's alright,
A
You know it's all in my heart.
C
You'll be my only,
Bb
My one and only,
A
Is that the way it should start... deal? 1:21
Intro, repeated 1:39
verse 3
C C#
You told your mama I'd get you home,
C
But you didn't say that I had no car.
C#
I saw a lion, he was standin' alone,
C
With a tadpole in a jar. 1:55
[Refrão]You know it's alright,
Bb
I said it's alright,
A
I guess it's all in my heart, heart, heart.
C
You'll be my only,
Bb
My one and only,
A
Is that the way it should start? 2:10
verse 1, repeated
C C#
So dancing days are here again,
C
As the summer evenings grow.
C#
You are my flower, you are my power,
C
You are my woman who knows. 2:27
[Refrão]I said it's alright,
Bb
You know it's alright,
A
You know it's all in my heart.
C
You'll be my only,
Bb
Yes, my one and only, yes,
A
Is that the way it should start, I know it is that. 2:44
Intro, repeated 3:00
Instrumental slide solo 3:12
Intro, repeated 3:28
Outro < ½ of intro, then finish on D note > 3:43
How to play Dancing Days
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.