Dont Watch Me Dancing
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[Intro: ]G# Cm C# Eb (2x)
G# C# Eb G#
Margarida has a strange appeal
C# Eb
Sways between suitors on a broken heel
G# C# Eb
Of course her desires they always mistook
G# C# Eb
She'd rather've been scarred than be scarred with loathe
G# Cm C# Eb - 1x
G# C# Eb
In conversation she often contends
G# C# Eb
Costumes build customs that involve dead ends
Fm C# Eb Fm
She found her courage in a change of scene
C# Eb
This Sunday's social would be short its queen
Fm C# G# (riff 3: e|-11-11--9-Fm*-)
All her best years spent distracted
Fm C# G#
By these tired reenactments
Fm C# G# C#
With the right step she'll try her chances
Fm Bbm G#
Somewhere else
G# Cm C# Eb G#
There he is a step outside her view
Cm C# Eb Fm
Reciting the words he hoped she might pursue
Bbm Eb Fm
Night upon night a faithful light at shore
Bbm Eb
he'd only convince his legs across the floor
G# C# Eb
Please, don't watch me dancing
G# C# Eb
Oh no, don't watch me dancing
Cm7+ Fm Cm7+ Fm Cm7+ Fm Cm7+ Fm
Cm Fm Fm
C# G# (riff 3: e|-11-11--9-Fm*-)
Something changes when she glances
Fm C# G#
Enough to teach you what romance is
Fm C# G# C#
With the right step they try their chances
Fm Bbm G#
Somewhere else
G# C# Eb
G# C# Eb
G# C# Eb
Please, don't watch me dancing
G# C# Eb
Don't watch me dancing
How to play Dont Watch Me Dancing
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G#. 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.