Stolen Car Take Me Dancing
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Gm
Gm Eb/G A7/G
Late at night in summer heat. Expensive car, empty street
Gm7 Eb
There's a wire in my jacket. This is my trade
A7 D
It only takes a moment, don't be afraid
Cm F
I can hotwire an ignition like some kind of star
Gm Edim
I'm just a poor boy in a rich man's car
Cm Dsus4 D
So I whisper to the engine, flick on the lights
Gm
And we drive into the night
Gm Eb/G
Oh the smell of the leather always excited my imagination
A7/G Cm
And I picture myself in this different situation
Gm Eb
I'm a company director, two kids and a wife
A7 Dsus4 D
I get the feeling that there's more to this one's life
Cm F
There's some kind of complication, he tells her he's alone
Gm Edim
Spends the night with his lover, there's a trace of her cologne
Cm D
And the words of his mistress, as she whispers them so near
Eb Cm
Start ringing in my ear
Bb Eb Cm F Gm
Please take me dancing tonight I've been all on my own
Eb Cm F Gm
You promised one day we could its, what you said on the phone
Eb Cm F Eb
I'm just a prisoner of love always hid from the light
F Gm
Take me dancing, please take me dancing tonight
Gm Gm
Gm Eb
I imagine his wife, she don't look nothing like a fool
A7 Dsus4 D
She picks the kids up form some private school
Cm F
She remembers what he told her, he was late and worked alone
Gm Edim
But there's more than a suspicion in this lingering cologne
Cm D
And the kid's just won't be quiet and she runs a traffic light
Bb
And she start Chorus drives into the night
Bb Eb Cm F Gm
Please take me dancing tonight I've been all on my own
Eb Cm F Gm
You promised one day we could its, what you said on the phone
Eb Cm F Eb
I'm just a prisoner of love always hid from the light
F Em
Take me dancing, please take me dancing tonight
Em C Am
So here am I in a stolen car at a traffic light
G Gm Ab Bb F6 Em
They go form red to green so I just drive in-to the night
C Am D
Please take me dancing tonight I've been all on my own
Em C Am D
You promised one day we could it's what you said on the phone
Em C Am D C
I'm just a prisoner of love always hid from the light
D Em
Take me dancing, please take me dancing tonight
C Am D
Please take me dancing tonight I've been all on my own
Em C Am D
You promised one day we could it's what you said on the phone
Em C Am D C
I'm just a prisoner of love always hid from the light
D Em
Take me dancing, please take me dancing tonight
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gm. 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.