Written by Lou Reed
Intro: DVerse 1:
D Sally dances on the floor D She says that she can't do it anymore D She walks down St. Marks Place D And eats natural food at my placeG D Now Sally can't dance no more G D She can't get off of the floor G D Sally can't dance no more G F They found her in the trunk of a Ford G F D Ooh, she can't dance no moreVerse 2:
D Sally is losing her face D She lives on St. Marks Place D In a rent-controlled apartment, eighty dollars a month D She has lots of fun, she has lots of fun, butG D Sally can't dance no more, ooh G D Sally can't dance no more G D She took too much meth and can't get off of the floor G F G F D Now Sally, she can't dance no moreBridge:
A She was the first girl in the neighborhood G D To wear tied-dyed pants, ah, like she should A She was the first girl that I ever seen G D That had flowers painted on her jeans A She was the first girl in her neighborhood G D Who got raped on Tompkins Square, real good A Now she wears a sword, like Napoleon G D And she kills the boys and acts like a sonG D Sally can't dance no more, ooh now G D Sally can't dance no more G D She can't get herself off the floor, huh G F G D Sally, ooh, she can't dance no more D Watch this, nowVerse 3:
D Sally became a big model D She moved up to Eightieth and Park D She had a studio apartment D And that's where she used to ball folk singers D And that's where she used to ball folk singers, butG D Sally, she can't dance no more G D Sally, she can't dance no more G D Sally can't get herself off of the floor G D Now, Sally, she can't dance no more D (Sally can't dance) D (Sally can't dance)Verse 4:
D She knew all the really right people D She went to Le Jardin D She danced with Picasso's illegitimate mistress D And wore Kenneth Lane jewels, really it's trash, butOutro: D (Sally can't dance, Sally can't dance) D (Sally can't dance, Sally can't dance) D (Sally can't dance, Sally can't dance) D (Sally can't dance, Sally can't dance) D (Sally can't dance, Sally can't dance) D (Sally can't dance, Sally can't dance) D (Sally can't dance, Sally can't dance) D (Sally can't dance, Sally can't dance)G D Sally can't dance no more, woo G D Sally can't dance no more G D She can't get herself off of the floor G F G D Now, Sally, ooh, she can't dance no more, more D Dance, no more can't