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I Can't Dance

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I Can't Dance

Written by We Can't Dance,

	  		  Intro/Verse:  
  ------------  
This is the main riff for most of the song.  
  
 C C  G  G  
e:------------|  
B:------------|  
G:--5-5-------| <- the first bit can be played 2 ways...  
D:--5-5--5--5-|  
A:--3-3--5--5-|  
E:--3-3--3--3-|  
  
   or:  
   C C  G  G	      F  G G       C C  G G      Bb   C  
e:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|  
B:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|  
G:----------------|-------------|--5-5--------|--3---------------|x2  
D:-2-2--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--5-5--5-5---|--0----2-2--------|  
A:-3-3--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--3-3--5-5---|--1-/--3-3-3h4p3--|  
E:-3-3--3--3------|---1-/3-3----|--3-3--3-3---|--1-/--3-3--------|  
  
Verse 1:  
--------  
   C C  G  G	      F  G G       C C  G G      Bb   C  
e:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|  
B:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|  
G:----------------|-------------|--5-5--------|--3---------------|  
D:-2-2--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--5-5--5-5---|--0----2-2--------|  
A:-3-3--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--3-3--5-5---|--1-/--3-3-3h4p3--|  
E:-3-3--3--3------|---1-/3-3----|--3-3--3-3---|--1-/--3-3--------|  
	   Hot sun    Beating           Burning  wal-  around  
			  down		my feet   king  
  
  
C C G G		 F  G G  
      Hot sun        beating down  
C C G G			   Bb       C  
      burning my feet just walking around.  
  
(Same thing:)  
  
Hot sun making me sweat  
'Gators getting close, hasn't got me yet  
  
  
Chorus: (same tune as verse)  
-------  
C C G G		F  G G  
I can't dance, I can't talk.  
C C G G                        Bb    C  
The only thing about me is the way I walk.  
  
I can't dance, I can't sing  
I'm just standing here selling everything.  
  
Verse 2:  
--------  
  
Blue jeans sitting on the beach,  
her dog's talking to me, but she's out of reach.  
  
She's got a body under that shirt,  
but all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt.  
  
'Cause, I can't dance, I can't talk.  
The only thing about me is the way I walk.  
No, I can't dance, I can't sing  
I'm just standing here selling.  
  
Bridge:  
-------  
   Bb	       F	 C  
e:-----------------------0-----|  
B:-----------------------1-----|  
G:-----------------------0-----|  
D:-0-----------3---------2-----|  
A:-1-----------3---------3-----|  
E:-1-----------1---------3-----|  
   checking... place...  know  
  
    Bb			      F  
And checking everything is in place,  
	  C  
you never know who's looking on.  
  
Verse 3:  
--------  
  
Young punk spilling beer on my shoes,  
fat guy's talking to me trying to steal my blues.  
  
Thick smoke, see her smiling through.  
I never thought so much could happen just shooting pool.  
  
But I can't dance, I can't talk.  
The only thing about me is the way I walk.  
I can't dance, I can't sing  
I'm just standing here selling  
  
  
Bridge 2:  
---------  
       Bb 	    F		    C  
e:--------------------------------------|  
B:--------------------------------------|  
G:--------------------------------------|  
D:-----0------------3---------------2---|  
A:-----1------------3---------------3---|  
E:-----1------------1---------------3---|  
  
  
  
  
   Bb		   Eb	       F   (synth bit)  
e:-----------------------------------------1----------|  
B:--------------------------------------------1-------|  
G:--------------------------------------2--------2----|  
D:-0---------------13----------3------3---------------|  
A:-1---------------13----------3----------------------|  
E:-1---------------11----------1----------------------|  
  
    Bb			      F  
And checking everything is in place  
	  C		  
You never know who's looking on  
Bb		 Eb		  F  
  A perfect body   with a perfect face,  uhan.  
  
End:  
----  
  
Play chorus lots of time with loads of scat vocals...while  
playing the "intro-riff"...  
  
and singing:  
  
"I won't dance,  please don't ask me..."  
  
  


		  

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