{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":599805,"song":"Come Dancing","artist":"The Kinks","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/599805-come-dancing-chords-by-the-kinks/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/599805?type=chord","rating":4.72943,"votes":293,"content":"Come Dancing - The Kinks\r\n\r\n(Backwards Strums)\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][Riff]\r\n   [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\ne|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|\r\nB|---------3-3---3-|-----------------|---------3-3---3-|-----------------|\r\nG|-------4---------|---5-5-4-4-4-----|-------2---------|---5---4-4-4-2-0-|\r\nD|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------| x2\r\nA|---5-------------|-----------------|---5-------------|-----------------|\r\nE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey put a parking lot on a piece of land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere the supermarket used to stand.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBefore that they put up a bowling alley[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the site that used to be the local palais.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat's where the big bands used to come and play.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nMy sister went there on a Saturday.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCome dancing,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAll her boyfriends used to come and call.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhy not come dancing? It's only natural[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Riff]\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]     | [ch]D[/ch]     | [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  |\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnother Saturday, another date.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe would be ready but she'd always make him wait.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the hallway, in anticipation,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe didn't know the night would end up in frustration.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe'd end up blowing all his wages for the week[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAll for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCome dancing,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat's how they did it when I was just a kid,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd when they said come dancing, my sister always did.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Riff x2]\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]     | [ch]D[/ch]     | [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  | x2\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy sister should have come in at midnight,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd my mum would always sit up and wait.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt always ended up in a big row[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen my sister used to get home late.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n(spoken) Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTwo silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Mom: What are you doing out there? Come on! Are you gonna be out there all night?![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe day they knocked down the palais[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy sister stood and cried.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe day they knocked down the palais[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nPart of my childhood died, just died.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(loud)\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]       |\r\n\r\n(Repeat intro)\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow I'm grown up and playing in a band,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd there's a car park where the palais used to stand.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy sister's married and she lives on an estate.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHer daughters go out, now it's her turn to wait.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe knows they get away with things she never could,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut if I asked her I wonder if she would,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCome dancing,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCome on sister, have yourself a ball.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't be afraid to come dancing, it's only natural.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Riff x2]\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]     | [ch]D[/ch]     | [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  | x2\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCome dancing,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust like the palais on a Saturday.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd all your friends will come dancing[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhere the big bands used to play.[/tab]\r\n\r\nHold the Em for two measures, then modulate to the key of Eb. This is the\r\nsame riff as before, played in Eb. Perhaps someone out there can write the\r\nnotes for the finale...\r\n\r\n| [ch]Eb[/ch]    | [ch]Eb[/ch]    | [ch]Bb[/ch]    | [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] | x4\r\n\r\n[tab][End Riff]\r\n   [ch]Eb[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]                          Ending\r\ne|-------6-6--6-----|-------6-6--6---------|     |-------6-6--6--------|----6--6-8-10-11-|\r\nB|-----8-------9-8-8|-----6--------9-8-8---|     |-----8--------9-8-8--|---6-------------|\r\nG|---8--------------|---7------------------|     |---8-----------------|--7--------------|\r\nD|-8----------------|-8--------------------| x3  |-8-------------------|-8---------------|\r\nA|------------------|----------------------|     |---------------------|-----------------|\r\nE|------------------|----------------------|     |---------------------|-----------------|[/tab]","plain_text":"Come Dancing - The Kinks\n\n(Backwards Strums)\nG  D  D  G\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Riff]\n| G     | G     | D     | D  G  |\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Riff x2]\n| G     | G     | D     | D  G  | x2\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n(loud)\n| Em  D  | C     D |\n| Em  D  | C     D |\n| Em  D  | C     D |\n| Em  D  | C       |\n\n(Repeat intro)\nG  D  D  G\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Riff x2]\n| G     | G     | D     | D  G  | x2\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nHold the Em for two measures, then modulate to the key of Eb. This is the\nsame riff as before, played in Eb. Perhaps someone out there can write the\nnotes for the finale...\n\n| Eb    | Eb    | Bb    | Bb Eb | x4","chords":["G","D","B","A","E","C","G7","Em","Eb","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}