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Dance On Stilts

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Dance on Stilts - Blue Oyster Cult
Intro
Riff x 2
Band enters (D)
Riff x 1 –  D-   C   C- G  
Verse
Riff
On the outside I'm in the high rise 
Headin' for a meeting,
                            D-   C   C– G  
shining up my greeting
See me in a white suit
with a mirror tie
Chorus
     A–  G-  D/F#-       F  A–G-D/F#-F  
And you         Elevate me
You Fthrow off the shame 
And Gyou dance on stilts with me
Interlude
Riff x 1
Band Enters (D)
Riff –  D–   C   C- G  
Verse
And on the inside, I'm on my knees
Crawling an aching mile, living on the Bowery 
Too sick to stand, to try to understand
Chorus 2
But you Elevate me
You lift me high, just high enough to see
You Elevate me
You throw off the shame 
                                  G  D–C–C/G-Bf
And you dance on stilts with me
You throw off the shame 
And you dance on stilts with me
Interlude
Riff x 1
Band Enters (D)
Riff –  D–   C   C– G  
Solo
 A–  G-  D/F#-  Fx6
 F- G  
Interlude
Riff x 2
Riff –  D–   C   C– G  
Verse
And no one suspects a thing 
They're all hiding just the same
They ache for an outbound train 
And the wheels stopped turning in their brains
Chorus 3
Repeat chords from 2nd Chorus
Bridge
Riff #2
Band Enters (D)
Riff #2
End Section
DYouu-Cuuu  Gelevate me
You elevate me
You elevate me
C’mon baby, dance on stilts,
    dance on stilts with me
You elevate me
Solo Break
D-C- Gx 4
Ascending Riff
D-C- Gx 4
Solo Break
Ascending Riff
End on D  

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Dance On Stilts

by Blue Öyster Cult

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

C/G

Dance on Stilts - Blue Oyster Cult

Intro

Riff x 2

Band enters (D)

D C C G

Riff x 1 – - -

Verse

Riff

On the outside I'm in the high rise

Headin' for a meeting,

D C C G

- –

shining up my greeting

See me in a white suit

with a mirror tie

Chorus

A G D/F# F A G D/F# F

– - - –--

And you Elevate me

You throw off the shame

And you dance on stilts with me

Interlude

Riff x 1

Band Enters (D)

D C C G

Riff – – -

Verse

And on the inside, I'm on my knees

Crawling an aching mile, living on the Bowery

Too sick to stand, to try to understand

Chorus 2

But you Elevate me

You lift me high, just high enough to see

You Elevate me

You throw off the shame

G D C C/G

––-Bf

And you dance on stilts with me

You throw off the shame

And you dance on stilts with me

Interlude

Riff x 1

Band Enters (D)

D C C G

Riff – – –

Solo

A G D/F# F

– - - x6

F G

Interlude

Riff x 2

D C C G

Riff – – –

Verse

And no one suspects a thing

They're all hiding just the same

They ache for an outbound train

And the wheels stopped turning in their brains

Chorus 3

Repeat chords from 2nd Chorus

Bridge

Riff #2

Band Enters (D)

Riff #2

End Section

D C G

Youu-uuu elevate me

You elevate me

C’mon baby, dance on stilts,

dance on stilts with me

You elevate me

Solo Break

D C G

-- x 4

Ascending Riff

D C G

-- x 4

Solo Break

Ascending Riff

End on

About Dance On Stilts Chords by Blue Öyster Cult

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What key is "Dance On Stilts" in?

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