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Mountain Goats – Dance Music
This isn't my first tab but the first one i'm sharing... i've viewed the other tabs for 
song and they are close but i think this sounds a bit closer.. enjoy :)
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
 G   Em(x3)   C  D  
[Verse 1]
alright i'm on Gjohnson avenue Cin san luDis obispoG  
and i'm Gfive years Cold or six mayDbe.G  
and indiGcations that there's Csomething wrong with Dour new Ghouse,
  Ctrip down the Dwire twice daily.
[Verse 2]
i'm in the Gliving Croom watching the Dwatergate Ghearings,
while my Gstepfather Cyells at my mDotherG  
launches a gGlass across the Croom, Dstraight at her Ghead.
and i Cdash upstairs to take Dcover,
[Chorus 1]
lean in Cclose to my little record player Gon the floor,
  Cso this is what the voluDme knob's for,
i listen to         G  Cdance Dmusic.G  
      G  Cdance Dmusic.G  
[Bridge] 
 G   Em(x3)   C  D  
[Verse 3]
okay so look i'm Gseventeen Cyears DoldG  
you're the Glast best Cthing i got DgoingG  
but then the Gspecial secret Csickness
starts to Deat through Gyou
what am i Csupposed to do?     Dno way of knowing
[Verse 4]
so i Gfollow you Cdown your twiDsting alleywaysG  
find a Gfew cul-de-Csacs of my DownG  
there's only Gone place Cthis road Dever ends Gup
and Ci don't wanna die Dalone
[Chorus 2]
let me down, let me Cdown, let me down Ggently
  Cwhen the police come to Dget me
i listen to         G  Cdance Dmusic.G  
      G  Cdance Dmusic.G  
[Outro]  G   C   D   G(x4)

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Dance Music

by The Mountain Goats

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Mountain Goats – Dance Music

This isn't my first tab but the first one i'm sharing... i've viewed the other tabs for

song and they are close but i think this sounds a bit closer.. enjoy :)

Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

G Em C D

(x3)

[Verse 1]

G C D G

alright i'm on johnson avenue in san luis obispo

G C D G

and i'm five years old or six maybe.

G C D G

and indications that there's something wrong with our new house,

C D

trip down the wire twice daily.

[Verse 2]

G C D G

i'm in the living room watching the watergate hearings,

G C D G

while my stepfather yells at my mother

G C D G

launches a glass across the room, straight at her head.

C D

and i dash upstairs to take cover,

[Chorus 1]

C G

lean in close to my little record player on the floor,

C D

so this is what the volume knob's for,

G C D G

i listen to dance music.

G C D G

dance music.

[Bridge]

G Em C D

(x3)

[Verse 3]

G C D G

okay so look i'm seventeen years old

G C D G

you're the last best thing i got going

G C

but then the special secret sickness

D G

starts to eat through you

C D

what am i supposed to do? no way of knowing

[Verse 4]

G C D G

so i follow you down your twisting alleyways

G C D G

find a few cul-de-sacs of my own

G C D G

there's only one place this road ever ends up

C D

and i don't wanna die alone

[Chorus 2]

C G

let me down, let me down, let me down gently

C D

when the police come to get me

G C D G

i listen to dance music.

G C D G

dance music.

G C D G

[Outro] (x4)

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