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Dance The Night Away

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1/62

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 62Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Verse 1]
Dhere comes my A7happiness agaiDnA7  
DRight back to A7where it should Dhave beenA7  
D'Cause now she's A7gone and I am fDreeA7  
DAnd she can't dA7o a thing to DmeA7  
[Chorus]
DI just wanna A7dance the night awDayA7  
DWith senorA7itas who can sDwayA7  
DRight now toA7morrow's lookin' DbrightA7  
DJust like the A7sunny mornin' lDightA7  
(same chords)
And if you should see her
Please let her know that I'm well
As you can tell
And if she should tell you
That she wants me back
Tell her no
I gotta go
DI just wanna A7dance the night DawayA7  
DWith senorA7itas who can sDwayA7  
DRight now toA7morrow's lookin' DbrightA7  
DJust like the A7sunny mornin' lDightA7  
[Solo]
Horns (no capo)
e|----7---7----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7---7---7-7/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h14-12-/12-12-10-10\8-8/9\8-7-7\5-5-4-4-2-0-|
G|--8---8---8--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9---9---9--------------------------------------/9---9--7---7\6-6/7\6-4-4\2-2-1-1-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
staccato
Guitar (no capo)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------1----1-2~-----1-----------2-1---------------|
D|--2------4~-------2-4----4sb~---2------1-4----4-----9~---9~-|
A|----2sb~----2sb~-------------------4-2------------/7--/6----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Same again here, D and A7 - mimic horns with strum pattern: d (staccato) x d d (staccato)
And if you should see her
Please let her know that I'm well
As you can tell
And if she should tell you
That she wants me back
Tell her no
I gotta go
DI just wanna dA7ance the night aDwayA7  
DWith senoA7ritas who can DswayA7  
DRight now toA7morrow's lookin' DbrightA7  
DJust like the A7sunny mornin' DlightA7  
DI just wanna dA7ance the night aDwayA7  
DWith senoA7ritas who can DswayA7  
DRight now toA7morrow's lookin' DbrightA7  
DJust like the A7sunny mornin' DlightA7  
Horns outro: D A - strum pattern: d (staccato) x d d (staccato)
then D: d u x u u d, A7 d u
D A - strum pattern: d (staccato) x d d (staccato)
D: d d d d d d (quick strums)  A: d d d d d d (quick strums) x3  D: d d d d/
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| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
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Dance The Night Away

by The Mavericks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

D A7 D A7

here comes my happiness again

D A7 D A7

Right back to where it should have been

D A7 D A7

'Cause now she's gone and I am free

D A7 D A7

And she can't do a thing to me

[Chorus]

D A7 D A7

I just wanna dance the night away

D A7 D A7

With senoritas who can sway

D A7 D A7

Right now tomorrow's lookin' bright

D A7 D A7

Just like the sunny mornin' light

(same chords)

And if you should see her

Please let her know that I'm well

As you can tell

And if she should tell you

That she wants me back

Tell her no

I gotta go

D A7 D A7

I just wanna dance the night away

D A7 D A7

With senoritas who can sway

D A7 D A7

Right now tomorrow's lookin' bright

D A7 D A7

Just like the sunny mornin' light

[Solo]

Horns (no capo)

e|----7---7----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---7---7---7-7/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h14-12-/12-12-10-10\8-8/9\8-7-7\5-5-4-4-2-0-|

G|--8---8---8--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|9---9---9--------------------------------------/9---9--7---7\6-6/7\6-4-4\2-2-1-1-----|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-2-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

staccato

Guitar (no capo)

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------1----1-2~-----1-----------2-1---------------|

D|--2------4~-------2-4----4sb~---2------1-4----4-----9~---9~-|

A|----2sb~----2sb~-------------------4-2------------/7--/6----|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

Same again here, D and A7 - mimic horns with strum pattern: d (staccato) x d d (staccato)

And if you should see her

Please let her know that I'm well

As you can tell

And if she should tell you

That she wants me back

Tell her no

I gotta go

D A7 D A7

I just wanna dance the night away

D A7 D A7

With senoritas who can sway

D A7 D A7

Right now tomorrow's lookin' bright

D A7 D A7

Just like the sunny mornin' light

D A7 D A7

I just wanna dance the night away

D A7 D A7

With senoritas who can sway

D A7 D A7

Right now tomorrow's lookin' bright

D A7 D A7

Just like the sunny mornin' light

Horns outro: D A - strum pattern: d (staccato) x d d (staccato)

then D: d u x u u d, A7 d u

D A - strum pattern: d (staccato) x d d (staccato)

D: d d d d d d (quick strums) A: d d d d d d (quick strums) x3 D: d d d d/

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

************************************

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