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Time Is Dancing

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[CAPO 3RD]
[Verse 1]
DWrapped up in Em7dissonance,
GI'm sorry that Cadd9I just walked away
DLost in the inEm7significance of mine,
GI had no words Cadd9to say
DNow I am betteEm7r, I implore you
GTo say it isn'Cadd9t right
DBut somewhere Em7deep in history
GYour father puCadd9lled your teeth out of your fight
[Chorus]
Em7Hold it in, now let's go dancing
GI do believe we're onDly passing through
Em7Wired again, now look who's laughing,
GYou again, oh you, oh Dyou, oh you
Em7Hold it in, now let's go dancing
GI do believe we're onDly passing through
Em7Wired again, now look who's laughing,
GMe again, all fired uDp on you
[Bridge]
EmNow she'Gs caught bCetween
GWhat to G/F#say and whCat she really means
[Verse 2]
DWrapped up in Em7empathy,
GThe chemicals Cadd9are pushing passed my blood
DHold all my clEm7iches on the tip of my tongue
GTo tell you thCadd9at it's love
[Chorus]
Em7Hold it in, now let's go dancing
GI do believe we're onDly passing through
Em7Wired again, now look who's laughing,
GYou again, oh you, oh Dyou, oh you
Em7Hold it in, now let's go dancing
GI do believe we're onDly passing through
Em7Wired again, now look who's laughing,
GMe again, all fired uDp on you
[Bridge]
EmAnd now Gshe's caugCht between
GWhat to G/F#say and whCat she really means
EmAnd I am Gfinally cColouring,
GInside tG/F#he lines tChat I live between
[Chorus]
Em7Hold it in, now let's go dancing
GI do believe we're onDly passing through
Em7Wired again, now look who's laughing,
GYou again, oh you, oh Dyou, oh you
Em7Hold it in, now let's go dancing
GI do believe we're onDly passing through
Em7Wired again, now look who's laughing,
GMe again, all fired uDp on you 

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Time Is Dancing

by Ben Howard

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

G/F#

[CAPO 3RD]

[Verse 1]

D Em7

Wrapped up in dissonance,

G Cadd9

I'm sorry that I just walked away

D Em7

Lost in the insignificance of mine,

G Cadd9

I had no words to say

D Em7

Now I am better, I implore you

G Cadd9

To say it isn't right

D Em7

But somewhere deep in history

G Cadd9

Your father pulled your teeth out of your fight

[Chorus]

Em7

Hold it in, now let's go dancing

G D

I do believe we're only passing through

Em7

Wired again, now look who's laughing,

G D

You again, oh you, oh you, oh you

Em7

Hold it in, now let's go dancing

G D

I do believe we're only passing through

Em7

Wired again, now look who's laughing,

G D

Me again, all fired up on you

[Bridge]

Em G C

Now she's caught between

G G/F# C

What to say and what she really means

[Verse 2]

D Em7

Wrapped up in empathy,

G Cadd9

The chemicals are pushing passed my blood

D Em7

Hold all my cliches on the tip of my tongue

G Cadd9

To tell you that it's love

[Chorus]

Em7

Hold it in, now let's go dancing

G D

I do believe we're only passing through

Em7

Wired again, now look who's laughing,

G D

You again, oh you, oh you, oh you

Em7

Hold it in, now let's go dancing

G D

I do believe we're only passing through

Em7

Wired again, now look who's laughing,

G D

Me again, all fired up on you

[Bridge]

Em G C

And now she's caught between

G G/F# C

What to say and what she really means

Em G C

And I am finally colouring,

G G/F# C

Inside the lines that I live between

[Chorus]

Em7

Hold it in, now let's go dancing

G D

I do believe we're only passing through

Em7

Wired again, now look who's laughing,

G D

You again, oh you, oh you, oh you

Em7

Hold it in, now let's go dancing

G D

I do believe we're only passing through

Em7

Wired again, now look who's laughing,

G D

Me again, all fired up on you

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