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Come Dancing - The Punters
(Backwards Strums)
GThey put a parking lot on a piece of land
DWhere the supermarket used to stGand.
GBefore that they put up a bowling alley
DOn the site that used to be the locGal pally.
CThat's where the big bands usGed to come and play.
DMy sister went there on a GSaturday.
[Chorus]
Come Cdancing,
Come on sister, havGe yourself a ball.
Why not come Ddancing? it's oCnly nGatural
riff
GAnother Saturday, another date.
DShe would be ready but she's always make Gthem wait.
GIn the hallway, in anticipation,
DHe didn't know the night would end up in fGrustration.
CHe'd end up blowing all his wGages for the week
DAll for a cuddle and a peck on Gthe cheek.
[Chorus]
Come Cdancing,
That's how they did it when GI was just a kid,
And when they said come Ddancing, My sCister always Gdid.
riff
EmMy sister should have Dcome in at midCnight,
EmAnd my mom would alwDays sit up and Cwait.
EmIt always enDded up in a big Crow
EmAnd my sister used Dto get her wayC  
(Gspoken) Out of my window I Dcan see them in the moonlight,
DTwo silhouettes saying goodnight by thGe garden gate. (Mom yellGs at them...)
EmThe day they Dknocked down the Cpally
EmMy sister Dstood and Ccried.
EmThe day they Dknocked down thCe pally
EmPart of my Dchildhood dCied
Em D C D  Em D C D Em D C D Em D C D
GNow I'm grown up and playing in a band,
DThey're parking cars where the pally used to Gstand
GMy sister's married and she lives down in the states
DHer girls go out now it's her turn to waitG.
CShe knows they get away with thingGs she never could,
But if I asked her I wonder if she would,
[Chorus]
CCome dancing,
Come on sister, Ghave yourself a ball.
Why not come Ddancing, ItC's only Gnatural.
Come dancCing,
CDown at the pally on Ga Saturday.
Why not come dancDing, Where the big Cbands used to Emplay.

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Come Dancing

by The Punters

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Come Dancing - The Punters

(Backwards Strums)

They put a parking lot on a piece of land

D G

Where the supermarket used to stand.

Before that they put up a bowling alley

D G

On the site that used to be the local pally.

C G

That's where the big bands used to come and play.

D G

My sister went there on a Saturday.

[Chorus]

Come dancing,

Come on sister, have yourself a ball.

D C G

Why not come dancing? it's only natural

riff

Another Saturday, another date.

D G

She would be ready but she's always make them wait.

In the hallway, in anticipation,

D G

He didn't know the night would end up in frustration.

C G

He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week

D G

All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek.

[Chorus]

Come dancing,

That's how they did it when I was just a kid,

D C G

And when they said come dancing, My sister always did.

riff

Em D C

My sister should have come in at midnight,

Em D C

And my mom would always sit up and wait.

Em D C

It always ended up in a big row

Em D C

And my sister used to get her way

G D

(spoken) Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight,

D G G

Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate. (Mom yells at them...)

Em D C

The day they knocked down the pally

Em D C

My sister stood and cried.

Em D C

The day they knocked down the pally

Em D C

Part of my childhood died

Em D C D Em D C D Em D C D Em D C D

Now I'm grown up and playing in a band,

D G

They're parking cars where the pally used to stand

My sister's married and she lives down in the states

D G

Her girls go out now it's her turn to wait.

C G

She knows they get away with things she never could,

But if I asked her I wonder if she would,

[Chorus]

Come dancing,

Come on sister, have yourself a ball.

D C G

Why not come dancing, It's only natural.

Come dancing,

C G

Down at the pally on a Saturday.

D C Em

Why not come dancing, Where the big bands used to play.

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