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[Intro]
E A E A  E A E A
[Verse]
 EDriving out on APonchatrain ELouisiana muAd
 ECleaning off the Ainsects Eto get a little lighAtE  A  E  A  E  A  E  A  
 EYou're confined to ADallas Eand I think you're righAt
 ETo find other soAlutions Emaybe not but I Amight
[Chorus]
 BI might be Alooking at Etrouble again Bfighting aAbove my Eweight
 BBut when things Alook so Eeasy you F#want to be Acareful in Bcase
[Break]
E A E A  E A E A
[Verse]
 EClose as I am to yAou I'm cEloser to Gila BenAd
 EI'll call you in the Amorning Eand tell you where to senAd
 EThe last thing we Atalked about Eafter you had Aleft
 Ethat message on Amy party line, EThat you were miles aAhead
[Chorus]
 BBut I might Abe looking Eat trouble again, Bfighting aAbove my Eweight
 BBut when things Alook so Eeasy you F#want to be Acareful in Bcase
BDancing AUnderEcover of a BMariAachi Emoon
BWhen the clouds Apassed oEver us, F#We'll be out of Ahere Bsoon
[Break]
E A E A  E A E A  E A E A  E A E A
[Verse]
 EThanks for thinking Aof me Eand thanks for the fAlowers
 EDeadly nightshade is Abeautiful EI could stare at them for Ahours
 EI crossed the border this Amorning Eyou come across toAnight
 EYou lost the map of AMexico Ethat wasn't very brighAt
[Chorus]
 BI could be lAooking at Etrouble again, Bfighting aAbove my Eweight
 BBut when things Alook so Eeasy you F#want to be Acareful in Bcase
BDancing AUnderEcover of a BMariAachi Emoon
When the Bclouds Apassed Eover us, F#We'll be out of Ahere Bsoon
BDancing AUnderEcover of a BMariAachi Emoon
When the Bclouds Apassed Eover us, BDancing Adancing Edancing,
F#We'll be out of Ahere Bsoon
[Outro]
B A E  B A E  B A E  F# A B  E

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Dancing Undercover

by John Cale

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E A E A E A E A

[Verse]

E A E A

Driving out on Ponchatrain Louisiana mud

E A E A E A E A E A E A

Cleaning off the insects to get a little light

E A E A

You're confined to Dallas and I think you're right

E A E A

To find other solutions maybe not but I might

[Chorus]

B A E B A E

I might be looking at trouble again fighting above my weight

B A E F# A B

But when things look so easy you want to be careful in case

[Break]

E A E A E A E A

[Verse]

E A E A

Close as I am to you I'm closer to Gila Bend

E A E A

I'll call you in the morning and tell you where to send

E A E A

The last thing we talked about after you had left

E A E A

that message on my party line, That you were miles ahead

[Chorus]

B A E B A E

But I might be looking at trouble again, fighting above my weight

B A E F# A B

But when things look so easy you want to be careful in case

B A E B A E

Dancing Undercover of a Mariachi moon

B A E F# A B

When the clouds passed over us, We'll be out of here soon

[Break]

E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A

[Verse]

E A E A

Thanks for thinking of me and thanks for the flowers

E A E A

Deadly nightshade is beautiful I could stare at them for hours

E A E A

I crossed the border this morning you come across tonight

E A E A

You lost the map of Mexico that wasn't very bright

[Chorus]

B A E B A E

I could be looking at trouble again, fighting above my weight

B A E F# A B

But when things look so easy you want to be careful in case

B A E B A E

Dancing Undercover of a Mariachi moon

B A E F# A B

When the clouds passed over us, We'll be out of here soon

B A E B A E

Dancing Undercover of a Mariachi moon

B A E B A E

When the clouds passed over us, Dancing dancing dancing,

F# A B

We'll be out of here soon

[Outro]

B A E B A E B A E F# A B E

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