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Walk The Dinosaur

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[Intro]
N.C.
Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom
N.C.
Boom boom acka lacka boom boom [x6]
D7It was a night like this forty million years ago
D7I lit a cigarette, picked up a monkey skull to go
D7The sun was spitting fire, the sky was blue as ice
D7I felt a little tired, so I watched Miami Vice
G7I walked the dinosF6aur, I walked the diE7sus4nosaurEbmaj7  
A7#9
[Chorus]
D7Open the door, get Con tC#he fDloor
D7Everybody walk the CdinoC#saur D[x4]
D7Boom boom acka lCacka C#lacDka boom
D7Boom boom acka lCacka C#booDm boom [x2]
D7I met you in a cave, you were painting buffalo
D7I said I'd be your slave, follow wherever you go
D7That night we split a rattlesnake and danced beneath the stars
D7You fell asleep, I stayed awake and watched the passing cars
G7And walked the dinoF6saur, I walked a E7sus4dinosaurEbmaj7  
A7#9
[Chorus]
D7Open the door, get Con tC#he fDloor
D7Everybody walk the CdinoC#saur D[x4]
[Bridge]
G7One night I dreamed of F6New York
G7You and I roasting blue F6pork G5in F#5the F5StaE5tue D#5of LD7iberty's torch
[Spoken]
G7Elvis landed in a rF6ock-rock-rocket ship
G7Healed a couple of lepers
Ebmaj7Ah, and disappeared
[Sung]
A7But where was his beard?
[Keyboard Solo]
D7
[Saxopone Solo]
D7
D7A shadow from the sky, much too big to be a bird
D7A screaming, crashing noise louder than I've ever heard
D7It looked like two big silver trees that somehow learned to soar
D7Suddenly a summer breeze and a mighty lion's roar
G7I killed a dinosF6aur, I killed a dE7sus4inosaurEbmaj7  
A7#9
[Modified Chorus]
D7Open the door, get Con C#the fDloor
D7Everybody kill the CdinC#osaur D[x8]
[Outro]
D7Boom boom acka lackCa lC#acka Dboom
D7Boom boom acka lackCa bC#oom bDoom [x6]

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XXO232

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Skill · find home

D mixolydian

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Walk The Dinosaur

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Walk The Dinosaur

by Was (Not Was)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E7sus4

Ebmaj7

A7#9

F#5

D#5

[Intro]

N.C.

Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom

N.C.

Boom boom acka lacka boom boom [x6]

It was a night like this forty million years ago

I lit a cigarette, picked up a monkey skull to go

The sun was spitting fire, the sky was blue as ice

I felt a little tired, so I watched Miami Vice

G7 F6 E7sus4 Ebmaj7

I walked the dinosaur, I walked the dinosaur

A7#9

[Chorus]

D7 C C# D

Open the door, get on the floor

D7 C C# D

Everybody walk the dinosaur [x4]

D7 C C# D

Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom

D7 C C# D

Boom boom acka lacka boom boom [x2]

I met you in a cave, you were painting buffalo

I said I'd be your slave, follow wherever you go

That night we split a rattlesnake and danced beneath the stars

You fell asleep, I stayed awake and watched the passing cars

G7 F6 E7sus4 Ebmaj7

And walked the dinosaur, I walked a dinosaur

A7#9

[Chorus]

D7 C C# D

Open the door, get on the floor

D7 C C# D

Everybody walk the dinosaur [x4]

[Bridge]

G7 F6

One night I dreamed of New York

G7 F6 G5 F#5 F5 E5 D#5 D7

You and I roasting blue pork in the Statue of Liberty's torch

[Spoken]

G7 F6

Elvis landed in a rock-rock-rocket ship

Healed a couple of lepers

Ebmaj7

Ah, and disappeared

[Sung]

But where was his beard?

[Keyboard Solo]

[Saxopone Solo]

A shadow from the sky, much too big to be a bird

A screaming, crashing noise louder than I've ever heard

It looked like two big silver trees that somehow learned to soar

Suddenly a summer breeze and a mighty lion's roar

G7 F6 E7sus4 Ebmaj7

I killed a dinosaur, I killed a dinosaur

A7#9

[Modified Chorus]

D7 C C# D

Open the door, get on the floor

D7 C C# D

Everybody kill the dinosaur [x8]

[Outro]

D7 C C# D

Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom

D7 C C# D

Boom boom acka lacka boom boom [x6]

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