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[Verse]
BbYou can know a Ebneedle's eye
AbOr a hungry babDby's cry
GbBut no one knows Cthat demons dance Falone
[Verse]
BbSilver linings Ebcame and went
AbWhen I was an iDbnnocent
GbNever knowing dCemons dance aFlone
[Verse]
BbBut somehow I wEbas seduced
AbAnd my innocencDbe reduced
GbBy a demon that Cbecame my oFwn
[Verse]
BbKnowingly I folEblowed it
AbI took the hook Dband swallowed it
GbUntil I found iCt dancing in my hFome
[Verse]
BbTerrified I trieEbd to quit
AbBut I need the tDbaste of shit
GbLike a dancing dCemon needs a hFome
[Verse]
BbI had hoped to fill my years Ebwith
AbMore than melancholy teaDbrs
GbBut the demon maCkes me dance aloFne

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Demons Dance Alone

by The Residents

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

Bb Eb

You can know a needle's eye

Ab Db

Or a hungry baby's cry

Gb C F

But no one knows that demons dance alone

[Verse]

Bb Eb

Silver linings came and went

Ab Db

When I was an innocent

Gb C F

Never knowing demons dance alone

[Verse]

Bb Eb

But somehow I was seduced

Ab Db

And my innocence reduced

Gb C F

By a demon that became my own

[Verse]

Bb Eb

Knowingly I followed it

Ab Db

I took the hook and swallowed it

Gb C F

Until I found it dancing in my home

[Verse]

Bb Eb

Terrified I tried to quit

Ab Db

But I need the taste of shit

Gb C F

Like a dancing demon needs a home

[Verse]

Bb Eb

I had hoped to fill my years with

Ab Db

More than melancholy tears

Gb C F

But the demon makes me dance alone

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