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DANCING BAREFOOT by Patti Smith.
All guitars are rhythm guitars, either acoustic or a Stratocaster as played live.
Lead guitar is overdriven.
[Intro]
Em D Em A
Lead guitar:
Em (strummed upwards)
e|--0----------------------------|
B|---0---------------------------|
G|----0--------------------------|
D|-----2-------------------------|
A|------2------------------------|
E|-------0-----------------------|
Em D Em A
[Verse]
EmShe Dis EmbeneAdiction
EmShe Dis aEmddicted to Ahe
EmShe Dis the Emroot connAection and
EmShe Dis conEmnecting with Ahe
[Chorus]
EmHere I go Dand I doEmn't know whyA
EmI spDin so ceEmaselesslyA
EmCould it be Dhe's taEmking ovAer meEm D Em A
GI'm dancing baArefoot
CHeaded for a Dspin
EmSome strange music Adrags me in
CMakes me come on Dlike some heroEmine
Lead overdriven guitar parts deduced from live versions of this song, which is played with 2 guitars.
Let ring the last notes in these two licks that are alternated during the song. Listen for timing!
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--4s5--4--2--------|--4s5---4--2--2----|
A|-------------2-----|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
[Verse]
EmShe Dis EmsublAimation
She is the essence of thee
She is concentrating on he
Who is chosen by she
[Chorus]
EmHere I go Dand I doEmn't know whyA
EmI spDin so ceEmaselesslyA
EmCould it be Dhe's taEmking ovAer meEm D Em A
GI'm dancing baArefoot
CHeaded for a Dspin
EmSome strange music Adrags me in
CMakes me come on Dlike some heroEmine
[First Solo]
Initial two licks that repeat. Listen for timing, this is not 100% exact note for note,
but the melody is correct:
e|------------------------------|
B|--5---5-5-7--7-7-8-8-17-17-17-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|--5---5-5-8-7-5-3-5-----------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[Verse]
EmShe Dis EmrecrAeation
She intoxicated by thee
She has the slow sensation that he
Is levitating with she
[Chorus]
EmHere I go Dand I doEmn't know whyA
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--4s5---4--2--2----|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
EmI spDin so ceEmaselesslyA
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--4s5--4--2--------|
A|-------------2-----|
E|-------------------|
EmDid I lose Dmy sense Emof graAvityEm D Em A
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--4s5---4--2--2----|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
GI'm dancing baArefoot
CHeaded for a Dspin
EmSome strange music Adrags me in
CMakes me come on Dlike some heroEmine
[Second Solo]
[Outro]
EmOh DGod I Emfeel for Ayou
EmOh DGod I Emfeel for Ayou
The plot of our life sweats in the dark like a face
EmOh DGod I Emfeel for Ayou
The mystery of childbirth, of childhood itself
EmOh DGod I Emfeel for AyouEm
Grave visitations. What is it that calls to us?
EmOh DGod I Emfeel for AyouEm
Why must we pray screaming?
Why must not death be redefined?
EmOh DGod I Emfeel for AyouEm
We shut our eyes
EmOh DGod I Emfeel for AyouEm
we stretch out our arms
EmOh DGod I Emfeel for AyouEm
And whirl on a pane of glass. An afixiation
EmOh DGod I Emfeel for AyouEm
a fix on anything. The line of life, the limb of a tree
EmOh DGod I Emfeel for AyouEm
The hands of he and the promise that she is blessed
EmOh DGod I Emfeel for AyouEm
among women
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Dancing Barefoot
by Patti Smith
Chords in this song · guitar
Em
D
A
G
C
DANCING BAREFOOT by Patti Smith.
All guitars are rhythm guitars, either acoustic or a Stratocaster as played live.
Lead guitar is overdriven.
[Intro]
Em D Em A
Lead guitar:
Em (strummed upwards)
e|--0----------------------------|
B|---0---------------------------|
G|----0--------------------------|
D|-----2-------------------------|
A|------2------------------------|
E|-------0-----------------------|
Em D Em A
[Verse]
Em D Em A
She is benediction
Em D Em A
She is addicted to he
Em D Em A
She is the root connection and
Em D Em A
She is connecting with he
[Chorus]
Em D Em A
Here I go and I don't know why
Em D Em A
I spin so ceaselessly
Em D Em A Em D Em A
Could it be he's taking over me
G A
I'm dancing barefoot
C D
Headed for a spin
Em A
Some strange music drags me in
C D Em
Makes me come on like some heroine
Lead overdriven guitar parts deduced from live versions of this song, which is played with 2 guitars.
Let ring the last notes in these two licks that are alternated during the song. Listen for timing!
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--4s5--4--2--------|--4s5---4--2--2----|
A|-------------2-----|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
[Verse]
Em D Em A
She is sublimation
She is the essence of thee
She is concentrating on he
Who is chosen by she
[Chorus]
Em D Em A
Here I go and I don't know why
Em D Em A
I spin so ceaselessly
Em D Em A Em D Em A
Could it be he's taking over me
G A
I'm dancing barefoot
C D
Headed for a spin
Em A
Some strange music drags me in
C D Em
Makes me come on like some heroine
[First Solo]
Initial two licks that repeat. Listen for timing, this is not 100% exact note for note,
but the melody is correct:
e|------------------------------|
B|--5---5-5-7--7-7-8-8-17-17-17-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|--5---5-5-8-7-5-3-5-----------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[Verse]
Em D Em A
She is recreation
She intoxicated by thee
She has the slow sensation that he
Is levitating with she
[Chorus]
Em D Em A
Here I go and I don't know why
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--4s5---4--2--2----|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Em D Em A
I spin so ceaselessly
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--4s5--4--2--------|
A|-------------2-----|
E|-------------------|
Em D Em A Em D Em A
Did I lose my sense of gravity
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--4s5---4--2--2----|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
G A
I'm dancing barefoot
C D
Headed for a spin
Em A
Some strange music drags me in
C D Em
Makes me come on like some heroine
[Second Solo]
[Outro]
Em D Em A
Oh God I feel for you
Em D Em A
Oh God I feel for you
The plot of our life sweats in the dark like a face
Em D Em A
Oh God I feel for you
The mystery of childbirth, of childhood itself
Em D Em A Em
Oh God I feel for you
Grave visitations. What is it that calls to us?
Em D Em A Em
Oh God I feel for you
Why must we pray screaming?
Why must not death be redefined?
Em D Em A Em
Oh God I feel for you
We shut our eyes
Em D Em A Em
Oh God I feel for you
we stretch out our arms
Em D Em A Em
Oh God I feel for you
And whirl on a pane of glass. An afixiation
Em D Em A Em
Oh God I feel for you
a fix on anything. The line of life, the limb of a tree
Em D Em A Em
Oh God I feel for you
The hands of he and the promise that she is blessed
Em D Em A Em
Oh God I feel for you
among women
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