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Dancing Days

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By Daniel McHugh
James Blunt played this live at the Point Dublin when i went to see him-prob be on his 
album-got it off limewire if you haven't heard it
Capo 3
Intro
 Em   B7   G   Asus2x2
Verse 1
EmYoung man with a B7stone to throw
GTake a breath and just Asus2let it go
EmAngry man with a B7cross to bare
GNow you seem life just Asus2isn’t fair
Bridge 1
COh, let it Ggo
AmCos, you wake up in happy days
Face the music
CIn your eyes you’ve made your bed
Chorus
GRead what the papers Dsay
Your dancing days are Cover
The smile on your face will never hide your shame
GYou can’t escape what they Dsay
CYour dancing days are over
The ghosts you see are shouting out your nameEm  B7  G  Asus2  
Verse 2
EmOh how you danced
Oh how you B7sang
There’s a Gfeeling here that you Asus2began
Oh how you Emstood and stared
Held onto B7every breath
It seemed the Gworld stood still
Transfixed by Asus2every step
Bridge 2
COh, let it Ggo
AmCos a lesser man would be your crowd
Captivation, Clesser men will tear you down
Chorus
Post chorus
AmThe ghosts you see are shouting out your name
CThe very crowd demand it's not to blame
AmThe demi man celebrates his pain
CSo glad to be with him through your pain
Middle 8
EmOld man sings his B7final song
GAnd wonders where it Asus2all went wrong
Chorus x2
Outro
AmThe ghosts you see are shouting out your name
CThe very crowd demands it's not to blame
AMThe demi man celebrates his pain
                              C(Finish)  Em  
So glad to be with us through your pain

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Dancing Days

by James Blunt

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

By Daniel McHugh

James Blunt played this live at the Point Dublin when i went to see him-prob be on his

album-got it off limewire if you haven't heard it

Capo 3

Intro

Em B7 G Asus2

Verse 1

Em B7

Young man with a stone to throw

G Asus2

Take a breath and just let it go

Em B7

Angry man with a cross to bare

G Asus2

Now you seem life just isn’t fair

Bridge 1

C G

Oh, let it go

Cos, you wake up in happy days

Face the music

In your eyes you’ve made your bed

Chorus

G D

Read what the papers say

Your dancing days are over

The smile on your face will never hide your shame

G D

You can’t escape what they say

Your dancing days are over

Em B7 G Asus2

The ghosts you see are shouting out your name

Verse 2

Oh how you danced

Oh how you sang

G Asus2

There’s a feeling here that you began

Oh how you stood and stared

Held onto every breath

It seemed the world stood still

Asus2

Transfixed by every step

Bridge 2

C G

Oh, let it go

Cos a lesser man would be your crowd

Captivation, lesser men will tear you down

Chorus

Post chorus

The ghosts you see are shouting out your name

The very crowd demand it's not to blame

The demi man celebrates his pain

So glad to be with him through your pain

Middle 8

Em B7

Old man sings his final song

G Asus2

And wonders where it all went wrong

Chorus x2

Outro

The ghosts you see are shouting out your name

The very crowd demands it's not to blame

The demi man celebrates his pain

C Em

(Finish)

So glad to be with us through your pain

About Dancing Days Chords by James Blunt

Learn how to play Dancing Days by James Blunt with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Dancing Days chords”, “Dancing Days guitar chords”, or “James Blunt Dancing Days chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Dancing Days chords and for experienced players who want accurate Dancing Days lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, B7, G, Asus2, C, Am.

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What key is "Dancing Days" in?

The chords for "Dancing Days" show the original chord names (including Em, B7, G, Asus2, C, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.