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Dancing Queen

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Aminor

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1/32

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 32Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro: (there are two guitars, Whitley plucks and the other guitarist plays a 
tremolo which follows the intro line)
blueprint of the picking pattern: 
       Am(x4)       F(x4)       C(x8)
e|--------------|------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------1---|------------|------------1--------------------------------|
G|----2---------|---------2--|------0--------------------------------------|
D|-------2------|----3-------|---------2-----------------------------------|
A|-0------------|-------3----|---3-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------|--1---------|---------------------------------------------|
  Am(x4)          F(x4)       C(x3)                       G/B   Am(x4)
e|--------------|------------|---------------|------------------------------|
B|----------1---|------------|------------1--|----------1-------------1-----|
G|----2---------|---------2--|------0--------|----0-------------2-----------|
D|-------2------|----3-------|---------2-----|-------2-------------2--------|
A|-0------------|-------3----|---3-----------|--2------------0--------------|
E|--------------|--1---------|---------------|------------------------------|
Chorus: 
G/DYou can dance yoE/G#u can jive
FHaving the time of your Glife ooh ooh ooh
FSee that girl wGatch that scene
Diggin' the dCancing queen
CFriday night and the lights are lFow
CLooking out for a place to Amgo
Where they play the right music
Getting in the swing 
You've come to lAm/Cook for a Amking
CAnybody could be that guFy
CThe night is young and the mAmusic's high
With a bit of rock music
Everything is fine
You're in the Am/Cmood for a Amdance
And when you gFet the chanceG  
Chorus:   
You are thCe dancing queen
FYoung and sweet only sCeventeen
CDancing queen feFel the beat 
from the Ctambourine G/Booh oAmoh
G/DYou can dance yoE/G#u can jive
FHaving the time of your Glife ooh ooh ooh
FSee that girl wGatch that scene
Diggin' the dCancing queen
Verse II: (Exactly like verse I)
You're a teaser you turn 'em on
Leave 'em burning and then you're gone
Looking out for another 
Anyone will do you're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance
Chorus
Repeat intro; end on Am  

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Dancing Queen

by Whitley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

G/D

E/G#

Am/C

Intro: (there are two guitars, Whitley plucks and the other guitarist plays a

tremolo which follows the intro line)

blueprint of the picking pattern:

Am F C

(x4) (x4) (x8)

e|--------------|------------|---------------------------------------------|

B|----------1---|------------|------------1--------------------------------|

G|----2---------|---------2--|------0--------------------------------------|

D|-------2------|----3-------|---------2-----------------------------------|

A|-0------------|-------3----|---3-----------------------------------------|

E|--------------|--1---------|---------------------------------------------|

Am F C G/B Am

(x4) (x4) (x3) (x4)

e|--------------|------------|---------------|------------------------------|

B|----------1---|------------|------------1--|----------1-------------1-----|

G|----2---------|---------2--|------0--------|----0-------------2-----------|

D|-------2------|----3-------|---------2-----|-------2-------------2--------|

A|-0------------|-------3----|---3-----------|--2------------0--------------|

E|--------------|--1---------|---------------|------------------------------|

Chorus:

G/D E/G#

You can dance you can jive

F G

Having the time of your life ooh ooh ooh

F G

See that girl watch that scene

Diggin' the dancing queen

C F

Friday night and the lights are low

C Am

Looking out for a place to go

Where they play the right music

Getting in the swing

Am/C Am

You've come to look for a king

C F

Anybody could be that guy

C Am

The night is young and the music's high

With a bit of rock music

Everything is fine

Am/C Am

You're in the mood for a dance

F G

And when you get the chance

Chorus:

You are the dancing queen

F C

Young and sweet only seventeen

C F

Dancing queen feel the beat

C G/B Am

from the tambourine ooh ooh

G/D E/G#

You can dance you can jive

F G

Having the time of your life ooh ooh ooh

F G

See that girl watch that scene

Diggin' the dancing queen

Verse II: (Exactly like verse I)

You're a teaser you turn 'em on

Leave 'em burning and then you're gone

Looking out for another

Anyone will do you're in the mood for a dance

And when you get the chance

Chorus

Repeat intro; end on

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