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Ballroom Blitz: Sweet.
#5 in 1975.
Capo 2
Intro: (Are you ready, Steve? Aha..Andy? Yeah! 
Mick? OK. Alright, fellas, lets go!)
[Intro]
  D   D6    D7    D6    Dx4
[Verse 1]
DOh, Git's been getting so hard living with the things 
you do to mDe,    D6      D7      D6        DahDa.D6  D7  D6  D  
Oh, my Gdreams are getting so strange I'd like to tell 
you everything I DseeD6.D7  D6  D  D  D6  D7  D6  D  
COh, I see a Dman at the back, as a matter of fact, 
his eyes are red as the sun.
And a girl in the corner, let no one ignore her,
cause she thinks she's the passionate one.
DOh, yeah, it was like Elightning, everybody was Gfrightening,
and the music was Bbsoothing, and they all started Dgrooving..
DYeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!!
[Chorus]
DAnd the Eman at the back said, Geveryone attack, and it Aturned 
into a ballroom Dblitz.
And the Egirl in the corner said, Gboy, I wanna warn ya, it'll 
Aturn into a ballroom Dblitz.
CBallC#room Dblitz, CballC#room Dblitz, CballC#room Dblitz, CballC#room bDlitz.
[Instrumental]
  D   D6    D7    D6    Dx4
[Verse 2]
CI'm Greaching out for something, touching nothing's 
all I ever Ddo.D6  D7  D6  D  D  D6  D7  D6  D  
Oh, I Gsoftly call you over, when you appear there's nothing 
left of DyouD6,      D7      D6        DahDa.D6  D7  D6  D  
CNow, the Dman in the back is ready to crack as he raises 
his hands to the sky.
And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner..
she could kill you with a wink of her eye.
DOh, yeah, it was Eelectric, so frightfully Ghectic..
and the band started Bbleaving, cause they all stopped Dbreathing..
DYeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!!
[Chorus]
DAnd the Eman at the back said, Geveryone attack, and it Aturned 
into a ballroom Dblitz.
And the Egirl in the corner said, Gboy, I wanna warn ya, it'll 
Aturn into a ballroom Dblitz...Cballroom Dblitz..
[Interlude]
D C
[Verse 3]
DOh, yeah, it was like Elightning, everybody was Gfrightening,
and the music was Bbsoothing, and they all started Dgrooving..
DYeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!!
[Chorus]
DAnd the Eman at the back said, Geveryone attack, and it Aturned 
into a ballroom Dblitz.
And the Egirl in the corner said, Gboy, I wanna warn ya, it'll 
Aturn into a ballroom Dblitz.....Cballroom Dblitz..Cballroom Dblitz..
Cballroom Dblitz..Cballroom Dblitz..
[Outro]
DIt's, it's a Cballroom Dblitz, Dit's, it's a Cballroom Dblitz..
DIt's, it's a Cballroom Dblitz, yeahhhh!! DIt's a Cballroom Dblitz!!
  D   D6    D7    D6   Dx18
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Ballroom Blitz

by Sweet

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Ballroom Blitz: Sweet.

#5 in 1975.

Capo 2

Intro: (Are you ready, Steve? Aha..Andy? Yeah!

Mick? OK. Alright, fellas, lets go!)

[Intro]

D D6 D7 D6 D

[Verse 1]

D G

Oh, it's been getting so hard living with the things

D D6 D7 D6 D D D6 D7 D6 D

you do to me, aha.

Oh, my dreams are getting so strange I'd like to tell

D D6 D7 D6 D D D6 D7 D6 D

you everything I see.

C D

Oh, I see a man at the back, as a matter of fact,

his eyes are red as the sun.

And a girl in the corner, let no one ignore her,

cause she thinks she's the passionate one.

D E G

Oh, yeah, it was like lightning, everybody was frightening,

Bb D

and the music was soothing, and they all started grooving..

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!!

[Chorus]

D E G A

And the man at the back said, everyone attack, and it turned

into a ballroom blitz.

E G

And the girl in the corner said, boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll

A D

turn into a ballroom blitz.

C C# D C C# D C C# D C C# D

Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz.

[Instrumental]

D D6 D7 D6 D

[Verse 2]

C G

I'm reaching out for something, touching nothing's

D D6 D7 D6 D D D6 D7 D6 D

all I ever do.

Oh, I softly call you over, when you appear there's nothing

D D6 D7 D6 D D D6 D7 D6 D

left of you, aha.

C D

Now, the man in the back is ready to crack as he raises

his hands to the sky.

And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner..

she could kill you with a wink of her eye.

D E G

Oh, yeah, it was electric, so frightfully hectic..

Bb D

and the band started leaving, cause they all stopped breathing..

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!!

[Chorus]

D E G A

And the man at the back said, everyone attack, and it turned

into a ballroom blitz.

E G

And the girl in the corner said, boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll

A D C D

turn into a ballroom blitz...ballroom blitz..

[Interlude]

D C

[Verse 3]

D E G

Oh, yeah, it was like lightning, everybody was frightening,

Bb D

and the music was soothing, and they all started grooving..

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!!

[Chorus]

D E G A

And the man at the back said, everyone attack, and it turned

into a ballroom blitz.

E G

And the girl in the corner said, boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll

A D C D C D

turn into a ballroom blitz.....ballroom blitz..ballroom blitz..

C D C D

ballroom blitz..ballroom blitz..

[Outro]

D C D D C D

It's, it's a ballroom blitz, it's, it's a ballroom blitz..

D C D D C D

It's, it's a ballroom blitz, yeahhhh!! It's a ballroom blitz!!

D D6 D7 D6 D

x18

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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