Dance The Night Away Chords
Dance The Night Away by The Mavericks is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, B7 and Eadd2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO: 4 bars rhythm guitar alone,
------ then 8 bars full rhythm section and horns
VERSE:
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(E) Here comes my (B7) happiness a-(E)-gain, (B7)
(E) Right back to (B7) where it should have (E) been. (B7)
(E) 'Cause now she's (B7) gone and I am (E) free, (B7)
(E) And she can't (B7) do a thing to (E) me. (B7)
CHORUS:
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(E) I just wanna (B7) dance the night a-(E)-way (B7)
(E) With Senho-(B7)-ritas who can (E) sway. (B7)
(E) Right now to-(B7)-morrow's looking (E) bright, (B7)
(E) Just like the (B7) sunny morning (E) light. (B7)
BRIDGE:
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And (E) if you should (B7) see her, (E) please let her (B7) know
That I'm (E) well - (B7) as you can (E) tell. (B7)
And (E) if she should (B7) tell you, that (E) she wants me (B7) back,
Tell her (E) "No" - (B7) I gotta (E) go. (B7)
repeat CHORUS
1 instrumental turnaround (8 bars horn section, 8 bars guitar solo)
repeat BRIDGE
repeat CHORUS 2x
OUTRO: instrumental, 6 bars in progression, then:
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E B7 E Eadd2
|: %... ../ | %... ../ :| %... ../ | %... / & |
where the chords are played short (staccato) and pronounced
Table of symbols:
. is a 8th note (chord)
/ is a 4th note (chord)
% is a 8th rest
& is a 4th rest
| denotes a new bar
(should be a vertical slash - hope it appears in your font)
|: :| is a pair of repetition marks
(whatever is between shall be repeated)