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I Can't Dance

Genesis
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
G
e:------------|
B:------------|
G:--5-5-------| <- the first bit can be played 2 ways...
D:--5-5--5--5-|
A:--3-3--5--5-|
E:--3-3--3--3-|
or:
C
e:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
B:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
G:----------------|-------------|--5-5--------|--3---------------|x2
D:-2-2--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--5-5--5-5---|--0----2-2--------|
A:-3-3--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--3-3--5-5---|--1-/--3-3-3h4p3--|
E:-3-3--3--3------|---1-/3-3----|--3-3--3-3---|--1-/--3-3--------|
C
e:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
B:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
G:----------------|-------------|--5-5--------|--3---------------|
D:-2-2--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--5-5--5-5---|--0----2-2--------|
A:-3-3--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--3-3--5-5---|--1-/--3-3-3h4p3--|
E:-3-3--3--3------|---1-/3-3----|--3-3--3-3---|--1-/--3-3--------|
  Hot sun Beating Burning wal- around
  down my feet king
Hot  sun  beating  down
burning  my feet just walking  around.
 (Same thing:)
 Hot sun making me sweat
 'Gators getting close, hasn't got me yet
 (same tune as verse)
I can't  dance, I  can't  talk.
The only  thing about me is the way  I walk.
 I can't dance, I can't sing
 I'm just standing here selling everything.
 Blue jeans sitting on the beach,
 her dog's talking to me, but she's out of reach.
 She's got a body under that shirt,
 but all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt.
 'Cause, I can't dance, I can't talk.
 The only thing about me is the way I walk.
 No, I can't dance, I can't sing
 I'm just standing here selling.
C
e:-----------------------0-----|
B:-----------------------1-----|
G:-----------------------0-----|
D:-0-----------3---------2-----|
A:-1-----------3---------3-----|
E:-1-----------1---------3-----|
  checking... place... know
 And checking  everything is in place,
 you never know  who's looking on.
 Young punk spilling beer on my shoes,
 fat guy's talking to me trying to steal my blues.
 Thick smoke, see her smiling through.
 I never thought so much could happen just shooting pool.
 But I can't dance, I can't talk.
 The only thing about me is the way I walk.
 I can't dance, I can't sing
 I'm just standing here selling
C
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------|
D:-----0------------3---------------2---|
A:-----1------------3---------------3---|
E:-----1------------1---------------3---|
F
e:-----------------------------------------1----------|
B:--------------------------------------------1-------|
G:--------------------------------------2--------2----|
D:-0---------------13----------3------3---------------|
A:-1---------------13----------3----------------------|
E:-1---------------11----------1----------------------|
 And checking  everything is in place
 You never know  who's looking on
 A perfect body  with a perfect face,  uhan.
 Play chorus lots of time with loads of scat vocals...while
 playing the "intro-riff"...
 and singing:
 "I won't dance, please don't ask me..."
 

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Readable chord sheet for I Can't Dance by Genesis

[C] [C]  [G]  [G]
e:------------|
B:------------|
G:--5-5-------| <- the first bit can be played 2 ways...
D:--5-5--5--5-|
A:--3-3--5--5-|
E:--3-3--3--3-|

   or:
   [C] [C]  [G]  [G]          [F]  [G] [G]       [C] [C]  [G] [G]      [Bb]   [C]
e:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
B:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
G:----------------|-------------|--5-5--------|--3---------------|x2
D:-2-2--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--5-5--5-5---|--0----2-2--------|
A:-3-3--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--3-3--5-5---|--1-/--3-3-3h4p3--|
E:-3-3--3--3------|---1-/3-3----|--3-3--3-3---|--1-/--3-3--------|

   [C] [C]  [G]  [G]          [F]  [G] [G]       [C] [C]  [G] [G]      [Bb]   [C]
e:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
B:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
G:----------------|-------------|--5-5--------|--3---------------|
D:-2-2--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--5-5--5-5---|--0----2-2--------|
A:-3-3--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--3-3--5-5---|--1-/--3-3-3h4p3--|
E:-3-3--3--3------|---1-/3-3----|--3-3--3-3---|--1-/--3-3--------|
           Hot sun    Beating           Burning  wal-  around
                          down          my feet   king

[C]  [C]  [G]  [G]Hot sun    [F]   [G] b[G]eating down
[C]  [C]  [G]  [G]burning my feet just [Bb]walking a[C]round.

(Same thing:)

Hot sun making me sweat
'Gators getting close, hasn't got me yet

(same tune as verse)

[C]I [C]ca[G]n'[G]t dance, I[F] ca[G]n'[G]t talk.
[C]Th[C]e [G]on[G]ly thing about me is the [Bb]way I [C]walk.

I can't dance, I can't sing
I'm just standing here selling everything.

Blue jeans sitting on the beach,
her dog's talking to me, but she's out of reach.

She's got a body under that shirt,
but all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt.

'Cause, I can't dance, I can't talk.
The only thing about me is the way I walk.
No, I can't dance, I can't sing
I'm just standing here selling.

   [Bb]          [F]         [C]
e:-----------------------0-----|
B:-----------------------1-----|
G:-----------------------0-----|
D:-0-----------3---------2-----|
A:-1-----------3---------3-----|
E:-1-----------1---------3-----|
   checking... place...  know

And [Bb]checking everything is in [F]place,
you never [C]know who's looking on.

Young punk spilling beer on my shoes,
fat guy's talking to me trying to steal my blues.

Thick smoke, see her smiling through.
I never thought so much could happen just shooting pool.

But I can't dance, I can't talk.
The only thing about me is the way I walk.
I can't dance, I can't sing
I'm just standing here selling

       [Bb]           [F]               [C]
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------|
D:-----0------------3---------------2---|
A:-----1------------3---------------3---|
E:-----1------------1---------------3---|

   [Bb]              [Eb]          [F]
e:-----------------------------------------1----------|
B:--------------------------------------------1-------|
G:--------------------------------------2--------2----|
D:-0---------------13----------3------3---------------|
A:-1---------------13----------3----------------------|
E:-1---------------11----------1----------------------|

And [Bb]checking everything is in [F]place
You never [C]know who's looking on
[Bb]  A perfect body [Eb]  with a perfect [F]face,  uhan.

[End]

Play chorus lots of time with loads of scat vocals...while
playing the "intro-riff"...

and singing:

"I won't dance,  please don't ask me..."


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