Tuning:

Artist: The Kinks Song: Come Dancing Tabbed By Peter Casey STANDARD TUNING (EADGBE) CHORDS USED: G = 355433 D = X5777X C = X3555X Em = X79987 verse: G D G E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B|----3---3---3---3--|----3---3---3---3--|----7---7---7---7--|----3---3---3---3--| G|----4---4---4---4--|----4---4---4---4--|----7---7---7---7--|----4---4---4---4--| D|----5---5---5---5--|----5---5---5---5--|----7---7---7---7--|----5---5---5---5--| A|----------5--------|----------5--------|--5----------------|----------5--------| E|--3----------------|--3----------------|----------5--------|--3----------------| t t t t t t t t Note: This pattern just repeats itself, just follow the chord changes and don't be afraid to variate a little for flavor. verse:

^GThey put a parking lot on a piece of land ^DWhere the super^Gmarket used to stand Before that they put up a bowling ^Dalley On the site that used to be the local ^Gpally ^CThat's where the big bands ^Gused to come and play ^DMy sister went there ^Gon a Saturday

chorus1:

Come ^Cdancin' All her boyfriends ^Gused to come and call Why not come ^Ddancin', it's ^Conly natural ^G

verse:

^GAnother Saturday, another date ^DShe would be ready but she'd ^Galways make him wait In the hallway, in antici^Dpation He didn't know the night would end up in frust^Gration. ^CHe'd end up blowing all his ^Gwages for the week ^DAll for a cuddle and a ^Gpeck on the cheek

chorus2:

Come ^Cdancin' That's how they did it when ^GI was just a kid And when they said come ^Ddancin', my ^Csister always did ^G

bridge:

My ^Emsister should have ^Dcome in at ^Cmidnight ^DAnd my ^Emmom would always ^Dsit up and ^Cwait ^DIt ^Emalways ended ^Dup in a ^Cbig brawl ^DWhen my ^Emsister used to ^Dget home ^Clate

Note: Here I just softly tap-brush against the muffled strings in twos, playing the chords.

^GOut of my window I can see them in the moonlight ^DTwo silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate ^G

The ^Emday they ^Dknocked down the ^Cpally ^DMy ^Emsister ^Dstood and c^Cried ^DThe ^Emday they ^Dknocked down the ^Cpally ^D ^EmPart of my ^Dchildhood ^Cdied, (tacet)
just died.

then: Em D C D x3 (hard strums) verse:

^GNow I'm grown up and playing in a band ^DAnd there's a car park where the ^Gpally used to stand ^CMy sister's married and she ^Glives on an estate ^DHer daughters go out, now ^Git's her turn to wait ^CShe knows they get away with ^Gthings she never could ^DBut if I asked her I ^Gwonder if she would

chorus3:

Come ^Cdancin' Come on sister, ^Ghave yourself a ball Don't be afraid to come ^Ddancin', it's ^Conly natural ^G It's ^Conly natural ^G

END WITH A QUICK: D G (and maybe add a bit of vibrato to the ending G) ---------- ----- STANDARD TUNING (EADGBE) CHORDS USED: G = 355433 D = X5777X C = X3555X Em = X79987

The Kinks - Come dancing