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They Dance Alone by Sting
They Dance Alone
This is fairly simple except for two chords.
(All others are detailed at the bottom anyway.)
Faug4maj7 133200
Eadd6 022120
I think that they're correctly named and placed in the song but mail
me if you know better. All comments, criticisms and corrections would
be appreciated.
(I wouldn't mind knowing what the song is about either. Sorry if
that's a little ignorant......)
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A D A D A D A E7
A A/G#
Why are these women here,
F#m
dancing on their own?
B Esus4 E
Why is there a sadness in their eyes?
A A/G#
Why are there soldiers here,
F#m
their faces fixed like stone?
B Esus4 E
Can't see what it is that they despise.
D/F# A
Dancing with the missing,
D/F# A
dancing with the dead.
D/F# A
Dancing with the invisible ones,
D/F# A
their anguish is unsaid.
G D
Dancing with their fathers,
G D
dancing with their sons,
E Faug4maj7
dancing with their husbands.
E Faug4maj7
They dance alone.
E
They dance alone.
A D A D A D A E7
A A/G# F#m
's the only form of protest they're alowed
B Esus4 E
Seen their silent faces, they scream so loud.
A A/G#
If they were to speak these words,
F#m
they'd go missing too.
B
Another woman on the torture table:
Esus4 E
what else can they do?
D/F# A
Dancing with the missing,
D/F# A
dancing with the dead.
D/F# A
Dancing with the invisible ones,
D/F# A
their anguish is unsaid.
G D
Dancing with their fathers,
G D
dancing with their sons.
E Faug4maj7
Dancing with their husbands.
E Faug4maj7
They dance alone.
E
They dance alone.
A D
One day we'll dance on their graves.
Bm F#m
One day we'll sing our freedom.
A D
One day we'll laugh in our joy:
Bm Eadd6
when we'll dance.
A D
One day we'll dance on their graves.
Bm F#m
One day we'll sing our freedom.
A D
One day we'll laugh in our joy:
Bm Eadd6 A (continues through foriegn (Spanish?) bit)
when we'll dance.
Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos
Ellas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
Ellas danzan con silenciosa angistia
Danzan con sus padres
Danzan con sus hijos
Danzan con sus esposos
Ellas danzan solas
Danzan solas
A A/G#
Hey Mr. Pinochet,
F#m
you've sown a bitter crop.
B
It's foreign money that supports you,
Esus4 E
One day the money's going to stop
A A/G#
No wages for your torturers,
F#m
no budget for your guns.
B
You think of your own mother,
Esus4 E
dancing with her invisible son.
D/F# A
Dancing with the missing,
D/F# A
dancing with the dead.
D/F# A
Dancing with the invisible ones,
D/F# A
their anguish is unsaid.
G D
Dancing with their fathers,
G D
dancing with their sons.
E Faug4maj7
Dancing with their husbands.
E Faug4maj7
They dance alone.
E
They dance alone.
A D
One day we'll dance on their graves.
Bm F#m
One day we'll sing our freedom.
A D
One day we'll laugh in our joy.
Bm Emaj6
when we'll dance.
A D
One day we'll dance on their graves.
Bm F#m
One day we'll sing our freedom.
A D
One day we'll laugh in our joy.
Bm Emaj6
when we'll dance.
Then we'll dance.
We'll dance.....
[Repeated many times, fading, accompanied by
similar chords to those used in the last section]
Chords used:
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A x02220
A/G# 402220
G 320003
D xx0232
F#m 244222
Esus4 022200
Faug4maj7 133200
E 022100
B x24442
Bm x24432
Eadd6 022120
E7 020100
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version 2
Part one: Part two:
e|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------0--0-------0-------2--|------0--------------------0--------------|
G|----2--------2-------2------|--------2--------------------2------------|
D|--2------------2-------2----|--2-4--------4-0-2-----2-4--------4-0-2---|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A Amaj7 F#m
Why are these women here, dancing on their own.
B A E
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
A Amaj7 F#m
Why are the soldiers here, their faces fixed like stone?
B Esus E
I can’t see what it is that they despise.
Chorus:
F#m A F#m A
They’re dancing with the missing, they’re dancing with the dead.
F#m A F#m A
They dance with the invisible ones, their anguish is unsaid.
G D G D
They’re dancing with their fathers, they’re dancing with their sons.
E Dm6 E Dm6
They’re dancing with their husbands, they dance alone.
E
They dance alone.
Repeat Part two
A Amaj7 F#m
The only form of protest they’re allowed.
B A E
I’ve seen their silent faces, they scream so loud.
A Amaj7 F#m
If they were to speak these words, they’d go missing too.
B Esus E
Another woman on the torture table, what else can they do?
Chorus
Chorus 2:
A D Bm F#m
One day we’ll dance on their graves, one day we’ll sing our freedom.
A D Bm F#m
One day we’ll laugh in our joy. And we’ll dance.
A D Bm F#m
One day we’ll dance on their graves, one day we’ll sing our freedom.
A D Bm F#m
One day we’ll laugh in our joy. And we’ll dance.
A Amaj7 F#m
Hey Mister Pinochet, you’ve sown a bitter crop.
B A E
It’s foreign money that supports you, one day the money’s going to stop.
A Amaj7 F#m
No wages for your tortures, no budget for your guns.
B Esus E
You think of your mother, dancing with her invisible son.
Chorus + Chorus 2
Amaj7 F#m
And we’ll dance, and we’ll dance
Bm A
And we’ll dance, and we’ll dance
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