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Dancing Nancies by Dave Matthews Band
Dancing Nancies
Standard tuning.
Intro:(can be played with just the top string)
E------------------------------------||
B------------------------------------||X?(Easy to work out)
G------------------------------------||
D---5-------5---4------4---5---------||
A------------------------------------||
E-3-------3---2------2---3-----------||
Verse:
E-----------------------------||
B-----------------------------||
G-4xxx4xxx4xx--3xxx3xxx3xx----||
D-5xxx5xxx5xx--4xxx4xxx4xx----||
A-5xxx5xxx5xx--4xxx4xxx4xx----||
E-3xxx3xxx3xx--2xxx2xxx2xx----||
Chorus:(play around with first chord)
E-----|-----------||
B-----|-----------||Play the F#(2443)for the last part of
G-6---|-33333333--||chorus ("Almost fickle living.....").
D-7---|-44444444--||
A-5---|-44444444--||
E-5---|-22222222--||
Bridge:(Best Part)("Sing and dance......")
E-----------2xx22222---------------------------||
B-3xx33333--3xx33333---------------------------||
G-4xx44444--2xx22222---6xx66666---66666666-----||
D-4xx44444--0xx00000---7xx77777---66666666-----||
A-2xx22222-------------7xx77777---xxxxxxxx-----||
E----------------------5xx55555---44444444-----||
END PART:(Strum these chords like you strum the verse)
E-7------6----||
B-8------7----||
G-7------6----||
D-9------8----||
A-10-----9----||
E-------------||
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---| F#
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|---|---|-x-|---|
E ---|-x-|---|---|---| D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| A
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
Bm
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|---|-x-|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|-o-|---|---|---| C#m
4 fr.
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A -x-|---|---|---|---|
E -o-|---|---|---|---|
intro: G5 F#5 (pick or p.m.)
I wonder if maybe I could have been a comedian or something
Or maybe I could have been a doctor
And then I could make anyone laugh
Or could I have been somebody
Other than myself
I wonder sometimes
I wonder
verse: G F#
G F# G
He stands touch his hair his shoes untied
F#
Tongue gaping stare
G F#
Could I have been a magnet for money?
G F#
Could I have been anyone other than me?
G F#
Twenty three and so tired of life
G F#
Such a shame...to throw it all away
G F#
The images grow darker still
G F#
Could I have been anyone other than me?
And then I... (*)
chorus:
D*
I look up at the sky
A* D*
And my mouth is open wide, lick and taste
A* D* A*
What's the use in worrying? What's the use in hurrying?
D* F# G*
Turn, turn, we almost become dizzy
verse: G F# (4x)
G F# G F#
I am who I am who I am, well...who am I?
G F#
Requesting some enlightenment
G F#
Could I have been anyone other than me?
And then I'll...
bridge:
Bm D A
Sing and dance...I'll play for you tonight
C#m
The thrill of it all
Bm D A
Dark clouds may hang on me sometimes
C#m
But I'll work it out
And then I... (*)
chorus:
D*
Will I look up at the sky
A* D*
And my mouth is open wide, lick and taste
A* D* A*
What's the use in worrying? What's the use in hurrying?
D* F# G*
Turn, turn, we almost become dizzy
verse: G F# (4x)
G F# G F#
Falling out of a world of lies
G F# G F#
Well, could I have been a Dancing Nancy?
G F# G F#
A Dancing Nancy...(ooh, I could have been anyone)
G F#
Could I have been anyone other than me?
And then I'll...
bridge:
Bm
Sing and dance...
D A C#m
La la la la hey, la la la la hey, la la la la
Bm
Sing and dance...
D A C#m
La la la la hey, la la la la hey, la la la la
Bm D A
Sing and dance...I'll play for you tonight
C#m
The thrill of it all
Bm D A
Dark clouds may hang on me sometimes
C#m
But I'll work it out
And then I... (*)
chorus:
D*
I look up at the sky
A* D*
And my mouth is open wide, lick and taste
A* D* A*
What's the use in worrying? What's the use in hurrying?
D* F# G*
Turn, turn, we almost become dizzy
outtro: G F# [till the end]
(*) 577655 (1 time)
A* 577655
D* 557755
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version 3
Figure 1
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---------- -----------
---------- -----------
--5-----5- --4------4-
---------- -----------
-3-----3-- -2------2--
play Figure 1 - 7 more times
He stands, touch his hair............
strum rhythmically
Figure 2
-------- --------
-------- --------
-4------ -4------
-------- -4------
-2------ --------
-3------ -2------
play Figure 2 - 2 more times
resume strumming
---- ----------0-0-0-0-2-- ---- -----
---- ----------0-0-0-0-2-- ---- -----
-4-- ---4-4--4------------ -4-- -4---
---- ---4-4--4------------ -5-- -4---
-2-- --------------------- ---- -----
-3-- -2-2-2--2------------ -3-- -2---
play figure 2 - 3 times
...look up at the sky.
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-----
-6---
-7---
-----
-5---
My mouth is open wide.....
Figure 3
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----- -----
-6--- -6---
-7--- -7---
-5--- -----
----- -5---
play figure 3 - 2 more times
Turn, turn......
---- -----
---- -----
-6-- --3--
-7-- --4--
-5-- -----
---- --2--
Figure 4
----------0-0-0-0-2- ----------0-0-0-0-2-
----------0-0-0-0-2- ----------0-0-0-0-2-
-4--4--4------------ -4--4--4------------
-------------------- -4--4--4------------
-2--2--2------------ --------------------
-3--3--3------------ -2--2--2------------
play Figure 4 - 4 times total
I am who I am, who I am. Well, who am I?..........
(resume strum)
----- -----
----- -----
-4--- -4---
-5--- -4---
----- -----
-3--- -2---
Figure 2 - 3 times
Sing and dance, I'll play for you tonight.....
Figure 5
------ --2------- -0------ -----
------ --3-(7)--- -2--(5)- -----
-7---- --2-(7)--- -2--(6)- -6---
------ --0-(7)--- -2--(7)- -6---
-5---- ----(5)--- -0--(7)- -----
-7---- ---------- ----(5)- -4---
play Figure 5 again
...look up at the sky.
-----
-----
-6---
-7---
-----
-5---
My mouth is open wide.....
Figure 3
----- -----
----- -----
-6--- -6---
-7--- -7---
-5--- -----
----- -5---
play figure 3 - 2 more times
Turn, turn......
---- -----
---- -----
-6-- --3--
-7-- --4--
-5-- -----
---- --2--
play Figure 4 - 4 times
resume strum
---- ---- ---- ----
---- ---- ---- ----
-4-- -4-- -4-- -4--
-5-- -4-- ---- -4--
---- ---- -2-- ----
-3-- -2-- -3-- -2--
Dancing Nancy.......
Figure 2 - 5 times - more syncopated strum
Sing and dance, la, la, la, hey.......
Figure 5 - 4 times
...look up at the sky.
-----
-----
-6---
-7---
-----
-5---
My mouth is open wide.....
Figure 3
----- -----
----- -----
-6--- -6---
-7--- -7---
-5--- -----
----- -5---
play figure 3 - 2 more times
Turn, turn......
---- -----
---- -----
-6-- --4--
-7-- --4--
-5-- -----
---- --2--
Figure 4 - 12 times - fades into
Dave - fast strum
-15-------------- -14---------------
-15-------------- -14---------------
-16-------------- -15---------------
-17-------------- -16---------------
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Tim
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----12----12----- -----11----11-----
--12----12----12- ---11----11----11-
12----12----12--- -11----11----11---
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version 4
G F#
could I have been anyone other than me...
G - F#
he stands touch his head shoes untied
tongue gaping stare could i have been
magnet for money
could i have been anyone other than me
twenty three i'm so tired of life
such a shame to throw it all away
the images grow darker still
could i have been anyone other than me
A D A
look up at the sky my mouth is open wide
lick and taste what's the use in hurrying
what's the use in worrying
D F# G
turn turn we almost become dizzy
(back to the G-F# pattern)
The last pattern in this song is
Bm - D - A - F#7sus4 (which looks like this)
-2------
-2------
-4------
-2------
-4------
-2------
Bm D A
sing and dance i'll play for you tonight
F#7sus4
the thrill of it all
Bm D A
dark clouds may hang over me sometimes
F#7sus4
but i'll work it out
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