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I Can't Dance – Genesis
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Genesis
I Can't Dance (1991)
(Banks/Collins/Rutherford)
From: "I Can't Dance"
All the chords in intro, verse and chorus must be played without the 3rd,
they are neither major nor minor. The middle 8 has regular major and
minor chords.
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capo: 1st fret
play: A
key: Bb
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[Main riff]
A A G/A A G/A A G C D G/A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|--1---3---------|
G|2---2---------2-|--0-2-------0-0-|2---2---------0-|--0---2-----0-0-|
D|2---2---------2-|--0-2-------0-0-|2---2---------0-|------0-----0-0-|
A|0---0---------0-|--0-0-------0-0-|0---0-----------|--3---------0-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
A x-0-2-2-x-x
G/A x-0-0-0-x-x
G 3-x-0-0-x-x
C x-3-x-0-1-x
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[Intro]
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| A A | G/A A G/A | A G | C D G/A |
| A A | G/A A G/A | A G | C D G/A |
[Verse]
A A G/A A
Hot sun beating down
G/A A G C D
Burning my feet just walking around
G/A A A G/A A
Hot sun making me sweat
G/A A G C D
'Gators getting close, hasn't got me yet
[Chorus]
A A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't talk
G/A A G C D
The only thing about me is the way I walk
A A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't sing
G/A A G C G | A | % |
I'm just standing here selling everything
[Verse]
A A G/A A
Blue jeans sitting on the beach
G/A A G C D
Her dog's talking to me, but she's out of reach
A A G/A A
She's got a body under that shirt
G/A A G C D
But all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt
[Chorus]
A A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't talk
G/A A G C D
The only thing about me is the way I walk
A A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't sing
G/A A G D G D
I'm just standing here selling [Oh and ...]
[Middle 8]
F Em
Oh, and checking everything is in place
| D | | D |
You never know who's looking on
[Interlude]
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| A A | G/A A G/A | A G | C D G/A |
[Verse]
A A G/A A
Young punk spilling beer on my shoes
G/A A G C D
Fat guy's talking to me trying to steal my blues
A A G/A A
Thick smoke, see her smiling through
G/A A G C D
I never thought so much could happen just shooting pool
[Chorus]
A A G/A A
But I can't dance, I can't talk
G/A A G C D
The only thing about me is the way I walk
A A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't sing
G/A A G D G D
I'm just standing here selling [Oh and ...]
[Middle 8]
F Em
Oh, and checking everything is in place
| D | | D |
You never know who's looking on
C Bb G
The perfect body with a perfect face ...
[Interlude]
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| A A | G/A A G/A | A G | C D G/A |
[Chorus]
A A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't talk
G/A A G C D
The only thing about me is the way I walk
A A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't sing
G/A A G D G D A
I'm just standing here selling everything
[Interlude]
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| A A | G/A A G/A | A G | C D G/A |
[Coda]
| A A | G/A A G/A | A G | D G G |
I can’t walk
| A A | G/A A G/A | A G | C D G/A |
I can’t dance
| A A | G/A A G/A | A G | D G G |
I can’t walk
| A A | G/A A G/A | A G | C D G/A |
I can’t dance
(repeat and fade)
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