#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Don't Forget To Dance Original Album: State Of Confusion Words and Music by Raymond Douglas Davies Copyright © 1983 Davray Music Limited Published by Davray Music Publishing Limited Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: One of the great Ray songs. INTRO: Notes: The initial A-chord starts as a descending arpeggio of the top three strings, before becoming a single strummed A chord. Chords: A x02220 E 022100 [play: INTRO Figure] [x2] INTRO Figure A E A |-0-------------------0-------0--|--------------------------------| |-2-------------------0-------2--|--------------------------------| |-2-------------------1-------2--|--------------------------------| |-2-------------------2-------2--|--------------------------------| |-0-------------------2-------0--|--------------------------------| |---------------------0----------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| [play: Guitar Figure 1] Guitar Figure 1 [GF1] |-----------------0--------------| |-----2-------3-------3---2------| |-----------------------------2--| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: Notes: Guitar Figure 1 [GF1] Guitar Figure 2 [GF2] |-----------------0--------------| |-------------0---2---5---4------| |-----2-------3-------3---2------| |-0---2---3----------------------| |-----------------------------2--| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Chords: A x02220 D xx0232 E 022100 Bm xx4432 C x32010 F x33211 G 320033 A D [GF1] You look out of your window, into the night, A Could be rain, could be snow, D [GF1] But it can't feel as cold as what you're feeling inside. A D [GF2] And all of your friends are either married, vanished, or just left alone, E D [GF2] But that's no reason to just stop living, E D Bm E That's no excuse to just give in to a sad and lonely heart. CHORUS: Chords: A x02220 D xx0232 E 022100 A D E Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, don't forget to smile. A D E [GF2] Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, forget it for a while. BRIDGE: Notes: Fill1 E D E D |-7---7---5---7-------5----------| |-9---9---7---9-------7----------| |-9---9---7---9-------7----------| |-9---9---7---9-------7----------| |-7---7---5---7-------5----------| |--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Chords: E 022100 A x02220 D xx0232 Bm x24432 E D [GF2] 'Cause darling, darling, I bet you danced a good one in your time, E D And if this were a party, I'd really be sure the next one would be mine, Bm | E | [Fill1] Yes, you with the broken heart. CHORUS: Chords: A x02220 D xx0232 E 022100 Bm xx4432 C x32010 F x33211 G 320033 A D E [Fill1] Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, don't forget to smile. A D E Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, forget it for a while. [MODULATION TO C] Notes: The chords follow the songs theme but in C. Electric guitar: |--------------------------------|---------------------3----------| |-5---5---3---5------------------|-----3-------5------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | C G C G C G | |-3---3---3---3------------------|-----3-------3-------3----------| |-5---5---3---5------------------|-----3-------5-------3----------| |-5---5---4---5------------------|-----4-------5-------4----------| |-5---5---5---5------------------|-----5-------5-------5----------| |-3---3---5---3------------------|-----5-------3-------5----------| |---------3----------------------|-----3---------------3----------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Electric guitar: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------5---3--------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | | F G | |-1-----------3---3--------------|--------------------------------| |-1-----------3---3--------------|--------------------------------| |-2-----------4---4--------------|--------------------------------| |-3-----------5---5--------------|--------------------------------| |-3-----------5---5--------------|--------------------------------| |-1-----------3---3--------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| C F G Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, forget it for a while. [play:] |--------------------------------|-----7-------8---10--8-------7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----0-------1---3---1-------0--|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| |--------------------------------|-----7-------8---10--8-------7--| |-8------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----0-------1---3---1-------0--|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| |--------------------------------|-----------------10\------------| |-8------------------------------|-9---9---9---9------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| [MODULATION TO A:] Notes: The chords follow the songs theme but in A. Electric guitar: |-9---9---7---9-------7-------9--|-----7-------9-------12---------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | | A E A E A E | |-5---5---5---5-------7-------5--|-----7-------5-------7----------| |-5---5---5---5-------9-------5--|-----9-------5-------9----------| |-6---6---6---6-------9-------6--|-----9-------6-------9----------| |-7---7---7---7-------9-------7--|-----9-------7-------9----------| |-7---7---7---7-------7-------7--|-----7-------7-------7----------| |-5---5---5---5---------------5--|-------------5------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Electric guitar: |-------------9---7--------------|--------------------------------| |-10-10--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | | D E | |-5-----------7---7--------------|--------------------------------| |-7-----------9---9--------------|--------------------------------| |-7-----------9---9--------------|--------------------------------| |-7-----------9---9--------------|--------------------------------| |-5-----------7---7--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: Chords: A x02220 D xx0232 A D You walk down the street and all the young punks whistle at you, A D A nice bit of old, just goes to show what you can achieve with the right attitude. A D As you pass them by, they whisper their remarks, one to another, A D And you give them the eye, even though you know that you could be their mother. BRIDGE2: Chords: E 022100 D xx0232 Bm xx4432 E D [GF2] You do the thing you love the best, what separates you from the rest, E And what you love to do the most? D Bm E And when they ask me how you dance, I say that you dance real close. [MODULATION TO C AGAIN] Notes: The chords follow the songs theme but in C. Electric guitar: |--------------------------------|---------------------3----------| |-5---5---3---5------------------|-----3-------5------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | C G C G C G F | |-3---3---3---3------------------|-----3-------3-------3-------1--| |-5---5---3---5------------------|-----3-------5-------3-------1--| |-5---5---4---5------------------|-----4-------5-------4-------2--| |-5---5---5---5------------------|-----5-------5-------5-------3--| |-3---3---5---3------------------|-----5-------3-------5-------3--| |---------3----------------------|-----3---------------3-------1--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Electric guitar: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------5---3--------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | | F G C G C G | |-1-----------3---3--------------|-3---3---3---3-------3----------| |-1-----------3---3--------------|-5---5---3---5-------3----------| |-2-----------4---4--------------|-5---5---4---5-------4----------| |-3-----------5---5--------------|-5---5---5---5-------5----------| |-3-----------5---5--------------|-3---3---5---3-------5----------| |-1-----------3---3--------------|---------3-----------3----------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| CHORUS: Chords: C x32010 F x33211 G 320033 C F G Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, don't forget to dance. [repeat MODULATION TO C figure above and end on G]