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Song title:       I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar
Original Album:	  I, Jonathan

Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright © 1992 Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Published by Rockin' Leprechaun Music

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


INTRO:  Dm

           (Dm)                                     Dm - Gm
Well I was dancing at a night-club one Friday night
(Gm)                                   Dm
And that night-club bar was a little uptight
                                       Am
Yeah, I was dancing all alone a little self-conscious
          Gm
When some kids came up and said, "for dancing, come with us"


CHORUS:
          Dm                 Am              Dm
And soon, I was dancing in a lesbian bar, ah ooh
                   Am                 Dm
I was dancing in a lesbian bar, oh oh oh


Guitar:  [Am  G  Am]   [x2]


VERSE:
     Am                  G           Am
Well they took me to the lesbian bar    in the industrial zone
Am            G               Am
I was dancing with my friends    and dancing alone

         Dm
Well the first bar things were alright
       Am
But in this bar, things were Friday night
       Em
In the first bar things were just alright
Dm
This bar things were Friday night


CHORUS:
    Am                 G               Am
And I was dancing in a lesbian bar, ah ooh
Am                 G            Am
I was dancing in a lesbian bar, oh oh oh


VERSE:
Well I was dancing in the lesbian bar, way downtown
I was there to check the scene and hang around

Well, the first bar things were stop and stare
But in this bar things were laissez-faire
In the first bar things were stop and stare
In this bar things were laissez-faire


[repeat CHORUS]


Guitar:  [Am  G  Am]   [x2]


       Dm
In the first bar folks were drinking sips
       Am
But in this bar they could shake their hips,
       Em
In the first bar they were drinking sips
   Dm
In this bar they could shake their hips


CHORUS:
    Am                 G            Am
And I was dancing in a lesbian bar, oh oh
Am                 G            Am
I was dancing in a lesbian bar, oh oh oh

Am                 G            Am
I was dancing in a lesbian bar, oh oh
Am                 G                  Am
I was dancing in a lesbian bar, oh oh oh


Well, in the first bar, things were okay
But in this bar things were more my way
In the first bar things were just okay
In this bar things were done my way


[repeat CHORUS]


Well, in the first bar, things were so controlled
But in this bar things were rock-and-roll
In the first bar, things were so controlled
In this bar things were way way bold


[repeat CHORUS]


CHORDS:
Dm    557765
Am    577555
Gm    355333
G     355433
Em    779987