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/ Genesis / We Can't Dance (1991) / I Can't Dance guitar tab

GENESIS – I can’t DANCE
Tabbed by : nerd_tunes

COOL SONG!!

Intro/Verse:
  ------------
This is the main riff for most of the song.

 C C  G  G
e:------------|
B:------------|
G:--5-5-------| <- the first bit can be played 2 ways...
D:--5-5--5--5-|
A:--3-3--5--5-|
E:--3-3--3--3-|

   or:
   C C  G  G	      F  G G       C C  G G      Bb   C
e:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
B:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
G:----------------|-------------|--5-5--------|--3---------------|x2
D:-2-2--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--5-5--5-5---|--0----2-2--------|
A:-3-3--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--3-3--5-5---|--1-/--3-3-3h4p3--|
E:-3-3--3--3------|---1-/3-3----|--3-3--3-3---|--1-/--3-3--------|

Verse 1:
--------
   C C  G  G	      F  G G       C C  G G      Bb   C
e:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
B:----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
G:----------------|-------------|--5-5--------|--3---------------|
D:-2-2--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--5-5--5-5---|--0----2-2--------|
A:-3-3--5--5------|---3-/5-5----|--3-3--5-5---|--1-/--3-3-3h4p3--|
E:-3-3--3--3------|---1-/3-3----|--3-3--3-3---|--1-/--3-3--------|
	   Hot sun    Beating           Burning  wal-  around
			  down		my feet   king


C C G G		 F  G G
      Hot sun        beating down
C C G G			   Bb       C
      burning my feet just walking around.

(Same thing:)

Hot sun making me sweat
'Gators getting close, hasn't got me yet


Chorus: (same tune as verse)
-------
C C G G		F  G G
I can't dance, I can't talk.
C C G G                        Bb    C
The only thing about me is the way I walk.

I can't dance, I can't sing
I'm just standing here selling everything.

Verse 2:
--------

Blue jeans sitting on the beach,
her dog's talking to me, but she's out of reach.

She's got a body under that shirt,
but all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt.

'Cause, I can't dance, I can't talk.
The only thing about me is the way I walk.
No, I can't dance, I can't sing
I'm just standing here selling.

Bridge:
-------
   Bb	       F	 C
e:-----------------------0-----|
B:-----------------------1-----|
G:-----------------------0-----|
D:-0-----------3---------2-----|
A:-1-----------3---------3-----|
E:-1-----------1---------3-----|
   checking... place...  know

    Bb			      F
And checking everything is in place,
	  C
you never know who's looking on.

Verse 3:
--------

Young punk spilling beer on my shoes,
fat guy's talking to me trying to steal my blues.

Thick smoke, see her smiling through.
I never thought so much could happen just shooting pool.

But I can't dance, I can't talk.
The only thing about me is the way I walk.
I can't dance, I can't sing
I'm just standing here selling


Bridge 2:
---------
       Bb 	    F		    C
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------|
D:-----0------------3---------------2---|
A:-----1------------3---------------3---|
E:-----1------------1---------------3---|




   Bb		   Eb	       F   (synth bit)
e:-----------------------------------------1----------|
B:--------------------------------------------1-------|
G:--------------------------------------2--------2----|
D:-0---------------13----------3------3---------------|
A:-1---------------13----------3----------------------|
E:-1---------------11----------1----------------------|

    Bb			      F
And checking everything is in place
	  C		
You never know who's looking on
Bb		 Eb		  F
  A perfect body   with a perfect face,  uhan.

End:
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Play chorus lots of time with loads of scat vocals...while
playing the "intro-riff"...

and singing:

"I won't dance,  please don't ask me..."


Genesis albums
1991 We Can't Dance
1986 Invisible Touch
1983 Genesis
1981 Abacab
1980 Duke
1978 And Then There Were Three
1977 Spot the Pigeon
1976 Trick of the Tail
1976 Wind and Wuthering
1974 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
1973 Selling England by the Pound
1972 Foxtrot
1971 Nursery Cryme
1970 Trespass
1969 From Genesis to Revelation
We Can't Dance tabs
01No Son Of Mine tabbass tab
02Jesus He Knows Me tabbass tab
04I Can't Dance tabbass tab
09Hold On My Heart tabbass tab
11Since I Lost You tabbass tab

 

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