Elvis Costello - Mystery dance
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Tuning: G C E A
[Verse]
A#Romeo was restless he was ready to kill
GHe jumped out the window cause he couldn't sit still A#
GJuliet was waiting with a safety net hA#e said
GDon't bury me cause I'm not dead yet
tap tap tap tap Why don't you tell me 'bout the
Cmystery dance I wanna know about the
Gmystery dance G7Why don't you show me 'cause I've
D C
tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified I can't
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E|---------3-1---3-3-3-----|
C|-------------2-----------|
G|-------------------------|
do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
GWell I remember when the lights went out anA#d I was
Gtryin' to make it look like it was never in doubt A#
GShe thought that I knew and I thought that she knew A#so
Gboth of us were willing but we didn't know how to do it
tap tap tap tap Why don't you tell me 'bout the
Cmystery dance I wanna know about the
Gmystery dance G7Why don't you show me 'cause I've
Dtried and I've tried and I'm sCtill mystified I can't
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E|---------3-1---3-3-3-----|
C|-------------2-----------|
G|-------------------------|
do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
[guitar solo]
C G G7
D C G
A#Well I was Gdown under the covers in the middle of the night tA#ryin'
Gto discover my left foot from my A#right
GYou can see those pictures in any magazine bA#ut
Gwhat's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean
tap tap tap tap Why don't you tell me 'bout the
Cmystery dance I wanna know about the
Gmystery dance G7Why don't you show me 'cause I've
Dtried and I've tried and I'm sCtill mystified I can't
A|-1-1-1-1-------------1-----|
E|---------3-1---3-3-3---1-3-|
C|-------------2-------------| (repeat, fade out)
G|---------------------------|
do it anymore and I'm not satisfied I can't