Song: Please don't ask me to dance
Artist: Boo Hewerdine
Album: Thanksgiving
Tabbed by: DJ
23rd Dec 2012
Video of a live version at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLeqBTOE-xI
TUNING: DADGAD
(Top and bottom E strings tuned down to D, B string down to A)
CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in the key of F)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
D5 Gadd9 D G D/F# Asus7/E Asus7 G/B A7/C#
d|---0----0----0----0----0------0--------2------0-----0-----|
A|---0----0----0----0----0------0--------0------2-----0-----|
G|---2----4----2----0----2------0--------0------0-----0-----|
D|---0----0----4----0----0------0--------2------0-----2-----|
A|---0----0----0----0----0------0--------0------2-----4-----|
D|---0----5----0----5----4------2--------x------x-----x-----|
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[Intro]
D5 Gadd9 D D5 Gadd9 D
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[Verse 1]
D5 Gadd9 D D5 Gadd9 D
Please, don't ask me to dance, please, don't ask me to dance,
G D/F# Asus7/E Asus7
The skin re - members what the heart for - gets,
G D/F# Asus7/E Asus7
I might do something that I will re - gret!
[Verse 2]
D5 Gadd9 D D5 Gadd9 D
How can you smile at me now? After all the ugly words we used,
G D/F# Asus7/E Asus7
Don't you re - member anything we said?
G D/F# Asus7/E Asus7
Tonight I'm younger, and it's going to my head!
D5 Gadd9 D D5 Asus7 D5
No, I don't want a second chance, please, don't ask me to dance!
[Break]
D5 Gadd9 D D5 Gadd9 D
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G D/F# Asus7/E Asus7 G D/F# Asus7/E Asus7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Bridge]
G/B A7/C# D5
The skin remembers what the heart for - gets,
D5 D5 D5 D5 Asus7
And I might... do something... that I will re - gret!
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 3]
D5 Gadd9 D D5 Gadd9 D
Why don't you leave me a - lone? Why don't you bother someone else?
G D/F# Asus7/E Asus7
What do I care, if you've got no one to hold?
G D/F# Asus7/E Asus7
What does it matter if the night is getting old?
D5 Gadd9 D D5 Asus7 D5
Oh, God, if I feel your hand, please, don't ask me to dance!
[Break]
D5 Gadd9 D D5 Gadd9 D
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[Coda]
G D/F# Asus7/E Asus7
Hey, ey - ey, yeh! Hey, ey - ey, yeah!
G D/F# Asus7/E Asus7
Hey, ey - ey, yeh! Hey, ey - ey, yeah!
D5 Gadd9 D D5 Asus7 D5
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D5 = 000200 G = 500000 Asus7 = x02002
Gadd9 = 500400 D/F# = 400200 G/B = x20020
D = 004200 Asus7/E = 200000 A7/C# = x42000