Mystery Dance

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Lyrics Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill He jumped out the window 'cause he couldn't sit still Juliet was waiting with a safety net He said "Don't bury me 'cause I'm not dead yet" Chorus: Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery dance I wanna know about the mystery dance Why don't you show me 'cause I've tried and I've tried, and I'm still mystified I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied Well I remember when the lights went out And I was tryin' to make it look like it was never in doubt She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew, So both of us were willing, but we didn't know how to do it (chorus) Well I was down under the covers in the middle of the night, Tryin' to discover my left foot from my right You can see those pictures in any magazine But what's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean (chorus) I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied (repeats)

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello in (?) Produced by: (?) Musicians: Elvis Costello This section is incomplete. Discography Albums: Album Name, Year Album Name, Year This section is incomplete. Singles: This section may be incomplete. Collections: Album Name, Year This section is incomplete. Soundtracks: none This section may be incomplete. Various Artists collections: none This section may be incomplete. Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

Chords

F5  G5                                      
   Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill.
F5   G5                                                
 He jumped out the window 'cause he couldn't sit still.
F5 G5
  Juliet was waiting with a safety net.
F5        G5
He said, "Don't bury me, 'cause I'm not dead yet."

                                 C
Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery dance.
                        G
I wanna know about the mystery dance.

Why don't you show me,
              D                            C
'Cause I've tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified.
                                          
I can't do it anymore, and I'm not satisfied.
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Well, I remember when the lights went out
And I was try'n' to make it look like it was never in doubt.
She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew,
So both of us were willing, but we didn't know how to do it.

Well, I was down under the covers in the middle of the night,
Trying to discover my left foot from my right.
You can see those pictures in any magazine,
But what's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean?

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