No Dancing

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Lyrics Oh I know that she Has made a fool of him Like girls have done so many nights before Time and time again Life is so strange I don't know why But somebody, somebody has to cry There's gonna be no dancing when they get home There's gonna be no dancing There's gonna be no dancing There's gonna be no dancing when they get home Now he's telling her Every little thing he's done Once he glanced at the jackets of some paperbacks Now he's read every one He's such a drag He's not insane It's just that everybody Has to feel his pain There's gonna be no dancing when they get home He's getting down on his knees He finds that the girl is not so easy to please Oh oh, after all, his nights were just a paper striptease She's caught it like some disease If he says no dancing There's gonna be no dancing There's gonna be no dancing on my own She can't even speak to him He can't face her now He says "Even though I wanna shake your hand All I ever do is bow. So now you see How can it be. Why can't you give me anythin' but sympathy?" There's gonna be no dancing There's gonna be no dancing There's gonna be no dancing There's gonna be no dancing There's gonna be no dancing on my own

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello Produced by: Nick Lowe Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar The Shamrocks (a.k.a. Clover): John McFee - guitar, pedal steel Sean Hopper - piano, organ, backing vocals Johnny Ciambotti - bass, backing vocals Mickey Shine - drums Nick Lowe - backing vocals Discography Albums: My Aim Is True, 1977 Viva England, 1982 (Spain) My Aim Is True (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1993 My Aim Is True (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2001 This section may be incomplete. Singles: This section may be incomplete. Collections: 2½ Years, 1993 This section may be incomplete. Alternate Versions: This section may be incomplete. Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

Chords

Tabbed by Roy M. Randall

        D                       A
Oh, I know that she has made a fool of him,
                 D
Like girls have done so many nights before,
          A
Time and time again.
              D                    A
Life is so strange.  I don't know why,
         D                     Gm
But somebody, somebody has to cry.
                D      A           G          D
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home.

                G      A
There's gonna be no dancing, no,
                G      A
There's gonna be no dancing,
                G      A                   Bb    D
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home.


Now he's telling her ev'ry little thing he's done.
Once he glanced at the jackets of some paperbacks.
Now he's read ev'ry one.
He's such a drag.  He's not insane.
It's just that ev'rybody has to feel his pain.
There's gonna be no dancing when they get home.

Bb
He's getting down on his knees.
Dm                 Bb                            Dm
He finds that her brother's not so easy to please, oh, oh.
 Bb                                F
After all, his nights were just a paper striptease.
      A7sus4                   A7
She's caught it like some disease.
           Tacit
If he says no dancing, there's gonna be no dancing,
                   G    A         Bb   D
There's gonna be no dancing on my own.


She can't even speak to him.  He can't face her now.
He says, "Even though I wanna shake your hand,
All I ever do is bow.
So now you see how it can be.
Why can't you give me ev'rything but sympathy?
                D      A
There's gonna be no dancing,
                D      A
There's gonna be no dancing,
                Bb     F
There's gonna be no dancing,
                Bb     F
There's gonna be no dancing
                Bb     F
There's gonna be no dancing
                Bb     F          Eb    D
There's gonna be no dancing on my own.

Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True | lyrics | chords | MAIT info page | Viva England info page | Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue info page | Rhino MAIT reissue info page
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External links

• Elvis Costello on Rhino My Aim Is True reissue page