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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
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| No Dancing |
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| Written by | Elvis Costello |
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| Performed by | Elvis Costello |
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| Produced by | Nick Lowe |
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| Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar
John McFee - guitar
Sean Hopper - keyboards, backing vocals
Johnny Ciambotti - bass, backing vocals
Mickey Shine - drums
Nick Lowe - backing vocals |
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| Recorded | late 1976-early 1977, Pathway Studios, London |
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| Released | July 22, 1977 |
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| Albums | My Aim Is True, 1977
Viva England, 1982 (Spain) |
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| Collections | 2½ Years, 1993 |
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| Promos | Selections From My Aim Is True, Spike And All This Useless Beauty, 2001 |
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| Length | 2:41 |
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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 the girl is 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.
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