Chords for Dance Hall Girls
Tempo:
148.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [G]
These dance hall girls, [D] they treat you [G]
kind.
They give you their bodies, [C] but you never touch [G] their minds.
[C] They fill [G] you up [C] with [B] lipstick
[A] lies.
[C] And they [G] put you down, son, [D] don't be [Em]
[G] surprised.
Is [A] [Am] this [G] the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
[G]
I held her mouth, [D]
I [G] kissed her plane.
I touched her sunshine, [C]
Lord, I [G] drank her rain.
[C] Went [G] too far, [C]
I broke [B] too [Bm] fast.
[C]
[G] I thought I had a winner, [D]
but I came [E] in [D] last [A]
again.
[Am] Is [G] this the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
[G]
[Bm] I must have chosen the [C] wrong season to come [G] down.
[Bm]
I never realized [C] they call this sacred [D] ground.
My sense [G] of time, [D]
hell, I'm a week [G] behind.
I wrote a letter home, [C]
but this all takes [G] time, you know.
[C] I gotta get some [G] money, [C]
I wanna go [B] back home.
[D] [C]
But these [G] dance hall girls know [Bm] how to make a man [Em] feel alone.
[A]
Is [G] this the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
[Em] [Am] [G]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[Am] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[B] [C]
[G] [D]
I [Em] [D] [A]
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
[Bm] must have [D] chosen the [C] wrong season to [G] come down.
[Bm]
I never realized [C]
they call this [D] sacred ground.
My [G] sense of time, [D]
hell, I'm a [G] week behind.
They give you their bodies, [C] but you [Am] never touch [G] their minds.
[C] They fill [G] you up [C]
with [B] lipstick [A] lies.
[C]
These [G] dance hall girls just [D] can't stand to see [Em] a grown [D] man [A]
cry.
Is this [G] the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
[G]
Is this the way it always [D]
is here in [C] Baltimore?
[G]
[E]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [G]
These dance hall girls, [D] they treat you [G]
kind.
They give you their bodies, [C] but you never touch [G] their minds.
[C] They fill [G] you up [C] with [B] lipstick
[A] lies.
[C] And they [G] put you down, son, [D] don't be [Em]
[G] surprised.
Is [A] [Am] this [G] the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
[G]
I held her mouth, [D]
I [G] kissed her plane.
I touched her sunshine, [C]
Lord, I [G] drank her rain.
[C] Went [G] too far, [C]
I broke [B] too [Bm] fast.
[C]
[G] I thought I had a winner, [D]
but I came [E] in [D] last [A]
again.
[Am] Is [G] this the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
[G]
[Bm] I must have chosen the [C] wrong season to come [G] down.
[Bm]
I never realized [C] they call this sacred [D] ground.
My sense [G] of time, [D]
hell, I'm a week [G] behind.
I wrote a letter home, [C]
but this all takes [G] time, you know.
[C] I gotta get some [G] money, [C]
I wanna go [B] back home.
[D] [C]
But these [G] dance hall girls know [Bm] how to make a man [Em] feel alone.
[A]
Is [G] this the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
[Em] [Am] [G]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[Am] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[B] [C]
[G] [D]
I [Em] [D] [A]
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
[Bm] must have [D] chosen the [C] wrong season to [G] come down.
[Bm]
I never realized [C]
they call this [D] sacred ground.
My [G] sense of time, [D]
hell, I'm a [G] week behind.
They give you their bodies, [C] but you [Am] never touch [G] their minds.
[C] They fill [G] you up [C]
with [B] lipstick [A] lies.
[C]
These [G] dance hall girls just [D] can't stand to see [Em] a grown [D] man [A]
cry.
Is this [G] the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
[G]
Is this the way it always [D]
is here in [C] Baltimore?
[G]
[E]
Key:
G
C
D
A
Bm
G
C
D
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ These dance hall girls, _ [D] _ they treat you [G]
kind.
_ _ _ They give you their bodies, _ [C] but you never touch [G] their minds.
_ _ [C] They fill [G] you up _ [C] with _ [B] lipstick _
_ [A] lies.
[C] And they [G] put you down, son, [D] _ _ don't be [Em] _
[G] surprised.
Is _ [A] _ _ [Am] this [G] the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ I held her mouth, _ _ [D] _
I [G] kissed her plane. _ _
I touched her sunshine, _ [C] _
Lord, I [G] drank her rain. _ _
_ [C] Went [G] too far, _ [C] _
I broke [B] too [Bm] fast.
_ [C] _
_ _ [G] I thought I had a winner, [D]
but I came [E] in [D] last _ [A]
again.
_ _ _ _ [Am] Is [G] this the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ I must have chosen the [C] wrong season to come [G] down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
I never _ _ realized [C] they call this sacred [D] _ ground. _
My sense [G] of time, _ _ [D]
hell, I'm a week [G] behind. _ _ _
I wrote a letter home, _ [C]
but this all takes [G] time, you know.
[C] I gotta get some [G] money, _ _ [C]
I wanna go [B] back home.
[D] _ _ [C]
But these [G] dance hall girls know [Bm] how to make a man [Em] feel alone.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Is [G] this the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
[Em] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
I [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ must have [D] chosen the [C] wrong season to [G] come down.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ I never _ realized [C]
they call this [D] sacred _ ground. _
My [G] sense of time, _ [D]
hell, I'm a [G] week behind. _ _ _
They give you their bodies, [C] but you [Am] never touch [G] their minds. _ _
[C] They fill [G] you up _ [C] _
with [B] lipstick _ [A] lies.
[C] _
These [G] dance hall girls just [D] can't stand to see [Em] a grown [D] man [A]
cry.
_ _ _ Is this [G] the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Is this the way it always [D]
is here in [C] Baltimore? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ These dance hall girls, _ [D] _ they treat you [G]
kind.
_ _ _ They give you their bodies, _ [C] but you never touch [G] their minds.
_ _ [C] They fill [G] you up _ [C] with _ [B] lipstick _
_ [A] lies.
[C] And they [G] put you down, son, [D] _ _ don't be [Em] _
[G] surprised.
Is _ [A] _ _ [Am] this [G] the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ I held her mouth, _ _ [D] _
I [G] kissed her plane. _ _
I touched her sunshine, _ [C] _
Lord, I [G] drank her rain. _ _
_ [C] Went [G] too far, _ [C] _
I broke [B] too [Bm] fast.
_ [C] _
_ _ [G] I thought I had a winner, [D]
but I came [E] in [D] last _ [A]
again.
_ _ _ _ [Am] Is [G] this the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ I must have chosen the [C] wrong season to come [G] down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
I never _ _ realized [C] they call this sacred [D] _ ground. _
My sense [G] of time, _ _ [D]
hell, I'm a week [G] behind. _ _ _
I wrote a letter home, _ [C]
but this all takes [G] time, you know.
[C] I gotta get some [G] money, _ _ [C]
I wanna go [B] back home.
[D] _ _ [C]
But these [G] dance hall girls know [Bm] how to make a man [Em] feel alone.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Is [G] this the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
[Em] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
I [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ must have [D] chosen the [C] wrong season to [G] come down.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ I never _ realized [C]
they call this [D] sacred _ ground. _
My [G] sense of time, _ [D]
hell, I'm a [G] week behind. _ _ _
They give you their bodies, [C] but you [Am] never touch [G] their minds. _ _
[C] They fill [G] you up _ [C] _
with [B] lipstick _ [A] lies.
[C] _
These [G] dance hall girls just [D] can't stand to see [Em] a grown [D] man [A]
cry.
_ _ _ Is this [G] the way it [D] always is here in [C] Baltimore?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Is this the way it always [D]
is here in [C] Baltimore? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _