Dancing Mood Chords by Delroy Wilson

Tempo:
83.5 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

Em

F#

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Delroy Wilson - Dancing Mood chords
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[G] It's Jake Delroy, going night star, ooh, red light.
[Em] [Am]
I may not dance, I may not [Em] dance in the moon.
[Am]
I may not [C] dance, dance [G] in the moon, yeah.
[Am]
Yeah, [G] yeah, yeah, [E] yeah.
[G]
All right.
I [E] may not dance [Am] in the moon.
Oh yeah, [G] yeah.
I [Em] may not dance in [Am] the moon.
[G] I may not dance [Am] in the moon.
[G] I may not [D] dance [G] in the moon.
When you feel the beat, you [Am] got to move [D] your feet.
You [G] got to clap [Em] your [Am] hands.
[D] [G] You got all the soul [Am] deep down inside
[G] cause you [Em] can't hide.
[Am]
[D] [G] Yeah.
I may not dance [Am] in the moon.
I may not [G] dance in the moon, yeah.
I may not dance [Am] in the moon.
I may not [G] dance in the moon.
I may not dance [Am] in the moon.
All right, [G] yeah.
I may not dance in the moon.
Yeah.
[Am]
I may not dance in the [G] moon.
[Am] I've been a dancing, dancing, [G] dancing moon, yeah, [Am] yeah.
[G] [Am]
[G] [Em] [Am]
All right, all [G] right, yeah.
[Em] [Am]
[G] [Em] [Am]
[G] When you feel the [Em] beat, [Am] you got to move your feet.
[G] You got to clap your hands, clap your [Am] hands.
You [Em] got all the soul, [C] deep down inside.
[G] Cause you can't hide, [C] you can't hide, you can't [G] hide.
I've been a dancing [Am] moon.
Oh, let me [G] thank you
I've been a dancing [Am] moon, yeah, [G] yeah.
[D] I've been a dancing, [Em] dancing, dancing moon, yeah.
I've been a dancing moon, [Am] I've been a dancing moon.
[G] [Em] [Am]
[C] [G] [Am]
[G] [C] [E]
[F] [G] [Em] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
I feel [Em] like dancing all night long.
I feel like standing alone.
[C#m] [E] I'm in a reggae [G] mood.
I'm in a [A#] reggae mood.
[F] I'm in a dancing, dancing, [G] dancing, dancing.
Yeah.
[N] I'm in a dancing mood, y'all.
I'm in a dancing mood, yeah.
I'm in a dancing.
What was it like at that time?
It was always nice.
[C#] But Mento was the [G] chief.
Remember [F#] any Mento [N] songs?
In the old days, we called it first, we called it Quadril.
[C] You know, but now they call [G#m] it Mento.
Quadril is a set dance form from 18th century [F#] French ballrooms
[G#m] borrowed by the English [F#] court and [C#] brought to Jamaica by English [F#] plantation owners.
[G#m] It filtered down to the slaves who transformed it by adding a distinctive [D#m] African bounce quality
and lively folk [G#] Mento style music.
[F#] They used to nice it up, them style, you know.
[G#m]
[F#] [G#m] [Bm]
[F#] [G#m] [F#] [G#] [C#m] You used to go out dancing?
Yeah, I love dancing, I love [N] music.
So that's where Fanny gets his love of music.
Did you play music when you was a child?
Yes.
I give [B] anything for music.
[E] The magic word is more from the
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
Em
121
F#
134211112
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
Em
121
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To start learning Delroy Wilson - Dancing Mood chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Em, Am, G and Am in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 41 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 84 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[G] It's Jake Delroy, going night star, ooh, red light. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
I may not dance, I may not [Em] dance in the moon.
_ _ [Am] _
I may not [C] dance, dance [G] in the moon, yeah.
_ [Am] _
Yeah, [G] yeah, yeah, [E] yeah.
_ [G] _
All right.
_ I [E] may not dance [Am] in the moon.
Oh yeah, [G] yeah.
I [Em] may not dance in [Am] the moon. _
_ _ [G] I may not dance [Am] in the moon.
_ _ [G] I may not [D] dance [G] in the moon.
When you feel the beat, you [Am] got to move [D] your feet.
You [G] got to clap [Em] your _ [Am] hands.
[D] _ [G] You got all the soul [Am] deep down inside
[G] cause you [Em] can't hide.
[Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] Yeah.
I may not dance [Am] in the moon.
I may not [G] dance in the moon, yeah.
I may not dance [Am] in the moon.
I may not [G] dance in the moon.
I may not dance [Am] in the moon.
All right, [G] yeah.
I may not dance in the moon.
Yeah.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
I may not dance in the [G] moon.
_ _ [Am] I've been a dancing, dancing, [G] dancing moon, yeah, [Am] yeah. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
All right, all [G] right, yeah.
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] When you feel the [Em] beat, [Am] you got to move your feet.
[G] You got to clap your hands, clap your [Am] hands. _
You [Em] got all the soul, _ [C] deep down inside.
[G] Cause you can't hide, [C] you can't hide, you can't [G] hide.
I've been a dancing [Am] moon.
Oh, let me [G] thank you
I've been a dancing [Am] moon, yeah, [G] yeah.
[D] I've been a dancing, [Em] dancing, dancing moon, yeah.
I've been a dancing moon, [Am] I've been a dancing moon.
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
I feel [Em] like dancing all night long.
I feel like standing alone.
[C#m] _ [E] I'm in a reggae [G] mood.
I'm in a [A#] reggae mood.
[F] I'm in a dancing, dancing, [G] dancing, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dancing.
Yeah.
[N] I'm in a dancing mood, y'all.
I'm in a dancing mood, yeah.
_ _ I'm in a dancing.
What was it like at that time?
It was always nice.
_ _ [C#] But Mento was the [G] chief.
Remember [F#] any Mento [N] songs?
_ In the old days, we called it first, we called it Quadril.
[C] You know, but now they call [G#m] it Mento.
_ Quadril is a set dance form from 18th century [F#] French ballrooms
[G#m] borrowed by the English [F#] court and [C#] brought to Jamaica by English [F#] plantation owners.
[G#m] It filtered down to the slaves who transformed it by adding a distinctive [D#m] African bounce quality
and lively folk [G#] Mento style music.
[F#] They used to nice it up, them style, you know.
_ [G#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [G#m] _ [F#] _ _ [G#] [C#m] You used to go out dancing?
Yeah, I love dancing, I love [N] music.
_ So that's where Fanny gets his love of music.
Did you play music when you was a child?
Yes.
I give [B] anything for music.
_ [E] The magic word is more from the

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