Safety Dance Chords by Status Quo

Tempo:
100.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Status Quo -  Safety dance chords
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[D]
We can dance if we want to, [C] we can leave your friends [G] behind
Cause your friends don't dance [C] and if they don't dance [D] well they're no friends [A] of mine Say!
[D] We can go where we want to, [C] places they will never [G]
find
We can act like we come [C] from out of this world, [D] leave the real world far [A]
behind
[G] [C] [F] [Bb]
[G] [C] [F] [Bb]
[D] We can go if we want to, [C] night is young and so [G] was I
We can press real deep [C] from our heads to our feet, [D] dance about the world a bit, [A] we try Say!
[D] We can act if we want to, [C] if we don't [G] nobody will
You can act real [C] rude and totally removed, [D] I can act like an [A]
imbecile
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, everything's under [Bb]
control
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, do it if we're pulled [Bb]
apart
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, everybody look at [Bb] your hands
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, everybody's taking [Bb] a [D] chance
[A] We can dance, we can dance, we'll [E] safely [B]
[D] dance, [A] dance [E] safely dance
[B]
We [D]
can dance if we want to, [C] we've got all your life [G] to find
As long as we're here, [C] never gonna leave [D] you, everything will work [A] out right Say!
[D] We can dance if we want to, [C] we can leave your friends [G]
behind
Cause your friends don't [C] dance and if they don't [D] dance well they're no [A] friends of mine
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, everything's under [Bb]
control
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, do it if we're [Bb] pulled apart
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, everybody look [Bb] at your hands
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, everybody's taking [Bb] a [D] [A] chance
We can dance, we [E] can dance, [B]
we'll [D] safely dance, [A] dance [E] [B]
[D] [A] [E] [B]
[D] [A] [E] [B]
[Db] [D] safely
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [A]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [A]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [A]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [A]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [A]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] dance
[D] [A] [D] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [A]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [D]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
F
134211111
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Status Quo - Safety Dance chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bb, G, C, F, C, G, C, D, A, D and C. A good strategy is to initiate at 50 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 100 BPM. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We can dance if we want to, [C] we can leave your friends [G] behind
Cause your friends don't dance [C] and if they don't dance [D] well they're no friends [A] of mine Say!
[D] We can go where we want to, [C] places they will never [G]
find
We can act like we come [C] from out of this world, [D] leave the real world far [A]
behind
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [D] We can go if we want to, [C] night is young and so [G] was I
We can press real deep [C] from our heads to our feet, [D] dance about the world a bit, [A] we try Say!
[D] We can act if we want to, [C] if we don't [G] nobody will
You can act real [C] rude and totally removed, [D] I can act like an [A]
imbecile
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, everything's under [Bb]
control
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, do it if we're pulled [Bb]
apart
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, everybody look at [Bb] your hands
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, everybody's taking [Bb] a _ [D] chance
[A] We can dance, we can dance, we'll [E] safely _ [B] _
_ [D] dance, [A] dance [E] safely dance
[B]
We [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ can dance if we want to, [C] we've got all your life [G] to find
As long as we're here, [C] never gonna leave [D] you, everything will work [A] out right Say!
[D] We can dance if we want to, [C] we can leave your friends [G]
behind
Cause your friends don't [C] dance and if they don't [D] dance well they're no [A] friends of mine
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, everything's under [Bb]
control
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, do it if we're [Bb] pulled apart
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, everybody look [Bb] at your hands
[G] We can [C] dance, we can [F] dance, everybody's taking [Bb] a _ [D] _ [A] chance
We can dance, we [E] can dance, [B]
we'll [D] safely dance, [A] dance [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
[Db] _ [D] _ _ safely _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] dance
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _

Facts about this song

The album Dont Stop: The 30th Anniversary Album includes this song, written by Ivan Doroschuk.

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