Bright Eyes – Dance And Sing Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Bright Eyes – Dance And Sing Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsGBmEmCDD#dimCmAdimAmF#dimB

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This is the chords of Dance And Sing by Bright Eyes on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
       G                 
Got to keep on going like 
    Bm
it ain’t the end
       Em                   
Got to change like your life
      C
 is depending on it
       D         D#dim      
It’s a long time coming and 
      Em
we’re taking it in
       C      D
What a wild ruse
        G                     
See the cold moon hanging like
     Bm
 the pennant above
         Em                    
Too many ice cream socials with
     Cm
 the promise ring love
       D             D#dim  
Had to shoot all the targets 
        Em
at the carnival cause
           Adim D
You needed hard proof

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       G                  
I read God is dead I shed 
     Bm
some tears for Him
      Em                
But I swear on his grave
            C
 I’ll never do it again
      D               D#dim   
And I screamed when I realized 
          Em
what was happening
           C     D
That I had good news

[Refrain 1]
     Em                 Bm
I’ll grieve what I have lost
                   C
Forgive the firing squad
                       G
How imperfect life can be
    C         D         
Now all I can do is just 
 Em       C
dance on through

[Verse 2]
        G                  
See the Coast Guard coming, 
          Bm
save the drowning men
       Em                  
Out by Catalina Island they
           Cm
 abandoned ship
        D           D#dim   
All the news trucks piled up
      Em
 with starts and fits
            Adim  D
Coming from Point Dume
         G                  
It’s the last ditch effort, 
         Bm
makes no sense to try
         Em               
Put more gas on the tires,
          C
 put more wood on the fire
          D         D#dim  
Warm your hands up ‘cause 
              Em
we’ll probably be here a while
                C      D
If you want the honest truth

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[Refrain 2]
      Em               Bm
Don’t turn your cheek away
                     C
Please, don’t resuscitate
                       G
Make an example out of me
        C         D    
Because all I can do is 
      Em       C
just dance on through
    G
And sing
G       Bm    Em    Cm
D D#dim Em    Am    D
G       Bm    Em    Cm
D D#dim Em    Am    D
Em      C     F#dim D

[Verse 3]
      G                     
Got a diamond cold heart and 
   Bm
I got it in spades
         Em                 
With the Walkman fading like
    C
 an audio slave
       D            D#dim       
It’s a self-induced seizure like 
   Em
a kid at a rave
C                  D
Smeared in Day-Glo paint
            G                
And all the popular prophets 
        Bm
want to take me to task
           Em               
Well, it’s just your opinion
        Cm
 so I’d rather not ask
      D        D#dim    
But I got me a cane, and
     Em
 I’m spinning it fast
       Adim  D
As the band plays

[Refrain 3]
      Em              Bm
Don’t read my worried mind
             C           
That smoking gun passing 
        G    B
through time
    Em               Bm
I’m yours, you can decide
               C           
What fate I’ll have on the 
       G
firing line
Bm          C         D     
Because now all I can do is
     Em       Cm
 just dance on through
    G
And sing

[Outro]
G                     Bm
With every note there is
Em                    Cm
With every note there was
D#dim        Em
Each passing chord
Adim           D
There was only love
G                     Bm
With every step there is
Em                   C
With every step that was
D#dim     Em
Spinning around
C              D
There was only love
     G      Bm
Only love,
     Em     Cm
Only love
         D    D#dim     Em
It was a slow dance for us
Adim           D       G
There was only love

How to play Dance And Sing: key, chords and progression

Dance And Sing by Bright Eyes sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 11 chords to play it: G, Bm, Em, C, D, D#dim, Cm, Adim, Am, F#dim and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – G – Bm – Em (V – I – iii – vi in G major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – mi – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm, D#dim, Cm, Adim and F#dim are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
D#dim chord on guitar (xx1242)
D♯dimD♯ F♯ A
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Adim chord on guitar (xx7545)
AdimA C E♭
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F#dim chord on guitar (xx4212)
F♯dimF♯ A C
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

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Dance And Sing chords: questions

What key is Dance And Sing in?

Dance And Sing by Bright Eyes is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Dance And Sing?

Dance And Sing uses 11 chords: G, Bm, Em, C, D, D#dim, Cm, Adim, Am, F#dim, B.

What is the chord progression of Dance And Sing?

The main progression is D – G – Bm – Em (V – I – iii – vi).

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