The Safety Dance
Men Without Hats (Ivan Doroschuk, 1983)


Intro Riff:
A|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3-3-----3---3-3-|
E|-3---3---3---1-0-|-1-3-----3---1-0-|
C|-0---0---0---0-0-|-0-0-----0---0-0-|
G|-0---0---0---0-0-|-0-0-----0---0-0-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
  
      Basic Strum - 2 bar rhythm
4/4 | D - D - D - D U | D U - U D - D U |
      1   2   3   4 &   1 &   & 3   4 &


Intro Riff 4x
[C] We can dance if we want to
We can [Bb] leave your friends be- [F] hind
'Cause your [F] friends don't dance and [Bb] if they don't dance
Well they're [C] no friends of [G] mine
I say [C] we can go where we want to
A place where [Bb] they will never [F] find
And we can [F] act like we come from [Bb] out of this world
Leave the [C] real one far be- [G] hind
And we can [F] dance and [Bb] sing [Eb]  [Ab]
And we can [F] dance and [Bb] sing [Eb]  [Ab]

[C] We can go when we want to
The night is [Bb] young and so am [F] I
And we can [F] dress real neat from our [Bb] hats to our feet
And sur- [C] prise 'em with the victory [G] cry
Say, [C] we can act if we want to
If we [Bb] don't nobody [F] will
And you can [F] act real rude and [Bb] totally removed
And I can [C] act like an imbe- [G] cile

Chorus
I say, [F] we can dance, [Bb] we can dance
[Eb] Everything's out of con- [Ab] trol
[F] We can dance, [Bb] we can dance
We're [Eb] doing it from pole to [Ab] pole
[F] We can dance, [Bb] we can dance
[Eb] Everybody look at your [Ab] hands
[F] We can dance, [Bb] we can dance
[Eb] Everybody takin' the [Ab] cha- [Bb] -a-a- [C] ance
[G] It's safe to [D] dance [A]
Oh well it's safe to [C] dance [G]
Yes it's safe to [D] dance [A]

Intro Riff 4x

A|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3-3-----3---3-3-|
E|-3---3---3---1-0-|-1-3-----3---1-0-|
C|-0---0---0---0-0-|-0-0-----0---0-0-|
G|-0---0---0---0-0-|-0-0-----0---0-0-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


[C] We can dance if we want to
We've got [Bb] all your life and [F] mine
As [F] long as we abuse it, [Bb] never gonna lose it
[C] Everything'll work out [G] right
I say, [C] we can dance if we want to
We can [Bb] leave your friends be- [F] hind
'Cause your [F] friends don't dance and [Bb] if they don't dance
Well they're [C] no friends of [G] mine

Chorus
I say, [F] we can dance [Bb] we can dance
[Eb] Everything is out of con- [Ab] trol
[F] We can dance [Bb] we can dance
We're [Eb] doing it from pole to [Ab] pole
[F] We can dance [Bb] we can dance
[Eb] Everybody look at your [Ab] hands
[F] We can dance [Bb] we can dance
[Eb] Everybody's takin' the [Ab] cha- [Bb] -a-a- [C] ance
[G] Well it's safe to [D] dance [A]
Yes it's safe to [C] dance [G]
Well it's safe to [D] dance [A]

Well it's safe to [C] dance [G] it's safe to [D] dance [A]
Yes it's safe to [C] dance [G] well it's safe to [D] dance [A]
It's a Safety [C] Dance, well it's a Safety Dance
Well it's a Safety [C] Dance, oh it's a Safety Dance
Well it's a Safety [C↓]  Dance


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#Last Updated 5/04/18 JJ
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