Dancing Queen
Abba (1975)
Could also think of it as:
4/4 | D---D-duDud-D-du | | D - - - D - d u | D u d - d - D u |
1 2 &a3e& 4 &a 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 3 4 &
Intro
| [A] | [D] | [A] | [D] |
| [A] | [D] | [A] [E7!] | [D] [A] |
Chorus
| [E7] You can dance, | [C#] you can jive |
| [F#m] Having the time of your | [B] life, Ooh ooh ooh |
| [D] See that girl | [Bm7] watch that scene, digging the |
| [E7!] dan- [A] cing queen | [D] | [A] | [A] |
| [A] Friday night and the lights are low | [D] .... |
| [A] Looking out for a place to go | [F#m] .... |
| [E7] Where they play the right music | getting in the swing
You come to | [E7!] look [F#m] for a king | [E7!] [F#m] |
| [A] Anybody could be that guy | [D] .... |
| [A] Night is young and the music's | [F#m] high |
| [E7] With a bit of rock music | everything's fine
You're in the | [E7!] mood [F#m] for dance | [E7!] [F#m]
And when you | [Bm7] get the chance | [E7] ..
Chorus
You are the | [A] dancing queen | [D] young and sweet,
only | [A] seventeen | [D] |
| [A] Dancing queen | [D] feel the beat from the |
| [A] tambourine [E7!] oh | [D] yeah [A] |
| [E7] You can dance | [C#] you can jive |
| [F#m] Having the time of your | [B] life, ooh ooh ooh |
| [D] See that girl, | [Bm7] watch that scene, digging the |
| [E7!] dan- [A] cing queen | [D] | [A] | [D] | [A] | [A] |
| [A] You're a teaser, you turn 'em on | [D] |
| [A] Leave them burning and then you're | [F#m] gone |
| [E7] Looking out for another, | anyone will do
You're in the | [E7!] mood [F#m] for dance | [E7!] [F#m]
And when you | [Bm7] get the chance | [E7] ..
Chorus
You are the | [A] dancing queen | [D] young and sweet,
only | [A] seventeen | [D] |
| [A] Dancing queen | [D] feel the beat from the |
| [A] tambourine [E7!] oh | [D] yeah [A] |
| [E7] You can dance | [C#] you can jive |
| [F#m] Having the time of your | [B] life, ooh ooh ooh |
| [D] See that girl, | [Bm7] watch that scene, digging the |
| [E7!] dan- [A] cing queen | [D] | [A] | [D]
digging the | [A] dancing queen | [D] | [A] | [D] |
| [A] | [D] | [A] | [D] | [A!]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 22/01/24 JJ
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Abba (1975)
4/4 | D---D-duDud-D-du | | D - - - D - d u | D u d - d - D u |
1 2 &a3e& 4 &a 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 3 4 &
Intro
| [A] | [D] | [A] | [D] |
| [A] | [D] | [A] [E7!] | [D] [A] |
Chorus
| [E7] You can dance, | [C#] you can jive |
| [F#m] Having the time of your | [B] life, Ooh ooh ooh |
| [D] See that girl | [Bm7] watch that scene, digging the |
| [E7!] dan- [A] cing queen | [D] | [A] | [A] |
| [A] Friday night and the lights are low | [D] .... |
| [A] Looking out for a place to go | [F#m] .... |
| [E7] Where they play the right music | getting in the swing
You come to | [E7!] look [F#m] for a king | [E7!] [F#m] |
| [A] Anybody could be that guy | [D] .... |
| [A] Night is young and the music's | [F#m] high |
| [E7] With a bit of rock music | everything's fine
You're in the | [E7!] mood [F#m] for dance | [E7!] [F#m]
And when you | [Bm7] get the chance | [E7] ..
Chorus
You are the | [A] dancing queen | [D] young and sweet,
only | [A] seventeen | [D] |
| [A] Dancing queen | [D] feel the beat from the |
| [A] tambourine [E7!] oh | [D] yeah [A] |
| [E7] You can dance | [C#] you can jive |
| [F#m] Having the time of your | [B] life, ooh ooh ooh |
| [D] See that girl, | [Bm7] watch that scene, digging the |
| [E7!] dan- [A] cing queen | [D] | [A] | [D] | [A] | [A] |
| [A] You're a teaser, you turn 'em on | [D] |
| [A] Leave them burning and then you're | [F#m] gone |
| [E7] Looking out for another, | anyone will do
You're in the | [E7!] mood [F#m] for dance | [E7!] [F#m]
And when you | [Bm7] get the chance | [E7] ..
Chorus
You are the | [A] dancing queen | [D] young and sweet,
only | [A] seventeen | [D] |
| [A] Dancing queen | [D] feel the beat from the |
| [A] tambourine [E7!] oh | [D] yeah [A] |
| [E7] You can dance | [C#] you can jive |
| [F#m] Having the time of your | [B] life, ooh ooh ooh |
| [D] See that girl, | [Bm7] watch that scene, digging the |
| [E7!] dan- [A] cing queen | [D] | [A] | [D]
digging the | [A] dancing queen | [D] | [A] | [D] |
| [A] | [D] | [A] | [D] | [A!]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 22/01/24 JJ
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