bar love
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(so the bar falls to a hush)
(and all you can hear is. . )
(solo sax doing riff)
[C] [G]
(well,)the bar closed down
[F]
it's over
[C]
body in a river
[G]
NO FUNERAL!
[F]
it's over
[C] [G]
the busboy goes home
[F]
to his adoring family
[C] [G]
the coatgirl goes home
[F]
alone
++
(sax harmony)
[C G F F] x4
++
[C] [G]
well the lease is up, and i don't know
the terms of the legalese but i'm pretty
[F]
sure i'd have to [WHY DIDN'T YOU SIGN IT?]
(have someone look it over first)
i could've. i could've.
[C] [G]
anneliese is up, or at least i hope she is,
[F]
becuase she just sent me a picture of [SHE'S STARING AT HER WALL]
(her cat against a yellow wall)
i should be with her. i miss her.
[C]
[YOU CAN LET ME DOWN]
lily says you were invited out tonight,
[G]
[YOU CAN LET ME DOWN, AND I'LL STILL INVITE YOU]
but she might just stay home and masturbate instead.
[F]
i said okay lady, just keep me in the loop
[C] [G]
SHE WON'T GO OUT LIKE THIS
[F]
BUT SHE MIGHT STILL COME
++
(ooooh la la la
ooh la la la
ooh la la la, ooh lalala)
[C G F F] x4
++
[F]
so we dance while we can, and if we can,
[C] [Cmaj7]
we move our feet faster
[F]
as we dance while we can, and the babes,
[C] [Cmaj7]
they move their feet faster
++
[F]
and i'll love you so hard
and i'll hold you so tight
[C]
and i'll try not to squeal
[Cmaj7] (riff)
when you turn off the lights
[F]
if a kiss is a cry
and you've sucked my lips dry
[C]
then baby, i'm ready
[Cmaj7] (riff)
so what are you doing tonight?
(tonight? darling, i trust you.
what are you doing tonight?
tonight?
won't you tell me?)
[F]
if we drift apart
'cause you're so fucking smart
[C]
with your garden state college
[Cmaj7]
and amplified car
[F]
then i'll make you a song
and i'll write it too long
[C]
ani, i can't get ready
[Cmaj7] (riff)
but i wanna go dancing tonight!
(tonight? ani, i miss you.
why are you leaving tonight?
tonight?
can't you stay?)
++
[F]
so we dance while we can, and if we can,
[C] [Cmaj7]
we move our feet faster
[F]
as we dance while we can, and the babes,
[C] [Cmaj7]
they move their feet faster
and faster, and faster, and faster!
(everyone sing!)
chord shapes B part riff
C G F
e|-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1--1--1--------------------------1----------------------------|
G|-0--0--2--------------------0---0-2----------------------------|
D|-2--0--3------------------2-0-2-0-3----------------------------|
A|-3--2--0----------------2-3---3--------------------------------|
E|----3--1----------------3--------------------------------------|
bass tab
for a part, just play around on chords, a little bouncy
for b part:
during words
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3-0-3----3---------------3-0-3---etc----------------------|
A|----3-3----3----3--3----3-2--3-3---3---------------------------|
E|---3------------------3-----3----------------------------------|
during instrumental
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----3-0--s15-15-15-15------------3-0--------------------------|
A|---3-3----------------15----14--3-3---etc---------------------|
E|--3----------------------15----3------------------------------|
everyone has to shout along to A part, and sing to B part!
A part in 4/4 goes
chorus intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus
then B part in 3/4 for the rest of the song