Dancing in the Street

Intro: 0:00
N.C.
Okay... Tokyo, South America, Australia,
France, Germany, UK, Africa...

Instrumental: 0:16
G  - x8

Verse 1: 0:31
 G
Calling out around the world,
          G
"Are you ready for a brand new beat?"
 G
Summer's here, and the time is right
     G
For dancing in the street.
0:44
                       G
They're dancing in Chicago,
(Dancing in the street,)
G
  Down in New Orleans,
(Dancing in the street,)
             G
In New York City.
(Dancing in the street.)

Pre-chorus 1: 0:55
                C
All we need is music, sweet music.
             C
There'll be music ev'rywhere.
              G
There'll be swinging and swaying, and records playing,
     G
And dancing in the street, oh.

Chorus 1: 1:11
B
  It doesn't matter what you wear
         Em
Just as long as you are there.
            A7
So come on, ev'ry guy grab a girl.
D
Ev'rywhere around the world
            G
They'll be dancing, dancing in the street.
(Dancing in the street.)

Verse 2: 1:33
        G
It's an invitation across the nation,
    G
A chance for folks to meet.
             G
There'll be laughing and singing and music swinging,
 G
Dancing in the street.
1:47
                G
Philadelphia, P.A.,
(Dancing in the street,)
                G
Baltimore and D.C. now,
(Dancing in the street,)
                        G
Don't forget the Motor City.
(Dancing in the street.)
1:58
                      G
On the streets of Brazil,
(Dancing in the street,)
                  G
Back in the U.S.S.R.,
(Dancing in the street,)
                       G
Don't matter where you are.
(Dancing in the street.)

Pre-chorus 2: 2:08
                C
All we need is music, sweet music.
             C
There'll be music ev'rywhere.
              G
There'll be swinging and swaying, and records playing,
     G
And dancing in the street, oh.

Chorus 2: 2:25
B
  It doesn't matter what you wear
         Em
Just as long as you are there.
            A7
So come on, ev'ry guy grab a girl.
D
Ev'rywhere around the world
            G
They'll be dancing, dancing in the street.
(Dancing in the street.)

Verse 3: 2:45
              G
Way down in L.A. everyday,
                  G
Dancing in the street.
(Dancing in the street.)
                 G
'Cross in China too, me and you,
                  G
Dancing in the street.
(Dancing in the street.)
3:00
                            G
Don't you know there'll be dancing, ooh,
                  G
Dancing in the street.
(Dancing in the street.)
                            G
Don't you know there'll be da-da-da-da da-da-da dancing,
                  G
Dancing in the street.
(Dancing in the street.)
       G
Whoo, dancing, dancing in the street...