Cream – Dance The Night Away (Bass Tab)

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This is some of Jack's bass at his finest. I swear by this tab.

Intro
G---------5-------4----|----2-------4----4\2--|
D------2-------2-------|-2-------2-----------5|
A-0--------------------|----------------------|
E----------------------|----------------------|

Verse

  build     my - self     a   castle
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------7/9---7--|
A-5---7---5-----7---8-7-5-------------------------------7|
E-----------8-5-----------8-7-5---5---0-3-4-5------------|

  high      up  in       the  clouds                       There'll be
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------7/9---7------------7/9---7----|
A-5---7---5-----7---8-7-5-----------------7\5----------------7--|
E-----------8-5-----------8-7-5---------------8--5-------------8|

  skies     out - side    my  win - dow
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------7/9---7-------7/9---9-7--|
A-5---7---5-----7---8-7-5-----------------7---------------7|
E-------------8-----------8-7-5-------------5--------------|

  lose          these         streets             and
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A-88888-888-8-8-77777-777-7-7-55555-555-5-5-55555-55555-7-|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
             ^^^(Yes, he's that busy here!)

Clapton's guitar builds right before chorus.

 crowds
G------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
A----7-5-7--5------------|-----------------5---|-7----7--5-------------|
E-0------------7--5--4---|-0----0--0--7--------|------------7--5--4----|

G-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------5--6--|7----7--5--------------|7----7--5--------------|
E-0----0--0--7----------|-----------7--5--4--0--|-----------7--5--4--0--|

G------------------------|-----------------------|
D------------------------|-----------------------|
A-7----7--5--------------|7----7--5--------------|
E------------7--5--4--0--|-----------7--5--4--0--|

Chorus

  Dance           the             night           a
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2--2--2--2--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

Away Back to intro riff This should be enough to keep you busy. The other verses are identical. Just about everything you need is right here. Have fun!