Genesis – I Cant Dance (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writtten by: Banks/Collins/Rutherford From: "I Can't Dance" (1991) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard All the chords in intro, verse and chorus must be played without the 3rd, they are neither major nor minor. The middle 8 has regular major and minor chords. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- capo: 1st fret play: A key: Bb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Main riff]
  A             A  G/A A       G/A  A             G    C   D     G/A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|--1---3---------|
G|2---2---------2-|--0-2-------0-0-|2---2---------0-|--0---2-----0-0-|
D|2---2---------2-|--0-2-------0-0-|2---2---------0-|------0-----0-0-|
A|0---0---------0-|--0-0-------0-0-|0---0-----------|--3---------0-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|----------------|
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CHORDS
     E-A-D-G-B-e
A    x-0-2-2-x-x
G/A  x-0-0-0-x-x
G    3-x-0-0-x-x
C    x-3-x-0-1-x
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | | A A | G/A A G/A | A G | C D G/A | | A A | G/A A G/A | A G | C D G/A | [Verse]
A        A  G/A A
 Hot sun beating  down

G/A A                    G  C     D
    Burning my feet just walking around

G/A A        A G/A  A
     Hot sun making me sweat

G/A A                        G       C  D
   'Gators getting close, hasn't got me yet
[Chorus]
A              A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't talk

G/A  A                      G       C D
 The only thing about me is the way I walk

A              A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't sing

G/A A                      G  C    G   | A | % |
    I'm just standing here selling everything
[Verse]
A                   A  G/A A
 Blue jeans sitting on   the  beach

G/A   A                        G     C      D
  Her dog's talking to me, but she's out of reach

A                 A G/A A
 She's got a body under that shirt

G/A   A                          G       C      D
  But all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt
[Chorus]
A              A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't talk

G/A  A                      G       C D
 The only thing about me is the way I walk

A              A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't sing

G/A A                      G  D    G  D
    I'm just standing here selling   [Oh and ...]
[Middle 8]
        F                         Em
Oh, and checking everything is in place

         | D |                  | D |
You never know who's looking on
[Interlude] | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | | A A | G/A A G/A | A G | C D G/A | [Verse]
A                    A    G/A A
 Young punk spilling beer on  my shoes

G/A A                              G        C  D
    Fat guy's talking to me trying to steal my blues

A                 A G/A A
 Thick smoke, see her smiling through

G/A        A                              G    C    D
 I never thought so much could happen just shooting pool
[Chorus]
    A              A G/A A
But I can't dance, I can't talk

G/A  A                      G       C D
 The only thing about me is the way I walk

A              A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't sing

G/A A                      G  D    G  D
    I'm just standing here selling   [Oh and ...]
[Middle 8]
        F                         Em
Oh, and checking everything is in place

         | D |                  | D |
You never know who's looking on

C                Bb              G
 The perfect body with a perfect face ...
[Interlude] | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | | A A | G/A A G/A | A G | C D G/A | [Chorus]
A              A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't talk

G/A  A                      G       C D
 The only thing about me is the way I walk

A              A G/A A
I can't dance, I can't sing

G/A A                      G  D    G  D  A 
    I'm just standing here selling everything
[Interlude] | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | | A A | G/A A G/A | A G | C D G/A | [Coda]
| A             A | G/A A       G/A | A             G |   D   G     G   |
  I can’t walk

| A             A | G/A A       G/A | A             G |   C   D     G/A |
  I can’t dance

| A             A | G/A A       G/A | A             G |   D   G     G   |
  I can’t walk

| A             A | G/A A       G/A | A             G |   C   D     G/A |
  I can’t dance
(repeat and fade)