Patti Smith – Dancing Barefoot (Guitar)
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
All guitars are rhythm guitars, either acoustic or a Stratocaster as played live.
Lead guitar is overdriven.
[Intro]
Em D Em A
Lead guitar:
Em (strummed upwards)
e|--0----------------------------| B|---0---------------------------| G|----0--------------------------| D|-----2-------------------------| A|------2------------------------| E|-------0-----------------------|
Em D Em A
[Verse]
Em D Em A She is benediction Em D Em A She is addicted to he Em D Em A She is the root connection and Em D Em A She is connecting with he
[Chorus]
Em D Em A Here I go and I don't know why Em D Em A I spin so ceaselessly Em D Em A Em D Em A Could it be he's taking over me G A I'm dancing barefoot C D Headed for a spin Em A Some strange music drags me in C D Em Makes me come on like some heroine
Lead overdriven guitar parts deduced from live versions of this song, which is played with 2 guitars.
Let ring the last notes in these two licks that are alternated during the song. Listen for timing!
e|-------------------|-------------------| B|-------------------|-------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------| D|--4s5--4--2--------|--4s5---4--2--2----| A|-------------2-----|-------------------| E|-------------------|-------------------|
[Verse]
Em D Em A She is sublimation
She is the essence of thee
She is concentrating on he
Who is chosen by she
[Chorus]
Em D Em A Here I go and I don't know why Em D Em A I spin so ceaselessly Em D Em A Em D Em A Could it be he's taking over me G A I'm dancing barefoot C D Headed for a spin Em A Some strange music drags me in C D Em Makes me come on like some heroine
[First Solo]
Initial two licks that repeat. Listen for timing, this is not 100% exact note for note,
but the melody is correct:
e|------------------------------| B|--5---5-5-7--7-7-8-8-17-17-17-| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|--5---5-5-8-7-5-3-5-----------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|
[Verse]
Em D Em A She is recreation
She intoxicated by thee
She has the slow sensation that he
Is levitating with she
[Chorus]
Em D Em A Here I go and I don't know why e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|--4s5---4--2--2----| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Em D Em A I spin so ceaselessly e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|--4s5--4--2--------| A|-------------2-----| E|-------------------| Em D Em A Em D Em A Did I lose my sense of gravity e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|--4s5---4--2--2----| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| G A I'm dancing barefoot C D Headed for a spin Em A Some strange music drags me in C D Em Makes me come on like some heroine
[Second Solo]
[Outro]
Em D Em A Oh God I feel for you Em D Em A Oh God I feel for you
The plot of our life sweats in the dark like a face
Em D Em A Oh God I feel for you
The mystery of childbirth, of childhood itself
Em D Em A Em Oh God I feel for you
Grave visitations. What is it that calls to us?
Em D Em A Em Oh God I feel for you
Why must we pray screaming?
Why must not death be redefined?
Em D Em A Em Oh God I feel for you
We shut our eyes
Em D Em A Em Oh God I feel for you
we stretch out our arms
Em D Em A Em Oh God I feel for you
And whirl on a pane of glass. An afixiation
Em D Em A Em Oh God I feel for you
a fix on anything. The line of life, the limb of a tree
Em D Em A Em Oh God I feel for you
The hands of he and the promise that she is blessed
Em D Em A Em Oh God I feel for you
among women