Chords for "Don't Forget To Dance"

Date: March 30, 1997  11:44 PM
From: Christopher Carl Heckman


                             Don't Forget To Dance
           Written by Ray Davies, tabbed by Christopher Carl Heckman
           
The C#m is there as a passing chord, which is only played for a beat 
or so.

Intro:   A   D   A   D

A                            D              
A                             
You look out of your window, into the night, could be rain, could be
snow, 

                     C#m     D                          
But it can't feel as cold as what you're feeling inside.

A                                                        C#m        D    
and all of your friends are either married, vanished, or just left
alone,

    E                   D                 
But that's no reason to just stop living, 

E                   D                 E              A     
That's no excuse to just give in to a sad and lonely heart.


A                              C#m D               E     
Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, don't forget to smile.

A                              C#m D               E     
Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, don't forget to smile.


 E                                          D                     
'Cause darling, darling, I bet you danced a good one in your time,

E                                                D                      
And if this were a party, I'd really be sure the next one would be mine,

     E                   A     
Yes, you with the broken heart.


A                              C#m D               E     
Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, don't forget to smile.

A                              C#m D               E     
Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, don't forget to smile.

   D   G   A

D                                     G            A     
Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, forget it for a while.

   D   G   A,   A   (C#m) D   E


    A                                      C#m   D              
You walk down the street and all the young punks whistle at you,

  A                                           C#m 
D                              
A nice bit of old, just goes to show what you can achieve with the right
attitude.

       A                                C#m     D              
As you pass them by, they whisper their remarks one to another,

        A                                                C#m     
D            
And you give them the eye, even though you know that you could be their
mother.

                              E     
You do the thing you love the best, 

           D                       E                                
Which separates you from the rest, and what you love to do the most?

              D                       E                       A     
And when they ask me how you dance, I say that you dance real close.


D                                     G            A     
Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, forget it for a while.

D                                     G            A     
Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, forget it for a while.



Date: October 20, 1997  9:36 PM
From: William Rogers

For starters  ..."could be rain...could be snow" switches back to the
"A"...could this be a java script error?

Secondly...."to a sad and lonely heart"  is a "Bm to E" combo...

...and without going into how the key change at the bridge (that takes
you to the third verse) is completely overlooked...I can only
say...whoever transcribed this song has overlooked what Ray Davies does
best!


P.S. I would also seriously challenge that "C#m"



Date: September 28, 2008
From:  Jan Hauenstein


Don't Forget To Dance Raymond Douglas Davies

(A)(hold) (E)(A)(hold) (A) (E)(A)(hold) (A) (D)
(A) You look out of your window,
(D) Into the night,
(A) Could be rain, could be snow,
But it can't feel as cold as (D)what you're feeling inside.
(A) And all of your friends are either married, vanished,
Or (D)just left alone,
(E) But that's no reason to (D)just stop living,
(E) That's no excuse to (D)just give in
To a (Bm)sad and lonely (E)heart.

(A)Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, (D)don't forget to (E)smile,
(A)Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, for(D)get it for a (E)while.

'Cause darling, darling,
I bet you danced a (D)good one in your time,
(E) And if this were a party,
I'd really make sure the (D)next one would be mine,
Yes, (Bm)you with the broken (E)heart…

(A)Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, (D)don't forget to (E)smile,
(A)Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, for(D)get it for a (E)while.
(C) Aaaah… (F)aah, (G)aah.
(C)Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, for(F)get it for a (G)while.
(G) (E) (hold)
(A) Aaaah… (D) (E)

You (A)walk down the street,
And all the young punks (D)whistle at you,
A (A)nice bit of old, just goes to show
What you can a(D)chieve with the right attitude.
As you (A)pass them by, they whisper their remarks,
(D)One to another,
And you (A)give them the eye, even though you know
That you (D)could be their mother.
You do the thing you love the (E)best,
What sepa(D)rates you from the rest,
(E) And what you love to do the most,
And when they (D)ask me how you danced,
I'll (Bm)say that you danced real (E)close.

(C)Aaaah… (F)aah, (G)aah,
(C)Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, (F)don't forget to (G)dance,
(C)Aaaah… (F)aah, (G)aah.(hold, let it ring)