'John, I'm Only Dancing' by David Bowie - Guitar Tutorial
Song lyrics:
INTRO: G C9 G C9 G C9 G C9 G C9 G Well, Annie's pretty neat, she always eats her meat C9 G C9 G C9 G C9 Joe is awful strong, bet your life he's putting us on C C/B Am C Oh lordy, oh lordy, you know I need some loving G C9 ..repeated I'm moving, touch me CHORUS 1: Em John, I'm only dancing E She turns me on, but I'm only dancing F G She turns me on, don't get me wrong A I'm only dancing G C9 ...repeated G C9 G C9 G C9 G C9 Oh shadow love was quick and clean, life's a well-thumbed machine G C9 G C9 G C9 G C9 I saw you watching from the stairs, you're everyone that ever cared C C/B Am C Oh lordy, oh lordy, you know I need some loving G C9 ...repeated I'm moving, touch me CHORUS Outro: A G (with toggle switch) ----------------------------------------- VERSES: Behind the strumming acoustic there is an electric: G C Am C G E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4-----5-5-----5------5----4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4-| D--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-4/5-5-5-4/5-5------5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-| A--4/5----4/5----4/5----4/5----2/3-----2/3---320--3-4/5----4/5----4/5----4/5-| E--2/3----2/3----2/3----2/3-------------------------2/3----2/3----2/3----2/3-| CHORUS: Em E F G E--7---7-7-12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12----| B--8---8-9---15В--15В--15В--15В--15В--15В--15В--15В-| G--9-9-9-9------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------| Then another guitar joins and they play two different melodies: A E----------------------------------| B-----------12-14-15-12-12---------| G---11-12-14-----------------------| D-14-------------------------------| A----------------------------------| E----------------------------------| A E-12-------------------------------| B-----------------17В17-15-14-12---| G-------------------------------14-| D----------------------------------| A----------------------------------| E----------------------------------| PRE 2nd CHORUS: Just before the second chorus there is a little subtle background lick just after the words 'touch me': G E-330--------------| B----30------------| G------4P2P0-4P2P0-| D------------------| A------------------| E------------------| LAST 2 CHORDS: The last two chords of the song are A to G. The effect at the end is achieved by using a Les Paul style guitar and turning the top volume, for the neck pickup, off and then whilst holding the G flicking the toggle switch quickly. It helps if you stand next to a loud amp aswell, because then you get the feedback starting to creep in!
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