• Song:

    We Cant Dance

  • Artist:

    Genesis

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Tabbed by Frederic Maquet.  

  Intro/Verse:
  ------------
This is the main riff for most of the song.

 C5 C5  G5  G5
e:------------ | 
B:------------ | 
G:--5-5------- |  <- the first bit can be played 2 ways...
D:--5-5--5--5- | 
A:--3-3--5--5- | 
E:--3-3--3--3- | 

   or:
   C5 C5  G5  G5            F5  G5 G5       C5 C5  G5 G5      Bb5   C5
e:---------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------------ | 
B:---------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------------ | 
G:---------------- | ------------- | --5-5-------- | --3--------------- | x2
D:-2-2--5--5------ | ---3-/5-5---- | --5-5--5-5--- | --0----2-2-------- | 
A:-3-3--5--5------ | ---3-/5-5---- | --3-3--5-5--- | --1-/--3-3-3h4p3-- | 
E:-3-3--3--3------ | ---1-/3-3---- | --3-3--3-3--- | --1-/--3-3-------- | 

Verse 1:
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   C5 C5  G5  G5            F5  G5 G5       C5 C5  G5 G5      Bb5   C5
e:---------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------------ | 
B:---------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------------ | 
G:---------------- | ------------- | --5-5-------- | --3--------------- | 
D:-2-2--5--5------ | ---3-/5-5---- | --5-5--5-5--- | --0----2-2-------- | 
A:-3-3--5--5------ | ---3-/5-5---- | --3-3--5-5--- | --1-/--3-3-3h4p3-- | 
E:-3-3--3--3------ | ---1-/3-3---- | --3-3--3-3--- | --1-/--3-3-------- | 
         Hot sun    Beating           Burning  wal-  around
                    down            my feet   king


C5 C5 G5 G5             F5  G5 G5
      Hot sun        beating down
C5 C5 G5 G5                     Bb5       C5
      burning my feet just walking around.

(Same thing:)

Hot sun making me sweat
'Gators getting close, hasn't got me yet


Chorus: (same tune as verse)
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C5 C5 G5 G5            F5  G5 G5
I can't dance, I can't talk.
C5 C5 G5 G5                        Bb5    C5
The only thing about me is the way I walk.

I can't dance, I can't sing
I'm just standing here selling everything.

Verse 2:
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Blue jeans sitting on the beach,
her dog's talking to me, but she's out of reach.

She's got a body under that shirt,
but all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt.

'Cause, I can't dance, I can't talk.
The only thing about me is the way I walk.
No, I can't dance, I can't sing
I'm just standing here selling.

Bridge:
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   Bb5             F5       C5
e:-----------------------0----- | 
B:-----------------------1----- | 
G:-----------------------0----- | 
D:-0-----------3---------2----- | 
A:-1-----------3---------3----- | 
E:-1-----------1---------3----- | 
   checking... place...  know

    Bb5                        F5
And checking everything is in place,
        C5
you never know who's looking on.

Verse 3:
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Young punk spilling beer on my shoes,
fat guy's talking to me trying to steal my blues.

Thick smoke, see her smiling through.
I never thought so much could happen just shooting pool.

But I can't dance, I can't talk.
The only thing about me is the way I walk.
I can't dance, I can't sing
I'm just standing here selling


Bridge 2:
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       Bb5           F5                C5
e:-------------------------------------- | 
B:-------------------------------------- | 
G:-------------------------------------- | 
D:-----0------------3---------------2--- | 
A:-----1------------3---------------3--- | 
E:-----1------------1---------------3--- | 




   Bb5               Eb5             F5   (synth bit)
e:-----------------------------------------1---------- | 
B:--------------------------------------------1------- | 
G:--------------------------------------2--------2---- | 
D:-0---------------13----------3------3--------------- | 
A:-1---------------13----------3---------------------- | 
E:-1---------------11----------1---------------------- | 

    Bb5                        F5
And checking everything is in place
        C5            
You never know who's looking on
Bb5             Eb5              F5
  A perfect body   with a perfect face,  uhan.

End:
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Play chorus lots of time with loads of scat vocals...while
playing the "intro-riff"...

and singing:

"I won't dance,  please don't ask me..."
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