Intro: (there are two guitars, Whitley plucks and the other guitarist plays a
tremolo which follows the intro line)
blueprint of the picking pattern:
Am (x4) F (x4) C (x8)
e | -------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------- |
B | ----------1--- | ------------ | ------------1-------------------------------- |
G | ----2--------- | ---------2-- | ------0-------------------------------------- |
D | -------2------ | ----3------- | ---------2----------------------------------- |
A | -0------------ | -------3---- | ---3----------------------------------------- |
E | -------------- | --1--------- | --------------------------------------------- |
Am (x4) F (x4) C (x3) G/B Am (x4)
e | -------------- | ------------ | --------------- | ------------------------------ |
B | ----------1--- | ------------ | ------------1-- | ----------1-------------1----- |
G | ----2--------- | ---------2-- | ------0-------- | ----0-------------2----------- |
D | -------2------ | ----3------- | ---------2----- | -------2-------------2-------- |
A | -0------------ | -------3---- | ---3----------- | --2------------0-------------- |
E | -------------- | --1--------- | --------------- | ------------------------------ |
Chorus:
G/D E/G#
You can dance you can jive
F G
Having the time of your life ooh ooh ooh
F G
See that girl watch that scene
C
Diggin' the dancing queen
C F
Friday night and the lights are low
C Am
Looking out for a place to go
Where they play the right music
Getting in the swing
Am/C Am
You've come to look for a king
C F
Anybody could be that guy
C Am
The night is young and the music's high
With a bit of rock music
Everything is fine
Am/C Am
You're in the mood for a dance
F G
And when you get the chance
Chorus:
C
You are the dancing queen
F C
Young and sweet only seventeen
C F
Dancing queen feel the beat
C G/B Am
from the tambourine ooh ooh
G/D E/G#
You can dance you can jive
F G
Having the time of your life ooh ooh ooh
F G
See that girl watch that scene
C
Diggin' the dancing queen
Verse II: (Exactly like verse I)
You're a teaser you turn 'em on
Leave 'em burning and then you're gone
Looking out for another
Anyone will do you're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance
Chorus
Repeat intro; end on Am