Capo 5th fret ( chords relative to capo ) G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)Em (022000@1)Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) CG On a warm night in March on a dark disco floor EmI (022000@1)danced up a storm like I'd never before C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GEvery (320003@1)step in the book and then some that weren't listed Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) DFor (xx0232@1)a song or two I felt nothing else existed G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GNow (320003@1)if a dream curled at your feet you'd take it home and name it EmI'm (022000@1)struggling now to find something to blame it on C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GStrobing (320003@1)effects or perhaps it was that dress Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1)DBut (xx0232@1)my eye was captured by a beautiful actress G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)GNow (320003@1)the minutiae's still my memory writ large Em (022000@1)As she danced nearer me with her coy entourage C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GShe (320003@1)tugged at the scarf round her neck it came loose Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)GShe (320003@1)flung it and hung it from the disc jockey's booth C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) CBut (x32010@1)before I continue one moments reprieve C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)I grant you dear audience a chance to leave C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) CFor (x32010@1)my tale never ends in that it never started C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)When the house lights came on I'd already departed G (320003@1) CG No not one word was spoken nor a glance exchanged EmWhen (022000@1)the sun rose next morning the world hadn't changed C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)See we only touched elbows is the plain naked truth Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GAnd (320003@1)I can't even back up my story with proof Gm (355333@1) C (x32010@1)GWe (320003@1)only touched elbows, felt our bones clunk together EmThen (022000@1)the moment was over in a falling feather C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)GAn (320003@1)accident sure but it happened I'll wrangle Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) Em (022000@1) Em (022000@1)DOur (xx0232@1)elbows did touch our arms at right angles G (320003@1) CG Now there's naught the nosey observer could've guessed EmBut (022000@1)the rock and roll drummer inside of my chest C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)Everyone's seen her films and I'll whisper her name Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GThat (320003@1)we only touched elbows is not such a shame C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1) CFor (x32010@1)the world's getting crowded and I can't see a lapse C (x32010@1) GIt's (320003@1)not about leaving spaces but filling the gaps C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)CWe're (x32010@1)all bumping and knocking strangers all the time C (x32010@1) DSometimes (xx0232@1)we don't notice, mostly we don't mind G (320003@1) CG A foot brushes your ankle on a peak hour bus EmSomeone's (022000@1)hand on the small of your back as they pass C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GA (320003@1)shopkeepers fingers while handing you change Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) DCan (xx0232@1)lightly brush yours without feeling too strange G (320003@1) CG But why I felt so alive I can't quite determine EmThere (022000@1)could be a word to explain it in German C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1) GSome (320003@1)take others home waking up to regret it Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) We only touched elbows and I'll never forget it D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) DG C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1)Em Em G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)GNow (320003@1)the innocent DJ still spins his black moons Em (022000@1) EmAnd (022000@1)keeps us all moving with his faithful tunes C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)the lights nod in synch, they're mechanically powered Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GWe (320003@1)only touched elbows and I still haven't