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