Frank Turner - Four Simple Words
This is as close to what Frank plays as I can deduce, I know for a fact there is at
least one area where he transitions through three different chords, however, I cannot hear
this at all, and I cannot make out the chords from his hands on the video I am using.
*The symbols used in this tab are visual representations of what should be done. A '~'
means hold the chord, a '.' represents staccato, 'X' is an open strum.
**I hope you enjoy playing this song :)
-INTRO-
C~ E~
Because we're all so very 21st century,
Am~ Dm~
you're probably listening to me on some form of portable stereo.
C~
Maybe you're sitting at the back of the bus,
E~
or it's running up your sleeve and you're across from your boss,
Am~ F~
or you're sitting in your bedroom on your own with the lights down low.
Dm~ G~
I'd like to teach you four simple words, so that next time you come to a show
C~ F~
you can sing those words back at me, like they're the only words that you know.
-INTRO/CHORUS-
CI (x32010@1)want to dance.
EI (022100@1)want to dance.
Am (x02210@1) DmI (xx0231@1)want lust and love and a smattering of romance.
CBut, (x32010@1)I'm no good at dancing,
Eand (022100@1)yet I have to do something.
AmTonight (x02210@1)I'm gonna play it straight,
DmI'm (xx0231@1)gonna take my chance.
C~
I want to dance.
-VERSE-
AmHeigh (x02210@1)ho. Heigh ho. Heigh ho.
DmWe're (xx0231@1)heading out to the punk rock show.
CColleagues (x32010@1)and friends come and stand with smile.
GYeah, (320003@1)this is my culture, man, this is my home.
Am_______________ (x02210@1)gather at the gate, yeah,
Dmthe (xx0231@1)doors are at 7 and the show starts at 8,
CSeven (x32010@1)solid hours in a space of my own,
Gand (320003@1)when the band comes on the only thing I really know.
-CHORUS-
CI (x32010@1)want to dance.
EI (022100@1)want to dance.
Am (x02210@1) DmI (xx0231@1)want lust and love and a smattering of romance.
CBut, (x32010@1)I'm no good at dancing,
Eand (022100@1)yet I have to do something.
AmTonight (x02210@1)I'm gonna play it straight,
DmI'm (xx0231@1)gonna take my chance.
C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.
I want to dance.
-SOLO-
Am Dm C G
-VERSE-
Am (x02210@1) DmIs (xx0231@1)anybody else sick of the music that's churned out by night clubs and _____________
COh, (x32010@1)it's all sex, drugs and sins,
and erections(?) and skins,(?)
Gbut (320003@1)it's okay, because they don't really mean it.
AmI (x02210@1)want bands who head to work without a key,
Dmdrive (xx0231@1)a thousand miles and play the show with no sleep.
CSleeping (x32010@1)on the floor around a strangers place,
Gonly (320003@1)just to do it all again the next day.
-CHORUS-
CI (x32010@1)want to dance.
EI (022100@1)want to dance.
Am (x02210@1) DmI (xx0231@1)want lust and love and a smattering of romance.
CBut, (x32010@1)I'm no good at dancing,
Eand (022100@1)yet I have to do something.
AmTonight (x02210@1)I'm gonna play it straight,
DmI'm (xx0231@1)gonna take my chance.
C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C. - XX~
I want to dance.
-BREAKDOWN-
Am(pm)
Put your hands on your hips,
Am(pm)
and bring your knees in tight.
Am(pm)
Yeah, we do this thing together, man.
Am(pm)
No fists, no fights.
DmWe're (xx0231@1)not trying to save the world.
GSome (320003@1)people think like us.
CWe (x32010@1)just want our own space to dance man.
AmNo (x02210@1)____, no fuss.
DmYeah, (xx0231@1)on blood, sweat and bile we're gonna build ourselves a house
Gwhere (320003@1)if the roof is on fire then we're gonna put it out.
CForget (x32010@1)about your bitching and remember that you're blessed,
Fmaj7punk (1x3210@1)is for the kids who never fit in with the rest. All right.
Dm~
Somebody told that music with guitars
G~
was going out of fashion and I had to laugh.
C~
This shit wasn't fashionable when I fell in love.
F~ Fm.Fm.Fm.Fm.Fm.Fm.Fm~
If the 'hipsters' move on, why should I give a fuck?
-'FREDDIE' CHORUS-
CI (x32010@1)want to dance.
E (022100@1) AmI (x02210@1)want to dance.
DmI (xx0231@1)want me some lust, some love and a smattering of that all-time romance.
CBut, (x32010@1)I'm no good at dancing,
Eyet (022100@1)I have to do something.
Am (x02210@1) DmTonight (xx0231@1)I'm gonna play it straight, I', gonna take my chance.
-OUTRO/CHORUS-
CYeah, (x32010@1)I want to dance.
EI (022100@1)want to dance.
Am (x02210@1) DmI (xx0231@1)want you and me both joined hands down at the front.
C (x32010@1) ESo, (022100@1)the next time I see you, remember these words.
AmLet's (x02210@1)say we knock the barriers down, we're all friends.
Dm________________ (xx0231@1)singing
C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.
Four simple words.
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This is based on the performance at Wembley Arena -- which can be found on YouTube --
that I was lucky enough to attend. Frank has now recorded this song for the album and all
lyrics and music are finalised, when I can find a clear finished version of the song,
I'll update any and all lyrics that require it.
