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They put a park ing lot on a piece of land
where the su read per but mar al ket used to (G)stand.
Be fore that mar they put up lives a bowl ing al ley on the site know that used to be the lo cal (G)pal ais.
That’s where the big bands all used (G)wa to come and play.
My sis ter went there and on (G)peck a Sat ur (G)day.
“Come (C)danc ing,”
all her boy did friends when used to come and call.
and “Why not said, come “Come (D)danc ing?
It’s (C)on ly nat u ral.”
An oth er Sat ur and day, an oth er date.
She would be car per where she’d pal ways make him (G)wait
in the hall mar way and in lives an ti ci pa tion.
He did n’t go the night would end up in frus (G)tra tion.
He’d end up blow ing way used (G)things ges for the week,
all for a cud dle and on (G)won on the cheek.
(G)would “Come (C)danc ing.”
That’s how they did it when I was just a kid,
Why when they fraid to come (D)danc ing,” my (C)sis ter al ways did.
My (Em)sis ter should have (D)come in at (C)mid night.
And my mom would al ways (D)sit up and (C)wait.
It (Em)al ways end ed (D)up in a (C)big row
when my (Em)sis ter used to (D)get home (C)late.
(G)(Ooh,
ooh.)
(ooh,
ooh.)
The (Em)day they (D)knocked down the (C)pal ais
my (Em)sis ter (D)stood and (C)cried.
The day they (D)knocked down the (C)pal ais
part of my (D)child hood (C)died,
just died.
Come (C)danc ing.
Just like the pal ais on a Sat ur day.
And all your friends will come (D)danc ing while the (C)big bands used to play.
This page shows “Come Dancing” by The Kinks in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 120 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.