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Play The Safety Dance on your own piano
Plug in your piano by USB or Bluetooth. The song waits for you until you hit the right notes. Slow it down, loop any bars, play one hand at a time.
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The Safety Dance — Karaoke: Lyrics & Chords to Sing & Play Along
About “The Safety Dance”
Free karaoke for "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats: lyrics on screen with the chords above each line and a bouncing ball that lands on every word in time. Sing along, or play along on guitar or piano from the chord chart. Change the key to fit your voice, slow the tempo down. Key of C, 100 BPM.
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Lyrics
We can dance if we want to, the we can (Bb)leave your friends be (F)hind.
And ’Cause your friends don’t dance, and our (Bb)if they don’t dance, well, sur (C)they’re them no the friends to of mine.
Say, we can go where we want to, a place that (Bb)they will nev er (F)find.
And we can act like we come from (Bb)out of this re world, and leave the (C)real one an far be hind.
And we can (F)dance.
We can go when we want to, the night is (Bb)young and so am (F)I.
And we can dress real neat from our (Bb)hats to our feet, and sur (C)prise them with the vic to ry cry.
Say, we can dance if we want to, a if we (Bb)don’t, no bod y (F)will.
And you can act real we rude or (Bb)to tal ly re moved, and I can (C)act like an im be cile.
And Say, can (F)dance.
we can dance, we can dance, (Eb)ev ’ry thing’s out of con (Ab)trol.
We can dance, we can dance, they’re (Db)do ing it from pole to (Ab)pole.
We can dance, we can dance, (Eb)ev ’ry bod y look at your (Ab)hands.
We can dance, we can dance, (Db)ev ’ry bod y’s tak en the (Ab)chance.
Ah.
Safe ty (D)dance.
Oh, safe ty (C)dance.
Yes, safe ty (D)dance.
Practice tip
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
Questions about this song (10)
- What key is "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats played in?
- The Safety Dance is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "The Safety Dance"?
- The arrangement plays at 100 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "The Safety Dance" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "The Safety Dance"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "The Safety Dance"?
- "The Safety Dance" was originally performed by Men Without Hats. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Men Without Hats can I play here?
- Try "THE SAFETY DANCE". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is there a karaoke version of "The Safety Dance" with lyrics?
- Yes — this is a free karaoke slide for "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats. The lyrics appear on screen a line at a time and each word lights up exactly when it's sung, with a bouncing ball leading you word to word. A backing plays underneath so you can just sing.
- Does it show chords so I can play along on guitar or piano?
- It does — a chord symbol sits on a thin row just above the lyric it changes on, so the same screen doubles as a lyrics-and-chords chart. Guitarists can strum the changes and pianists can comp while singing; the chords are colour-coded and move with the live transpose if you change key.
- Can I change the key of "The Safety Dance" to match my voice or capo?
- Yes. The original is in C, but the live transpose control shifts the whole song up or down semitones until the melody sits in your range (or maps to an easier guitar shape / capo position) — the on-screen chords and the backing move with it.
- Can I slow "The Safety Dance" down to learn the words and chords?
- Yes — the tempo control lets you take it as slow as you need while the lyrics still light up in time and the ball keeps you on the beat. Speed it back up once you can sing and play it through.
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