Alley Dancer chords by Claudia Schmidt

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G
D
C
F
Ab
Cm
Dm
Gm
Bb
Dsus4
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Verse 1
G 
Old black man with
a Chinese yo -yo flag
gives us to the game
D 
Will we see the dancer we cried
C 
or do we have to wait?
F 
Sentinel of the alley
C 
shrugs with a silent stare
Ab 
Toward the black alleyway
Cm 
Dm 
Gm 
Dm 
Gm 
and a form -hovering man
Bb 
Ab 
You snap your fingers and
Bb 
dogs start to bark
F 
C 
You wink your eye and the lights go dark
Gm 
C 
We come chasin' you down
G 
the streets
Gm 
Where the houses are empty
C 
and the night
Dsus4 
Our dreams

Interlude 1

Dsus4

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Verse 2

Dancer of the alleys

and a firefly swaying

Verse 3

We tried to go to sleep

but you tickled our brains

Verse 4

And here we come

rattling the garbage cans in time

Verse 5
quench your leaping
Cm 
Dm 
through the alleys of time
Gm 
Dm 
Maddy dancers seek the night
Gm 
Shadow  convalescing
from a world of light
Bb 
Ab 
You snap your fingers
Bb 
and dog starts to bark
F 
C 
You wink your eye and the lights go dark
Gm 
We come chasing you
Gsus4 
G 
down the street
Gm 
F 
Where the buildings are blackened
Gm 
C 
D 
Dsus4 
Bb 
and the death drums beat
G 
There are elephants and oceans
in the dense midwestern night
We have come callin' for you
heedless of our pride
F 
C 
Children round the campfire
grown to trust the flame
Ab 
We'll douse the fire just
Cm 
Dm 
to learn your name.
Gm 
Dm 
Alley dancers, see the night.
Gm 
Shadow  convalescing from
a world of light.
Ab 
You snap your fingers and
Bb 
dark starts above.
F 
C 
You wink your eye and the lights go dark.
Gm 
And we  come chasing you
C 
G 
down the streets
Gm 
That's where the houses are empty
C 
Dsus4 
D 
and the night are      deep

Interlude 2

Dsus4

Verse 6
G 
D 
Wouldn't you like to
G 
dance with us?
F 
Gsus4 
Wouldn't you love our
company?
G 

Verse 7
Gsus4 
G 
streets,
Dm 
F 
C 
out where the lights
Bb 
F 
G 
D 
G 
will let us see you.
The meadow is a jungle
when the dancer is around.
The backyard's an alley
C 
G 
full of unearthly sounds.
F 
The night gets so bad
when the alleys wind for miles.
Ab 
The moon glows a smoke ring
Cm 
Dm 
and a wolf smile
Gm 
Dm 
Sally dancer, seek the night
Gm 
Shadow  convalescing
from a world of light
Ab 
You snap your fingers and
Bb 
dark starts to bark
F 
You wink your eye
and the lights go dark
C 
Gm 
And we  come chasing you
C 
down the street
G 
Gm 
It's where the houses are empty
C 
D 
Dsus4 
Bb 
and the night are deep
G 
We've got a hot pink Mustang
and we're aiming to track you down you