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Ray Davies
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Key: A minor•
Verse 1
Am
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brings up Come Dancing,

you know, later on.

Was that something that you wrote?

Because I heard that was

written

with your sister in mind.
G#
G#
4

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It's another sister, the bullying,
Am
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F
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Jane Fonda -ish sister.
Bb
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She's a real bitch.
Am
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There's sometimes a sister,

but she's a very, don't

say that.
Bbm
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Cut that out. It's just a...
Am
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The bully or the bitch part? Both.

We couldn't use his name.

This is the other sister, Gwen,

who's about seven or eight
F#
F#
2

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years older than I.
F#
F#
2

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And she used to go dancing

at a local,

La Cana it was called I think,
F#
F#
2

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and she showed me a snapshot


of her and her now husband dancing,

and the whole idea for the song
F#
F#
2

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Come Dancing

came from that photo

graph.

That's how I write a lot of songs,
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F#
2

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I get an image, a visual image,
A#
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then it translates into music.
B
B
2

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So I wrote that about Gwen

and her husband Brian,
Am
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A#
A#

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who is still alive.
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in fact, aggravation came about

as watching Brian driving to

work on the North Circular.
E#
E#

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went in the car with him one day,
F#
F#
2

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Am
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and him ranting and raving about the

world
G#
G#
4

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gave me the idea to write

the song.
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So it's still kind of, yeah.

Interesting ways, I mean,

where you can get ideas for songs,

it's just not one way, I mean.


Yeah, and obviously the line,
B
B
2

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the first line of the song was down,
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I heard down Columbus Avenue.

The guy, you know people
A#
A#

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shout on the street corner,

this guy was shouting out,
F#
F#
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Who needs it, man?
Am
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You know, who needs

it? Who needs what?

He just pissed off at the world.

He was just annoyed with the world

C
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and he was shouting out,

Who needs it? Who needs it?
A#
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And that's how aggravation starts.

That's wild. Yeah,
B
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2

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so I get these snippets from reality
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F#
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and turn them into my own drama.

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Chords

  • Am

  • G#

    4

  • F

  • Bb

  • Bbm

  • F#

    2

  • A#

  • B

    2

  • E#

  • C

  • A

Capo: No capo

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Come Dancing by Ray Davies is A minor.

The primary chords used in Come Dancing are Am, G#, F, Bb, Bbm, F#.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, G#, F, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Come Dancing is approximately 35 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Come Dancing using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Come Dancing. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

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