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Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight) chords by Thin Lizzy (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Em7
C
G
Bm
D

Intro 1

Em7

Em7

C

G

Bm

Em7

Em7

C

G

Verse 1
Em7 
D 
When I passed you in the doorway
C 
G 
Well, you took me with a glance
Em7 
D 
I should've took that last bus home
C 
G 
But I asked you for a dance
Em7 
D 
Now we go    steady to the pictures
C 
G 
I always get chocolate stains on my pants
Em7 
D 
And my father, he's going crazy
C 
G 
He says I'm livin' in a trance
Bm 
But I'm dancing in the

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Chorus 1

Em7

moonlight

D

C

G

It's caught me in its spotlight

Bm

Em7

Dancing in the moonlight

D

C

G

On this long, hot summer night

Verse 2
Em7 
D 
It's three o'clock in the morning
C 
G 
And I'm on the streets again
Em7 
D 
I disobeyed another warning
C 
G 
I should've been in by ten
Em7 
D 
Now I won't get out until Sunday
C 
G 
I'll have to say I stayed with friends
Em7 
D 
Oh,   but it's a habit worth forming
C 
G 
If it means to justify the end
Bm 
Dancing in the

Chorus 2

Em7

moonlight

D

C

G

It's caught me in its spotlight

Bm

Em7

Dancing in the moonlight

D

C

G

On this long, hot summer night

Bridge 1
Em7 
Em7 
C 
G 
Bm 
Em7 
And I'm walking home
Em7 
C 
G 
Bm 
Em7 
The last bus has long  gone
Em7 
C 
G 
Bm 
Em7 
But I'm danc- ing in the moonlight
Em7 
C 
G 

Solo 1
Em7 
D 
C 
G 
Em7 
D 
C 
G 
Em7 
D 
C 
G 
Em7 
D 
C 
G 
Bm 
Dancing in the

Chorus 3
Em7 
moonlight
D 
C 
G 
It's caught me in its spotlight
Bm 
Em7 
Dancing in the moonlight
D 
C 
G 
On this long, hot summer night
Bm 
Dancing in the

Chorus 4
Em7 
moonlight
D 
C 
G 
It's caught me in its spotlight
Bm 
Em7 
Dancing in the moonlight
D 
C 
G 
On this long, hot summer night
Bm 
Dancing in the

Chorus 5
Em7 
moonlight
D 
C 
G 
It's caught me in its spotlight
Bm 
Em7 
Dancing in the moonlight
D 
C 
G 
On this long, hot summer night
Bm 
Dancing in the...
[Repeat and fade]

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Em7
C
G
Bm
D

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: E minorBPM: 144

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

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This is the definitive original version of Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight) by Thin Lizzy, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight) the way Thin Lizzy intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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