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Four Simple Words chords by
Frank Turner
Frank Turner

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Verse 1
G#dim
C
E

Because we're all so very twenty first century,

Am

You're probably listening to me
Dm

on some kind of portable stereo
C
Dm
C

Maybe you're sitting on the back of the bus,

E

Or it's running up your sleeve,

and you're across from your boss,
Am

Or you're sitting in your bedroom
C
Dm

on your own with the lights down low

I'd like to teach you four simple words,
G

so that next time you come to a show,
F
C

You could sing those words back at me
F
Fm

like they're the only ones that you know:
Dm
I
Verse 2
C
E

want to dance, I want to dance
Am

I want lust and love and
C
Dm

a smattering of ro mance
Am
C

But I'm no good at dancing,
E

yet I have to do something
Am

Tonight I'm going to play it straight,
C
Dm
C

I'm going to take my chance, I want to dance
Dm
G
Verse 3
Dm

Am

Hi ho hi ho hi ho,
Dm

we're heading out to the punk rock show

Colleagues and friend
C

s condescend with a smile,
G

But this is my culture man,

this is my home
Am

The dark huddled masses

gather at the gate,
Dm

Yeah, the doors are at

7, and the show starts at 8
C

A few precious hours in a space of our own,

G

And when the band comes on, the

only thing I really know:
Verse 4
G
C
E

I want to dance, I want to dance
Am

I want lust and love and a
Dm
Am

smattering of romance
Dm
C

But I'm no good at dancing,
E

and yet I have to do something
Am
Dm
C
F

Tonight I'm going to play it straight, I'm going to take my chance,
Dm
F
C

I want to dance
Interlude 1
Am
Dm

C
G

Am
Yeah is anybody else
Verse 5

sick

of the music
Dm

That's churned out by lacklustre

scenesters from Shoreditch?
C

Yeah it's all sex drugs and sins,

like they're extras from Skins,
G

But it's OK because

they don't really mean it
Am

I want bands who had to

work for their keep,
Dm

Drove a thousand miles and played

a show on no sleep,
C

Sleeping on the floor in a

stranger's place,
G

Hungry just to do it all again the next day
Verse 6
G
C
E

I want to dance, I want to dance
Am

I want lust and love and a
F

smattering of romance
Dm
C

But I'm no good at dancing,
E

and yet I have to do something
Am

Tonight I'm going to play it straight,
Dm
Am
F
Dm
F
C

I'm going to take my chance, I want to dance
Dm
Verse 7

E
Dm
Am

So put your hands on your hips,

bring your knees in tight

Yeah we do this shit together man,

no fists, no fights
Dm

We're not trying to shape the
C
G

world so people think like us,
C

We just want our own space to dance,
Dm
C
F

no favors no fuss
Dm

On blood sweat and vinyl we

have a built ourselves a house,
G

So if the roof is on fire then we're

going to put it out
C

Forget about the bitching and remember

that you're blessed,
F

Punk is for the kids who never fit in with the rest,

alright
Dm

Somebody told me that music with guitars
G

Was going out of fashion,

and I had to laugh
C

This shit wasn't fashionable

when I fell in love,
F

If the hipsters move on
Fm

why should I give a fuck?
Verse 8
C
E

I want to dance, I want to dance,
Am

I want me some lust and love and a smattering
F
Dm

of that old time romance
C

But I'm no good at dancing,
G
C
G
E

yet I have to do something
Am

Tonight I'm going to play it straight,
Dm

I'm going to take my chance
C
E

Yeah, I want to dance, I want to dance
Am
Dm

I want me and you both to join hands
Am
C
Am
Dm

down at the front
C

So the next time I see you,
E

remember these words so
Am
Dm

We'll sing like the barricades are down,
C
F

and we'll dance like no one's around,
C

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