Mystery Dance chords by Elvis Costello

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Romeo  (G major) was restless, he was ready to kill
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G 
 (F major) He  (G major) jumped out the window 'cause
F 
he couldn't sit still  (F major) 
G 
 (G major) Juliet was waiting with a safety net
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G 
 (F major) He said,  (G major) "Don't bury me
'cause I'm not dead yet"
C 
Why don't you tell me  (C major) 'bout the

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Verse 2

mystery dance?

I wanna know about the mystery dance

Why don't you show me 'cause I've

tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified

I can't do it anymore and

I'm not satisfied

Verse 3
G 
 (G major) Well, I remember Friday night,
F 
when the lights went out (F major) 
G 
And I was tryin' to  (G major) make it look
F 
like it was never in  (F major) doubt
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Ab5 
 (G major) She thought that  (A flat5) I     knew
G 
and I thought  (G major) that she did
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G 
 (F major) So, both  (G major) of us were willing but

Verse 4
we didn't know how to do it
C 
 (C major) Why don't you tell me
'bout the mystery dance?
G 
I wanna know about the mystery  (G major) dance
Why don't you show me 'cause I've
D 
C 
 (D major) tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified  (C major) 
G 
I can't do it  (G major) anymore and
C 
I'm not satisfied  (C major) 

Verse 5
C 
 (C major) 
G 
D 
Well, I  (G major)  (D major) 
C 
G 
C 
F 
G 
 (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (F major) was  (G major) underneath
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G 
the covers in the middle  (A flat major) of  (G major) the night
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G 
 (F major) Tryin'  (G major) to discover my
C 
F 
left  (C major) foot from  (F major) my right
G 
 (G major) You can see those pictures
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in any magazine  (F major) 
G 
But  (G major) what's the use of looking when you
don't know what they mean?
C 
Why don't you  (C major) tell me 'bout the mystery

Verse 6
C 
 (C major) 
dance?
G 
I wanna know about the  (G major) mystery dance
Why don't you show me 'cause I've
D 
C 
 (D major) tried and I've tried and I'm still  (C major) mystified
G 
I can't do it  (G major) anymore
and I'm not satisfied

Verse 7
G 
I can't  (G major) do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
I can't do it anymore and
I'm not satisfied
I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
I can't do it anymore and
C 
I'm not satisfied  (C major) 

Verse 8
C 
 (C major) 
I can't do it anymore and
I'm not satisfied
F 
C 
G 
C 
G 
F 
C 
G 
I can't do it anymore and  (F major)  (C major) I'm  (G major)  (C major) not  (G major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major) 
C 
G 
F 
C 
G 
C 
G 
F 
C 
 (C major)  (G major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (G major)  (F major)  (C major) 
G 
C 
G 
 (G major)  (C major)  (G major) satisfied
I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied