Mystery Dance chords by
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello

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Key: G major
Intro 1
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G

Verse 1
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Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill
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He jumped out the window 'cause
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he couldn't sit still
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Juliet was waiting with a safety net
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He said, "Don't bury me
'cause I'm not dead yet"
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Why don't you tell me 'bout the
Verse 2
mystery dance?
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I wanna know about the mystery dance
Why don't you show me 'cause I've
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tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified
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I can't do it anymore and
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I'm not satisfied
Verse 3
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Well, I remember Friday night,
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when the lights went out
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And I was tryin' to make it look
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like it was never in doubt
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Ab5
Ab5

She thought that I knew
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and I thought that she did
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So, both of us were willing but
Verse 4
we didn't know how to do it
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Why don't you tell me
'bout the mystery dance?
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I wanna know about the mystery dance
Why don't you show me 'cause I've
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tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified
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I can't do it anymore and
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I'm not satisfied
Verse 5
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Well, I
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was underneath
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the covers in the middle of the night
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Tryin' to discover my
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left foot from my right
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You can see those pictures
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in any magazine
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But what's the use of looking when you
don't know what they mean?
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Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery
Verse 6
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dance?
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I wanna know about the mystery dance
Why don't you show me 'cause I've
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tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified
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I can't do it anymore
and I'm not satisfied
Verse 7
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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 I'm not satisfied
I can't do it anymore and
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I'm not satisfied
Verse 8
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I can't do it anymore and
I'm not satisfied
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I can't do it anymore and I'm not
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satisfied
I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied

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