The Night the Pugilist Learned How to Dance

The Night the Pugilist Learned How to Dance easy guitar chords by Sting

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  • Verse 1

    In the 
    streets around 
    here 
    there 
    was nobody 
    tougher 
    than 
    me, 


    I was 
    quick with 
    me fists 
    and 
    fast 
    with me footwork 

    as you 
    can plainly 
    see, 

    But while 
    fight
    ing 
    was useful 

    for 
    getting your 
    way, 

    Among the 
    toughs of the town 

    where you could 
    hold 
    sway, 

    There 
    had to 
    be something 

    that 
    was better than 
    this, 

    was 
    fifteen 
    years old 
    and I'd 

    never 
    been kissed. 

    Well 
    of 
    Verse 2
    course she'd 
    ignore me, 

    her 
    friends 
    would all sneer, 

    At me 
    bloody nose 
    dripping 

    and 
    me 
    cauliflower 
    ear, 

    For 
    it's 
    hard to convince 
    in 

    ro
    mantic 
    pose, 

    With a 
    lovely black 
    eye 

    and a broken 
    nose, 

    Where 
    girl is 
    attracted 
    to 
    skills 
    more refined, 


    Than the pugil
    ist's art, 
    and 
    so I inclined, 

    To 
    take meself 
    serious 
    as 

    mod
    ern ro
    mancer, 

    And I 
    secretly 
    learnt 
    all the 

    moves of 
    dancer

    Verse 3
    Ye 
    swing 
    to the left, 
    ye 
    swing 
    to the right, 

    Keep 
    your 
    eyes on 
    your partner, 

    more 
    or 
    less like 
    a fight, 

    Ye just 
    fol
    low the 
    rhythm, 

    and ye 
    keep to 
    the 
    beat, 

    The import
    ant 
    thing's nev

    er to 
    look at 
    your feet, 

    Then a 
    miracle 
    happens, 

    your mind's 
    in a 
    trance, 

    Though the 
    strategy's subtle, 

    re
    treat and 
    advance, 

    It's 
    all about 
    attitude, 

    all 
    in your 
    stance, 

    Atten
    tion 
    to detail, 

    leaving 
    noth
    ing 
    to chance, 

    Which ex
    plains 
    how 
    the 
    pugil
    ist 

    fi
    nally 
    learned 
    how 
    to 
    dance. 

    Verse 4
    Well, 
    I'd 
    waltz 
    with 
    a broomstick 

    and if I 
    was caught, 

    I'd 
    pre
    tend 
    I was 
    sweeping 

    or practicing 
    sport, 

    But I 
    really 
    had 
    eyes 
    for your 
    mother 
    ye see, 


    Wanting 
    her to 
    acknowledge 

    this 
    new version 
    of 
    me, 

    But 
    now 
    everyone's 
    watching, 

    expecting 
    I'll 
    fail, 

    But there's 
    fire 
    in 
    me belly, 

    there's 
    wind 
    in me sails, 

    knew 
    it was 
    risky 
    and I was 
    taking 
    a chance, 

    couldn't 
    retreat 
    now, 

    had 
    to ad
    vance. 

    So 
    Verse 5
    swing 
    to the left, 

    swing 
    to the 
    right, 

    Keep me 
    eyes 
    on me 
    partner, 

    like 
    would in 
    a fight, 

    just 
    keep to 
    the rhythm 
    and 

    fol
    low 
    the beat, 

    The 
    im
    portant 
    thing's 

    never 
    to 
    look 
    at 
    yr feet, 

    But a 
    miracle's happened, 

    and your 
    mind's 
    in 
    a trance, 

    They're 
    all laugh
    ing and 
    cheering 

    and 
    looking 
    askance, 

    On the 
    night 
    that 
    the pu
    gilist 
    fi

    nally 
    learned 
    how 
    to 
    dance. 

    Verse 6
    It's 
    three-minute 
    round 
    round 

    and you're 
    back 
    in yr 
    corner, 

    You're 
    licking 
    yr 
    wounds 
    just 

    like 
    little 
    Jack 
    Horner, 

    Don't 
    let your 
    guard 
    down 
    try 

    jab 
    with your 
    right, 

    Or 
    you're 
    losing 
    on 
    points 
    by 

    the 
    end of 
    the night, 

    Then 
    mir
    acle 
    happens, 

    and everyone's 
    screaming, 

    You're 
    pinch
    ing 
    yourself 
    just 
    in case 

    you're still 
    dreaming, 

    You've 
    taken 
    the 
    initiative, 

    you've 
    taken 
    your 
    chance, 

    It's 
    the 
    night 
    when this 
    pu
    gilist 
    finally 

    learned 
    how 
    to 
    dance. 

    Verse 7
    In 
    bout 
    where 
    the 

    strategist's bridges 
    were burned, 

    Where 
    it seemed 
    that 
    his 

    fortune 
    had 
    sud
    denly 
    turned, 

    'Twas 
    the night 
    that 
    this scrap

    per 
    was 
    sud
    denly 
    dapper, 

    And this 
    poor 
    fellow's 
    heart 

    was still 
    go
    ing 
    like 
    the clap
    pers, 

    The 
    night that 
    the 
    pugilist 
    finally 
    learned 

    how 
    to 
    dance. 



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