Dance Hall Drug Chords & Tabs
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Dance Hall Drug -Boys Like Girls
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Tabbed by: A.J. Conner
Email: ajconner123@gmail.com (original, i know)
From their eponymous debut album.
This song is in open D tuning,
D-A-D-F#-A-D
I tabbed out the lead! :)
Tablature Legend:
~~ = let ring
(RIFF ONE)
D---0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------------|
A---0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------------|
F#--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------------|
D---9-9-9-9-9-9--9-7-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-7-9-7----------------------|
A---9-9-9-9-9-9--9-7-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-7-9-7----------------------|
D---9-9-9-9-9-9--9-7-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-7-9-7----------------------|
(RIFF TWO)
D---0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
A---0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
F#--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
D---2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-------------------|
A---2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-------------------|
D---2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-------------------|
This lead riff (LEAD ONE) is played with RIFF TWO when it's first
heard in the song, at 0:06. It's always played with that riff.
D-------2-----2------2------2---2------2--------|
A-----2------2----2-2-----2----2---2-2----------|
F#--2-------2-----------2-----2-----------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
LEAD TWO- always play with RIFF ONE.
D-------7----7------7------7---7-----7----------|
A-----5-----5----5-5-----5----5---5-5-----------|
F#--5------5-----------5-----5------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
D-------0~~0-------------0~~0-----0-0-----------
A-------0~~0-------------0~~0-----0-0-----------
F#------0~~0-------------0~~0-----0-0-----------
D---5-5-5~~5-5-5-4-4-2-2-2~~2-2-2-2-2-----------
A---5-5-5~~5-5-5-4-4-2-2-2~~2-2-2-2-2-----------
D---5-5-5~~5-5-5-4-4-2-2-2~~2-2-2-2-2-----------
--------0~~0-------------0-0-0--XXXXXX----------|
--------0~~0-------------0-0-0--XXXXXX----------|
--------0~~0-------------0-0-0--XXXXXX----------|
----5-5-5~~5-5-5-4-4-7-7-7-7-7--XXXXXX----------|
----5-5-5~~5-5-5-4-4-7-7-7-7-7--XXXXXX----------|
----5-5-5~~5-5-5-4-4-7-7-7-7-7--XXXXXX----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/boys_like_girls/dance_hall_drug_tab_ver_4.html ]
Chorus:
D---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------
A---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------
F#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------
D---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------
A---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------
D---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------
----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-XXXXXX-------|
----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-XXXXXX-------|
----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-XXXXXX-------|
----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-XXXXXX-------|
----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-XXXXXX-------|
----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-XXXXXX-------|
*Chorus Variation: When playing the chorus that goes into the
bridge, slide from the last chord on the seventh fret up
to the 8th, then the 9th.
Bridge:
D-------0~~~~~~~~~----0~~~~~~~~~~------------|
A-------0~~~~~~~~~----0~~~~~~~~~~------------|
F#------0~~~~~~~~~----0~~~~~~~~~~---(twice)--|
D---0-0-0~~~~~~~~~5-5-5~~~~~~~~~~------------|
A---0-0-0~~~~~~~~~5-5-5~~~~~~~~~~------------|
D---0-0-0~~~~~~~~~5-5-5~~~~~~~~~~------------|
Song Structure:
Intro- RIFF ONE once without lead, RIFF TWO with lead (LEAD ONE)
Verse- RIFF ONE and RIFF TWO, both with lead and singing.
Pre-chorus
Chorus (twice)
Verse 2-same as verse one
Pre-chorus
Chorus (with variation)
Bridge
Pre-Chorus
Chorus variation 2: play RIFF ONE and TWO, no lead.
Chorus, repeat, end on:
D---0-0-------------|
A---0-0-------------|
F#--0-0-------------|
D---9-9/------------|
A---9-9/------------|
D---9-9/------------|
Lyrics:
Grown up
She just turned 16
Stuck in the moment
Dead at the scene
And it's on tonight
This is the life that you wanted, right?
So turn off all the lights
Dressed up just like a movie star
At all the parties they'll know who you are
Wouldn't it be great, to be fashionably late?
So why don't you wait, till you're sedated
Pre-chorus:
Don't it feel like something's not right in his kiss tonight?
Chorus:
Yeah what I'm saying is do you, do you want to lose it all?
Cause this is more than just a dance hall drug
You can't wait to fall in love
All I'm saying is do you, do you want to learn to fly?
Then you should pack it up and say goodbye
Cause when the push comes to the shove
It's just a dance hall drug
Step in and you can lock the door
The candles are lit and the clothes on the floor
You could take a chance on finding romance
Now you're holding hands
But he's got other plans
Tick-tock, the clock is turning red
The room won't stop spinning and thoughts in your head
And it's too late
You feel like you're making a big mistake
You should've waited
(Pre-chorus)
(Chorus)
Bridge:
Just wait love
Show 'em what you're made of
Don't it feel like something's not right in his kiss tonight?
(Repeat chorus until end)
