Frank Turner - Four Simple Words
This is as close to what Frank plays as I can deduce, I know for a fact there is at
least one area where
he transitions through three different chords, however, I cannot hear this at all, and I
cannot make out
the chords from his hands on the video I am using.
*The symbols used in this tab are visual representations of what should be done.
A '~' means hold the chord, a '.' represents staccato, 'X' is an open strum.
**I hope you enjoy playing this song :)
-INTRO-
C~ E~
Because we're all so very 21st century,
Am~ Dm~
you're probably listening to me on some form of portable stereo.
C~
Maybe you're sitting at the back of the bus,
E~
or it's running up your sleeve and you're across from your boss,
Am~ Dm~
or you're sitting in your bedroom on your own with the lights down low.
Dm~ G~
I'd like to teach you four simple words, so that next time you come to a show
C~ Fmaj7~
you can sing those words back at me, like they're the only words that you know.
-INTRO/CHORUS-
C
I want to dance.
E
I want to dance.
Am Dm
I want lust and love and a smattering of romance.
C
But, I'm no good at dancing,
E
and yet I have to do something.
Am
Tonight I'm gonna play it straight,
Dm
I'm gonna take my chance.
C
I want to dance.
-VERSE-
Am
Heigh ho. Heigh ho. Heigh ho.
Dm
We're heading out to the punk rock show.
C
Colleagues and friends calmly stand with smile.
G
Yeah, this is my culture, man, this is my home.
Am
_______________ gather at the gate, yeah,
Dm
the doors are at 7 and the show starts at 8,
C
Seven solid hours in a space of my own,
G
and when the band comes on the only thing I really know.
-CHORUS-
C
I want to dance.
E
I want to dance.
Am Dm
I want lust and love and a smattering of romance.
C
But, I'm no good at dancing,
E
and yet I have to do something.
Am
Tonight I'm gonna play it straight,
Dm
I'm gonna take my chance.
C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.
I want to dance.
-SOLO-
Am Dm C G
-VERSE-
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Am Dm
Is anybody else sick of the music that's churned out by night clubs and _____________
C
Oh, it's all sex, drugs and sins,
and erections(?) and skins,(?)
G
but it's okay, because they don't really mean it.
Am
I want bands who head to work without a key,
Dm
drive a thousand miles and play the show with no sleep.
C
Sleeping on the floor around a strangers place,
G
only just to do it all again the next day.
-CHORUS-
C
I want to dance.
E
I want to dance.
Am Dm
I want lust and love and a smattering of romance.
C
But, I'm no good at dancing,
E
and yet I have to do something.
Am
Tonight I'm gonna play it straight,
Dm
I'm gonna take my chance.
C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C. - XX
I want to dance.
-BREAKDOWN-
Am(pm)
Put your hands on your hips,
Am(pm)
and bring your knees in tight.
Am(pm)
Yeah, we do this thing together, man.
Am(pm)
No fists, no fight.
Dm
We're not trying to save the world.
G
Some people think like us.
C
We just want our own space to dance man.
Am
No ____, no fuss.
Dm
Yeah, on blood sweat and bile we're gonna build ourselves a house
G
and, if the roof is on fire then we're gonna put it out.
C
Forget about your bitching and remember that you're blessed,
Fmaj7
punk is for the kids who never fit in with the rest. All right.
Dm~
Somebody told 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.
Fmaj7
If the 'hipsters' move on, why should I give a fuck?
-'FREDDIE' CHORUS-
C
I want to dance.
E Am
I want to dance.
Dm
I want me some lust, some love and a smattering of that all-time romance.
C
But, I'm no good at dancing,
E
yet I have to do something.
Am Dm
Tonight I'm gonna play it straight, I', gonna take my chance.
-OUTRO/CHORUS-
C
Yeah, I want to dance.
E
I want to dance.
Am Dm
I want you and me both joined hands down at the front.
C E
So, the next time I see you, remember these words.
Am
Let's say we knock the barriers down, we're all friends.
Dm
________________
C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.
Four simple words.
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This is based on the performance at Wembley Arena -- which can be found on YouTube -- that
I was lucky enough to attend. Frank has now recorded this song for the album and all lyrics
and music are finalised, when I can find a clear finished version of the song, I'll update
any and all lyrics that require it.
