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Did You Know? The Mavericks wrote Dance The Night Away in an afternoon. Singer and guitarist Raul Malo considers it a 'happy accident'.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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White Pick Level
Dance The Night Away Chords And Strumming, The Mavericks
Django Chords:
Capo fret 4
Django G Chord
Django C Chord
Key: E
Strumming:
"Straight 8s": |D U D U D U D U |
Tempo: 140 bpm
Intro -
||C - - - |G - - - || x 6
Verse 1 -
||C - - - |G - - - || x 8
(C) Here comes my (G)happiness a(C)gain (G)
(C) Right back to (G)where it should (C)have been (G)
(C) 'Cause now she's (G)gone and I am (C)free (G)
(C) And she can't (G)do a thing (C)to me (G)
Chorus -
||C - - - |G - - - || x 8
(C) I just wanna (G)dance the night a(C)way (G)
(C) With seño(G)ritas who (C)can sway (G)
(C) Right now to(G)morrow's lookin' (C)bright (G)
(C) Just like the (G)sunny mornin' (C)light (G)
Verse 2 -
||C - - - |G - - - || x 8
And (C)if you should (G)see her (C)please let her (G)know that I'm
(C)well (G) as you can (C)tell (G)
And (C)if she should (G)tell you that (C)she wants me (G)back
Tell her (C)no, (G) I gotta (C)go (G)
Chorus -
||C - - - |G - - - || x 8
(C) I just wanna (G)dance the night a(C)way (G)
(C) With seño(G)ritas who (C)can sway (G)
(C) Right now to(G)morrow's lookin' (C)bright (G)
(C) Just like the (G)sunny mornin' (C)light (G)
Middle 8 -
||C - - - |G - - - || x 8
Verse 3 -
||C - - - |G - - - || x 8
And (C)if you should (G)see her (C)please let her (G)know that I'm
(C)well (G) as you can (C)tell (G)
And (C)if she should (G)tell you that (C)she wants me (G)back
Tell her (C)no, (G) I gotta (C)go (G)
Chorus -
||C - - - |G - - - || x 14
(C) I just wanna (G)dance the night a(C)way (G)
(C) With seño(G)ritas who (C)can sway (G)
(C) Right now to(G)morrow's lookin' (C)bright (G)
(C) Just like the (G)sunny mornin' (C)light (G)
(C) I just wanna (G)dance the night a(C)way (G)
(C) With seño(G)ritas who (C)can sway (G)
(C) Right now to(G)morrow's lookin' (C)bright (G)
(C) Just like the (G)sunny mornin' (C)light (G)
Final Chord Strum: C
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Yellow Pick Level
Dance The Night Away Chords And Strumming, The Mavericks
Open Chords:
Open E chord
Open B7 chord
Key: E
Strumming:
"Straight 8s": |D U D U D U D U |
Tempo: 140 bpm
Intro -
||E - - - |B7 - - - ||x6
Verse 1 -
||E - - - |B7 - - - ||x8
(E) Here comes my (B7)happiness a(E)gain (B7)
(E) Right back to (B7)where it should (E)have been (B7)
(E) 'Cause now she's (B7)gone and I am (E)free (B7)
(E) And she can't (B7)do a thing (E)to me (B7)
Chorus -
||E - - - |B7 - - - ||x8
(E) I just wanna (B7)dance the night a(E)way (B7)
(E) With seño(B7)ritas who (E)can sway (B7)
(E) Right now to(B7)morrow's lookin' (E)bright (B7)
(E) Just like the (B7)sunny mornin' (E)light (B7)
Verse 2 -
||E - - - |B7 - - - ||x8
And (E)if you should (B7)see her (E)please let her (B7)know that I'm
(E)well (B7) as you can (E)tell (B7)
And (E)if she should (B7)tell you that (E)she wants me (B7)back
Tell her (E)no, (B7) I gotta (E)go (B7)
Chorus -
||E - - - |B7 - - - ||x8
(E) I just wanna (B7)dance the night a(E)way (B7)
(E) With seño(B7)ritas who (E)can sway (B7)
(E) Right now to(B7)morrow's lookin' (E)bright (B7)
(E) Just like the (B7)sunny mornin' (E)light (B7)
Middle 8 -
||E - - - |B7 - - - ||x8
Verse 3 -
||E - - - |B7 - - - ||x8
And (E)if you should (B7)see her (E)please let her (B7)know that I'm
(E)well (B7) as you can (E)tell (B7)
And (E)if she should (B7)tell you that (E)she wants me (B7)back
Tell her (E)no, (B7) I gotta (E)go (B7)
Chorus -
||E - - - |B7 - - - ||x14
(E) I just wanna (B7)dance the night a(E)way (B7)
(E) With seño(B7)ritas who (E)can sway (B7)
(E) Right now to(B7)morrow's lookin' (E)bright (B7)
(E) Just like the (B7)sunny mornin' (E)light (B7)
(E) I just wanna (B7)dance the night a(E)way (B7)
(E) With seño(B7)ritas who (E)can sway (B7)
(E) Right now to(B7)morrow's lookin' (E)bright (B7)
(E) Just like the (B7)sunny mornin' (E)light (B7)
Final Chord Strum: E
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Blue Pick Level
Dance The Night Away Chords And Strumming, The Mavericks
Open Chords:
Open E chord
Barre Chords:
Barre B chord
Key: E
Strumming:
"Straight 8s": |D U D U D U D U |
Ending: | U D U D U D |
Tempo: 140 bpm
Intro -
||E - - - |B- - - ||x6
Verse 1 -
||E - - - |B- - - ||x8
(E) Here comes my (B)happiness a(E)gain (B)
(E) Right back to (B)where it should (E)have been (B)
(E) 'Cause now she's (B)gone and I am (E)free (B)
(E) And she can't (B)do a thing (E)to me (B)
Chorus -
||E - - - |B- - - ||x8
(E) I just wanna (B)dance the night a(E)way (B)
(E) With seño(B)ritas who (E)can sway (B)
(E) Right now to(B)morrow's lookin' (E)bright (B)
(E) Just like the (B)sunny mornin' (E)light (B)
Verse 2 -
||E - - - |B- - - ||x8
And (E)if you should (B)see her (E)please let her (B)know that I'm
(E)well (B) as you can (E)tell (B)
And (E)if she should (B)tell you that (E)she wants me (B)back
Tell her (E)no, (B) I gotta (E)go (B)
Chorus -
||E - - - |B- - - ||x8
(E) I just wanna (B)dance the night a(E)way (B)
(E) With seño(B)ritas who (E)can sway (B)
(E) Right now to(B)morrow's lookin' (E)bright (B)
(E) Just like the (B)sunny mornin' (E)light (B)
Middle 8 -
||E - - - |B- - - ||x8
Verse 3 -
||E - - - |B- - - ||x8
And (E)if you should (B)see her (E)please let her (B)know that I'm
(E)well (B) as you can (E)tell (B)
And (E)if she should (B)tell you that (E)she wants me (B)back
Tell her (E)no, (B) I gotta (E)go (B)
Chorus -
||E - - - |B- - - ||x8
||E - - - |B- - - ||x6
(E) I just wanna (B)dance the night a(E)way (B)
(E) With seño(B)ritas who (E)can sway (B)
(E) Right now to(B)morrow's lookin' (E)bright (B)
(E) Just like the (B)sunny mornin' (E)light (B)
(E) I just wanna (B)dance the night a(E)way (B)
(E) With seño(B)ritas who (E)can sway (B)
(E) Right now to(B)morrow's lookin' (E)bright (B)
(E) Just like the (B)sunny mornin' (E)light (B)
Final Chord Strum: E
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