You know how it is. You have some songs that are just touchstones. Every time you hear them they transport you back to a certain place in time or maybe just trigger your brain to release extra serotonin or something. Well, for me, one of those touchstones is Dance Hall Days by Wang Chung. If you aren't familiar, check out this video. Note, there are two videos for this song, but the following video is better for reasons listed below the video.
1. Gum-chewing violin player looking directly into your soul
2. Sweaters!
3. Sweaters tucked into pleated pants!
4. You can almost hear the video director's instructions to the band. "Ok guys, I need you to look like condescending pricks who are laughing over some hilarious inside joke. Can you do that?"
Sadly, my video has none of that.
Here are my corrected tabs.
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
tabs by Ukulele Guy
Note: Except for the Chorus, play the F, C and G like so:
F - 2030
C - 0033
G - 0232
F C G F C G F C G F C G
[Verse]
F C G
Take your baby by the hand
F C G
And make her do a high hand stand
F C G
Take your baby by the heel
F C G
And do the next thing that you feel
[Refrain]:
(play single note)
F C G
We were so in phase
F C G
In our dance hall days
F C G
We were cool on craze
(play chords again)
F C C5 G
When I, you, and everyone we knew
F E A B C
Could believe, do, and share in what was true
[Chorus]
F C G F C G
Oh, I said Dance hall days love
[2nd Verse]
F C G
Take your baby by the hair
F C G
And pull her close and there there there
F C G
Take your baby by the ears
F C G
And play upon her darkest fears
[Refrain]
[Longer Chorus]
F C G F C G
Oh, I said Dance hall days love
F C G F C G
Dance hall days Dance hall days love
[3rd Verse]
F C G
So take your baby by the wrist
F C G
And in her mouth an amethyst
F C G
And in her eyes two sapphires blue
F C G
And you need her and she needs you
F C G
And you need her and she needs you
F C G
And you need her and she needs you
F C G
And you need her and she needs you
F C G
And you need her... and she needs you
[Refrain]
[Chorus]
F C G F C G
Oh, I said Dance hall days love
F C G F C G
Dance hall days love
F C G F C G
dance hall days Dance hall days love
F C G F C G
dance hall days Dance hall days love