Four Simple Words Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G#dim]Because we'[C]re all so very twenty fi[E]rst century,
[Am]You're probably listening to me
[Dm]on some kind of portable stereo
[C]Maybe [Dm]you're sitting [C]on the back of the bus,
Or it's [E]running up your sleeve,
and you're across from your boss,
[Am]Or you're sitting in your bedroom
on your own with the [C]light[Dm]s down low
I'd like to teach you four simple words,
so [G]that next time you come to a show,
You could sing [F]those word[C]s back at me
like they're the [F]only ones that you [Fm]know:
[Dm]I

[Verse 2]
want to [C]dance, I want to [E]dance
I want [Am]lust and love and
a smattering of [C]ro [Dm]mance
But I'm no [Am]good at [C]dancing,
yet I have to [E]do something
To[Am]night I'm going to play it straight,
I'm going to [C]take [Dm]my chance, I want to d[C]ance
[Dm][G]

[Verse 3]
[Dm]
[Am]Hi ho hi ho hi ho,
we're heading [Dm]out to the punk rock show
Colleagues and friend
[C]s condescend with a smile,
But this is my cul[G]ture man,
this is my home
The dark huddled [Am]masses
gather at the gate,
Yeah, the doors are [Dm]at
7, and the show starts at 8
A few precious [C]hours in a space of our own,
And when the band comes [G]on, the
only thing I really know:

[Verse 4]
[G]I want to d[C]ance, I want to d[E]ance
I want [Am]lust and love and a
smatter[Dm]ing o[Am]f romance
[Dm]But I'm no good at danci[C]ng,
and yet I have to do [E]something
To[Am]night I'm going to play it straight, [Dm]I'm going to take [C]my [F]chance,
[Dm]I wa[F]nt to dance[C]

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Dm]
[C][G]
Yeah is [Am]anybody else

[Verse 5]
sick
of the music
That's churned out by [Dm]lacklustre
scenesters from Shoreditch?
Yeah it's all [C]sex drugs and sins,
like they're extras from Skins,
[G]But it's OK because
they don't really mean it
I want band[Am]s who had to
work for their keep,
Drove a thousand [Dm]miles and played
a show on no sleep,
Sleeping on the [C]floor in a
stranger's place,
Hungry just to [G]do it all again the next day

[Verse 6]
[G]I want to d[C]ance, I want to d[E]ance
I want [Am]lust and love and a
smattering of ro[F]mance
[Dm]But I'm no good at danci[C]ng,
and yet I have to do [E]something
To[Am]night I'm going to play it straight,
I'm [Dm]going to [Am]take [F]my [Dm]chance, I [F]want to [C]dance
[Dm]

[Verse 7]
So [E]put your hands [Dm]on your [Am]hips,
bring your knees in tight
Yeah we do this shit together man,
no fists, no fights
We're not trying to [Dm]shape the
world so people think [C]like [G]us,
We just want our own [C]space to dance,
[Dm]no fav[C]ors no f[F]uss
On blood sweat and [Dm]vinyl we
have a built ourselves a house,
So if the roof is on [G]fire then we're
going to put it out
Forget about the [C]bitching and remember
that you're blessed,
Punk is for the [F]kids who never fit in with the rest,
alright
[Dm]Somebody told me that music with guitars
Was [G]going out of fashion,
and I had to laugh
This [C]shit wasn't fashionable
when I fell in love,
If [F]the hipsters move on
why should I give a [Fm]fuck?

[Verse 8]
I [C]want to dance, I want [E]to dance,
[Am]I want me some lust and love and a smattering
of that old [F]time [Dm]romance
But I'm no good at [C]dancing,
[G]yet[C] I have t[G]o do som[E]ething
To[Am]night I'm going to play it straight,
I'm going to take [Dm]my chance
Yeah, I want to [C]dance, I want [E]to dance
I want [Am]me and you both to join [Dm]hands
down [Am]at th[C]e front[Am][Dm]
So the next time I [C]see you,
remember these [E]words so
We'll [Am]sing like the [Dm]barricades are down,
[C]and we'll dance lik[F]e no one's around,
Singing [C]four simple words