They Dance Alone (Gueca Solo) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Synth]
[G][Em][G][Em]
[G][Em][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]Why are these women here
dancing on their own?
[A]Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
[G][D]
[G]Why are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
[A]I can't see what it is they despise
[G][D]

[Pre-chorus 1]
[Em]Dancing with the missi[G]ng
[Em]They're dancing with the dead[G]
[Em]They dance with the invisibl[G]e ones
[Em]Their anguish is unsaid[G]
[F]They're dancing with their fa [C]thers
[F]They're dancing with their son[C]s
[D]Dancing with their husban[Cm]ds
[D]They dance alon[Cm]e
They dance a[D]lone[Em]

[Interlude 1]
[G][Em][G][Em]
[G][Em][G]

[Verse 2]
[G]The only form of protest they're allowed
[A]I've seen their silent faces,
they [G]scream so [D]loud
[G]If they were to speak these words
They'd go missing, too
[A]Another woman on the torture table
[G]What else can they do?[D]

[Pre-chorus 2]
[Em]Dancing with the missing[G]
[Em]They're dancing with the dead[G]
[Em]They dance with the invisibl[G]e ones
[Em]Their anguish is unsaid[G]
[F]They're dancing with their fa [C]thers
[F]They're dancing with their son[C]s
[D]Dancing with their husban[Cm]ds
[D]They dance alon[Cm]e
They dance a[D]lone

[Chorus 1]
[G]One day we'll dan[C]ce on their graves
[Am]One day we'll sing[Em] our freedom
[G]One day we'll lau[C]gh in our joy
[Am]And we'll danc[Em]e
[G]One day we'll dan[C]ce on their graves
[Am]One day we'll sing[Em] our freedom
[G]One day we'll lau[C]gh in our joy
[Am]And we'll danc[Em]e

[Bridge 1]
[G]Ellas danzan con con los desaparecidos,
danzan con los muertos,
danzan con amores invisibles
[Em]Con silenc[G]iosa angustia
dan[Em]zan con sus p[G]adres, con sus hij[Em]os,
[G]con sus esposos
E[Em]llas danzan [G]solas, danzan solas

[Verse 3]
[G]Hey Mr. Pinochet
You've sown a bitter crop
[A]It's foreign money that supports you
[G]One day the money's going to sto[D]p
[G]No wages for your torturers
No budget for your guns
[A]Can you think of your own mother
[G]Dancing with her invisible [D]son

[Chorus 2]
[Em]Dancing with the missing[G]
[Em]They're dancing with the dead[G]
[Em]They dance with the invisibl[G]e ones
[Em]Their anguish is unsaid[G]
[F]They're dancing with their fa [C]thers
[F]They're dancing with their son[C]s
[D]Dancing with their husban[Cm]ds
[D]They dance alon[Cm]e
They dance a[D]lone

[Chorus 3]
[G]One day we'll dan[C]ce on their graves
[Am]One day we'll sing[Em] our freedom
[G]One day we'll lau[C]gh in our joy
[Am]And we'll danc[Em]e
[G]One day we'll dan[C]ce on their graves
[Am]One day we'll sing[Em] our freedom
[G]One day we'll lau[C]gh in our joy
[Am]And we'll danc[Em]e

[Outro 1]
[G][C]
(And [Am]we'll [Em]dance)
(And [G]we'll [C]dance)
(And [Am]we'll [Em]dance)
[Repeat and fade]