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David Bowie - Let’s Dance Chords

Chord reference D, D7, A7, Am, F, Am7, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑

[D]Ahh, [D]Ahh, [D]Ahh, [D7]Ahh,

Let’s [A7]dance, put on your red shoes and [Am]dance the blues Let’s [F]dance, to the song they’re playin’ on the [Am7]radio Let’s [A7]sway, while colour lights up your [Am]face Let’s [F]sway, sway through the crowd to an [Am7]empty space

[G]If you say run, I’ll [C]run with [D]you [C] [D] [G]And if you say hide, we’ll [C]hide [D] [C] [D] Be[G]cause my love for [Em]you Would [C]break my heart in [D]two If you should fall into my arms And [D7]tremble like a [A7]flower [A7] [Am] [Am]Let’s [F]dance [F] [Am7] [Am7]

Let’s [A7]dance, for fear your grace should [Am]fall Let’s [F]dance, for fear tonight is all [Am7] Let’s [A7]sway, you could look into my eyes [Am] Let’s [F]sway, under the moonlight, this [Am7]serious moonlight

[G]If you say run, I’ll [C]run with [D]you [C] [D] [G]And if you say hide, we’ll [C]hide [D] [C] [D] Be[G]cause my love for [Em]you Would [C]break my heart in [D]two If you should fall into my arms And [D7]tremble like a [A7]flower [A7]

[Am] [Am] [F] [F] [Am7] [Am7]

Let’s [A7]dance, put on your red shoes and [Am]dance the blues Let’s [F]sway, under the moonlight, [Am7]this serious moonlight

Artist David Bowie
Album Let's Dance
Genres Rock
Year 1983
Key A7

How to Play Let's Dance on Guitar?

David Bowie - Let's Dance can be played in the key of A7 using the D, D7, A7, Am, F, Am7, C chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Let's Dance with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.