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Fraser & DeBolt - Them Dancehall Girls Chords

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ChordsC, G, F, Em, Am, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

[Opening]
These dance hall [C]girls, [G]they’ll treat you [C]kind
[C]They’ll give you their bodies, but [F]you’ll never reach their [C]minds
They’ll [F]fill you [C]up [F]with lipstick [Em]lies [F]
[F]When they put you [C]down, son
[G]Don’t be [Am]surprised [D]
[D]Is this the [C]way it always [G]is here in [F]Baltimore? [C] [G] [C]

[verse 2]
[C]I‘ve held her mountains, [G]I kissed her [C]plains
[C]I touched her sunshine, [F]and I drank her [C]rains
But I’ve [F]been so [C]far, [F]then I broke too [Em]fast [F]
[F]I thought I had a [C]winner picked
[G]But I came in [Am]last [D]again
[D]Is this the [C]way it always [G]is here in [F]Baltimore? [C] [G] [C]

[chorus]
[Em]I must have chosen the wrong [F]season to come [C]down
[Em]I never realized they [F]call this sacred [G]ground

[verse 3]
[G]My sense of [C]time, [G]hell I’m a week [C]behind
[C]I sent a letter home, [F]but this all takes [C]time you know
I wanna [F]get some [C]money, [F]I wanna go back [Em]home [F]
[F]These dance hall [C]girls
[C]Know how to [G]make a man feel [Am]alone [D]
[D]Is this the [C]way it always [G]is here in [F]Baltimore? [C] [G] [C]

[chorus]
[Em]I must have chosen the wrong [F]season to come [C]down
[Em]I never realized they [F]call this sacred [G]ground

[verse 4]
G]My sense of [C]time, [G]hell I’m a week [C]behind
[C]They’ll give you their bodies, but [F]you’ll never reach their [C]minds
They’ll [F]fill you [C]up [F]with lipstick [Em]lies [F]
[F]These dance hall [C]girls say
They [G]can’t stand to see a [Am]grown man [D]cry
[D]Is this the [C]way it always [G]is here in [F]Baltimore? [C] [G] [C]

[Closing]
[D]Is this the [C]way it always [G]is here in [F]Montreal? [C] [G] [C]

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ArtistFraser & DeBolt
AlbumFraser & DeBolt With Ian Guenther
GenresFolk
Year1971
KeyC

How to play Them Dancehall Girls on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Fraser & DeBolt - Them Dancehall Girls on guitar requires 6 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Them Dancehall Girls uses these transitions most often: F → C (19), C → G (18), and C → F (12). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
C to G

2. C → F chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from C to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
C to F

3. F → Em chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from F to Em;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
F to Em

4. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from G to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
G to Am

5. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

6. D → C chord transition

To move from D to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

7. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

8. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em;

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

Them Dancehall Girls chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Them Dancehall Girls.

  • Them Dancehall Girls includes 97 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Them Dancehall Girls contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Them Dancehall Girls connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%
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