Chords for The Mamas and the Papas - Dancing in the Street (Live Monterey Pop Festival 1967)

Tempo:
125.85 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

G

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Mamas and the Papas - Dancing in the Street (Live Monterey Pop Festival 1967) chords
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[E] Alright, I don't know what I can say about this next song, except it's our closer, and the closer to the festival.
You're on your own, babies, because we're sure on ours.
Let's go!
Morning now, are you ready for the brand new beat?
Summer's here and the time is right
Dance it in the streets, let the next song
Down in New Orleans, up in New York City
[A] It's music, it's music, it's music
And I've been using it
[E]
tonight
Dance it in the streets
It [G#] doesn't matter what you wear
Just [C#m] as long as you are there
[E] [F#]
[Em] [A]
[E]
Dance it in the streets
You're gonna tell your parents
You're gonna tell your parents
All the boys you see now
All the boys you see now
Dance it in the streets
All the streets
You can't let it go
You can't let it go
They're dancing in the streets Yeah
[Em] All the night
Yeah
[E]
[Em] Just
[E]
[Em] [E]
[G#]
[C#m] as long as you are [E] there
Come [F#] on everybody
Grab
[A] [E]
a couple dancers
[Em] They're dancing in the [E] streets
Let the jazz in the air
All the boys you see now
You're gonna tell your parents
All [Em] [E] the boys you see now
You can't let it go
You can't let it go
They're dancing in the [Em] streets Yeah
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[D]
[G] [B]
[Am]
[A]
[G]
[A]
[G] [A]
[C#]
[Bm]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
G#
134211114
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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Let's start jamming The Mamas & The Papas - (Live) Dancing In The Street chords, practice the chord sequence E, Em and E. Kick off your practice at a gentle 62 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 126 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ [E] Alright, I don't know what I can say about this next song, except it's our closer, and the closer to the festival.
You're on your own, babies, because we're sure on ours.
Let's go!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Morning now, _ _ _ are you ready for the brand new beat? _ _
Summer's here and the time is right
Dance it in the streets, let the next song _ _ _ _ _ _
Down in New Orleans, _ up in New York City _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] It's music, _ it's music, _ it's music
And I've been using it _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ tonight
Dance it in the streets
It [G#] _ doesn't matter what you wear
Just [C#m] as long as you are there
_ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Dance it in the streets _
_ _ You're gonna tell your parents
You're gonna tell your parents
All the boys you see now
All the boys you see now _ _ _
Dance it in the streets _ _ _
All the streets
You can't let it go
You can't let it go _ _
They're dancing in the streets Yeah _
_ _ [Em] All the night _ _
Yeah
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Just _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ as long as you are [E] there
Come [F#] on everybody
_ _ Grab _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a couple dancers
_ _ [Em] They're dancing in the [E] streets _ _ _
Let the jazz in the air
All the _ _ boys you see _ _ _ now
You're gonna _ _ tell your parents
All [Em] _ [E] the boys you see now _
You can't let it go
You can't let it go
_ _ _ They're dancing in the [Em] streets Yeah
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was penned by Marvin Gaye, Ivory Joe Hunter and William Stevenson.

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