Dancing In The Street Chords by The Mamas & The Papas

Tempo:
120 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

Bm

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Mamas & The Papas - Dancing In The Street chords
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[D] [D#] [E] [D]
[E] [D] [D#] [E] [D]
[E] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E]
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
[Bm] [E] Summer's here and the time is right for dancing in the streets,
They're dancing in Chicago, [D] [E] down in New Orleans, up in New York City.
All [F#m] we need [A] is music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music all the time.
There'll [E] be singing, spin, there'll be reckless playing, and dancing in the streets.
Oh [G#] it doesn't matter what you wear, [C#m] just as long as you are there,
[F#]
[A]
[B] Everywhere around
They'll [E] be dancing
They're dancing in the street
[Bm]
[C#] [E]
They'll be whippin' and swingin'
And music swingin'
And dancing in the street Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA
Oh, the more that they sing now
Oh, the more that they sing now
Never forget them
Never forget them all
Oh, they're [A] using In, using They're using Fuck, yeah and [E] dancing
Swingin', rock and playing And dancing
In the street Yeah
[A] [E]
[A] [Em]
[D]
Everywhere
[Em]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[Em] [E]
[G#]
[C#m] So [F#] come [D#m] [F#] on [A] Everywhere [B] around
[A] [E]
They're dancing in the street
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA.
Baltimore, NDC now.
[D] [E] Gatlinburg and Des Moines, LA.
Long way down in LA, California.
Not to mention Half-Life, Nova Scotia.
Ollama, New Brunswick, Lebanon.
[Bm] [E] Manchester. Manchester.
Oh, Emory, Emory.
Alexandria.
Virginia, Virginia.
[G#] [C#m]
[E] Crockett.
Right there.
Oh, Boyle Heights.
Boyle Heights, [Bm] never heard of it.
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G#
134211114
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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Let's start jamming The Mamas & The Papas - Dancing In The Street chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - D#, E, D, D#, Bm, E, D, E, A, E and A in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 60 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 120 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Major.

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_ _ [D] _ _ [D#] _ [E] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [D#] _ [E] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ Are you ready for a brand new beat?
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] Summer's here and the time is right for dancing in the streets,
They're dancing in Chicago, [D] _ [E] _ _ _ down in New Orleans, up in New York City. _
_ All [F#m] we need [A] is music, _ _ music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music all the time.
There'll [E] be singing, spin, there'll be reckless playing, and dancing in the streets.
Oh [G#] _ it doesn't matter what you wear, [C#m] just as long as you are there,
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] Everywhere around
They'll [E] be dancing _
They're dancing in the street
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ They'll be whippin' and swingin'
And music _ swingin'
And dancing in the street Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, _ PA
Oh, the more that they sing now
Oh, the more that they sing now
Never forget them
Never forget them all
Oh, they're _ [A] using In, using _ They're using Fuck, yeah _ _ and [E] dancing
_ _ Swingin', rock and playing And dancing
In the street Yeah
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Everywhere
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] So _ _ _ _ _ [F#] come _ _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ on [A] _ Everywhere _ [B] around _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ They're dancing in the street
_ _ _ Philadelphia, _ PA
Philadelphia, PA.
Baltimore, NDC _ _ now.
[D] [E] Gatlinburg and Des Moines, LA.
_ _ Long way down in LA, California.
_ _ Not to mention Half-Life, Nova Scotia.
_ _ _ Ollama, New Brunswick, Lebanon.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ Manchester. Manchester.
Oh, Emory, Emory.
_ _ _ Alexandria.
Virginia, Virginia.
_ [G#] _ [C#m] _ _
[E] Crockett.
Right there.
_ _ _ Oh, Boyle Heights.
Boyle Heights, [Bm] never heard of it. _ _ _ _

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

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