Dancing In The Street Chords

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Dancing In The Street by Van Halen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, G, F#, Bm, E and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: D             C   D C 
       Wow, ah yeah 

D                                      C 
Calling out around the world, are you ready for a brand new beat? 
 D                                        C 
Summer's here and the time is right, for dancing in the streets 

                       D    
They're dancing in Chicago (they'll be dancing) down in New Oreleans (dancing in the streets) 

Up in New York City (dancing in the streets) 
                G 
All we need is music (sweet sweet), sweet music (sweet sweet music)  

There'll be music everywhere 
              D    
There'll be swinging, swaying, records playing, dancing in the streets 

  F#                                          Bm 
Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear, just as long as you are there 
          E                       A   NC 
So come on, every guy, grab a girl, everywhere around the world 

             D 
There'll be dancing, dancing in the streets 

It's just an invitation, across the nation, a chance for folks to meet 

There'll be laughing and singing, music swinging, dancing in the streets 

Philadelphia PA (dancing in the streets), Baltimore and DC now (dancing in the streets) 

Can't forget the Motor City (dancing in the streets) 
                G 
All we need is music (sweet sweet), sweet music (sweet sweet music) 

There'll be music everywhere 
              D 
There'll be swinging, swaying, records playing, dancing in the streets 

  F#                                          Bm 
Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear, just as long as you are there 
          E                       A  
So come on, every guy, grab a girl, everywhere around the world 

Solo: D G D G  F# Bm E A 

 D 
Dancing (dancing in the streets) 

Way down in LA, everyday, dancing in the streets (dancing in the streets) 

San Francisco way (dancing in the streets), they do it everyday now (dancing in the streets) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante