Learn to play "Dan the Dancer" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G# C Dan had very long limbs From leading day to day Hanging onto a cliff That stretched him everyday And when she'd ask to hold hands He would smile and Let one of his hands go His whole life in one hand His whole life And when he'd say goodnight and Leave her doorstep He'd use his last strength To wave back And once back in his room Once back in his room He'd return his waving hand Back to its cliff G# G He liked her more than life itself G# G I'm sure G# C 'Cause Dan had never danced G# C outside of his room G# C When no one was home and he would G# C start to hear the door G# So when he moved with you G G# G And felt his body let go G# Of course you couldn't know G G# It was you and you alone G G# G That he had shown his bedroom dancer to Shown his bedroom dancer to Shown his bedroom dancer to Shown his bedroom dancer to Shown his bedroom dancer to Shown his bedroom dancer to Fm G G# And he would never tell you that it was his first time You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC Fm G G# Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Dan the Dancer" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dan the Dancer" by Mitski.