Van Halen - Dancing in the Street: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Dancing in the Street" 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.
D Calling out around the world, C are you ready for a brand new beat? D Summer's here and the time is right, C 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 Chorus: F# Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear, Bm just as long as you are there E A So come on, every guy, grab a girl, everywhere around the world There'll be dancing, dancing in the streets (Oh) It's just an invitation, across the nation A chance for the folks to meet There'll be laughing and singing, music swinging Dancing in the streets Philadelphia, PA (Dancin' in the street) Baltimore, in D.C. now (Dancin' in the streets) Can't forget the Motor City (Dancin' in the streets) All we need is music (sweet sweet) Sweet music (sweet sweet music) There'll be music everywhere There'll be swinging, swaying, records playing Dancing in the streets, Oh! Chorus: It doesn't matter what you wear Just as long as you are there, so come on Grab a guy, grab a girl, everywhere around the world Wow! Hey hey hey! Ow yeah, ow! Dancin', they're dancin' in the street (Dancin' in the streets) Way down in L.A. everyday (Dancin' in the streets) Dancin' in the street (Dancin' in the streets) San Francisco Bay (Ooh-ooh-ooh) (Dancin' in the streets) They do it everyday now (Dancin' in the streets) Across the ocean blue (Ooh-ooh-ooh) me an' you (Dancin' in the streets) Dancin' in the street (Dancin' in the streets) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C  D  E  F#  G  Bm  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 "Dancing in the Street" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dancing in the Street" by Van Halen.