Damned — Disco Man Chords
Disco Man
The Damned
Words and music by Captain Sensible
(Backing vocals in bold parens)
Intro
Guitar 1
C/// F/// D/// G/// E/// A///
B///
All
B // // A B A
B
Verse 1
B A
Take my hand, Disco Man
E B
Are you just a one night stand?
B A
Have some fun, jump the gun
E B
But what's left when it's all done
Chorus 1
F# E B F#
But who are you taking for a ride, (Disco Man)
E G A B
A B A
Better to run or else to hide (Disco Man, Disco Man)
Verse 2
B A
Tall and neat, watch his feet
E B
Got the jist he's all complete
B A
Understand Disco Man's
E B
Heading for the garbage can
Chorus 2
F# E B F#
Have you just crossed a bridge too far, (Disco Man)
E G A
Jump in a cab and steal a car, (worst in the land)
G A
Disco Man, (a one night stand),
G A B
Disco Man, (I can't understand, Disco Man)
Solo
Bass and Guitar 2 — 8 measures
C / D / F / C /
C / D / F / C /
Guitar 1 .
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————20b—20b———|
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
————————————————————————————————————————————12—————————14——————17 17—————————————|
—————3———————5———————7——————————8—10—8———10————10———12————12—————————————————————|
——33———3———5———5———8———8———8—h10—————————————————————————————————————————————————|
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Bridge
Cm G Dm A
What are you doing
Cm G Dm A
Your life's in a ruin
Cm G Dm A
You're out of your head
B
You oughta be dead
Verse 3 (Guitar 2 — palm mute, others strum/hit on chord change except during slash marks)
B A /
Down the stairs, no—one cares
E B / / / A B A
He who wins is he who dares
B A /
Rock n roll, lose control
E B / / /
Just forget you're on the dole
Chorus 3
F# E B F#
But who are you taking for a ride, (Disco Man)
E G A
Better to run or else to hide, (worst in the land)
G A
Disco Man, (a one night stand),
G A B
Disco Man, (can't understand, Disco Man)
Hold on B for 4 measures
Outtro (7 times in total)
Strum to lively crescendo for 1st through 5th time. Slow down for 6th and 7th.
B Dm
(Are you ready?) for the Disco Man
E F#
(Are you ready?) for the Disco Man
G A
(Are you ready?) for the Disco Man
Yeah.