David Bowie — John Im Only Dancing Tab

John, I'm Only Dancing
(Bowie)

INTRO:  G  C9...repeated


    G C9      G      C9   G    C9     G        C9  G
Well, Annie's pretty neat, she always eats her meat
C9     G     C9      G        C9        G          C9
Joe is awful strong, bet your life he's putting us on
C               C/B Am         C
Oh lordy, oh lordy, you know I need some loving
G  C9..repeated
I'm moving, touch me


CHORUS 1:
Em
John, I'm only dancing
                              E
She turns me on, but I'm only dancing
             F                G
She turns me on, don't get me wrong
         A
I'm only dancing


G  C9...repeated


   G      C9       G         C9     G        C9   G         C9
Oh shadow love was quick and clean, life's a well—thumbed machine
  G       C9       G        C9             G    C9       G    C9
I saw you watching from the stairs, you're everyone that ever cared
C               C/B Am         C
Oh lordy, oh lordy, you know I need some loving
G  C9...repeated
I'm moving, touch me


CHORUS

LAST TWO CHORDS:  A  G (with toggle switch)

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VERSES: Behind the strumming acoustic there is an electric:
            G                           C             Am C G
E———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
G—4—4————4—4————4—4————4—4—————5—5—————5——————5————4—4————4—4————4—4————4—4—|
D—5—5————5—5————5—5————5—5—4/5—5—5—4/5—5——————5————5—5————5—5————5—5————5—5—|
A—4/5————4/5————4/5————4/5————2/3—————2/3———320——3—4/5————4/5————4/5————4/5—|
E—2/3————2/3————2/3————2/3—————————————————————————2/3————2/3————2/3————2/3—|

CHORUS:
          Em    E F                   G
        E—7———7—7—12———12———12———12———12———12———12———12————|
        B—8———8—9———15B——15B——15B——15B——15B——15B——15B——15B—|
        G—9—9—9—9——————————————————————————————————————————|
        D——————————————————————————————————————————————————|
        A——————————————————————————————————————————————————|
        E——————————————————————————————————————————————————|

Then another guitar joins and they play two different melodies:
          A
        E——————————————————————————————————|
        B———————————12—14—15—12—12—————————|
        G———11—12—14———————————————————————|
        D—14———————————————————————————————|
        A——————————————————————————————————|
        E——————————————————————————————————|

          A
        E—12———————————————————————————————|
        B—————————————————17B17—15—14—12———|
        G———————————————————————————————14—|
        D——————————————————————————————————|
        A——————————————————————————————————|
        E——————————————————————————————————|

PRE 2nc CHORUS: Just before the second chorus there is a little subtle
background lick just after the words 'touch me':
          G
        E—330——————————————|
        B————30————————————|
        G——————4P2P0—4P2P0—|
        D——————————————————|
        A——————————————————|
        E——————————————————|

LAST 2 CHORDS: The last two chords of the song are 'A' to 'G'. The effect at the end is
achieved by using a Les Paul style guitar and turning the top volume, for the neck
pickup, off and then whilst holding the G flicking the toggle switch quickly. It helps
if you stand next to a loud amp aswell, because then you get the feedback starting to
creep in!!!