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Dance This Mess Around

The B-52's

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: F 
E|-5---3---0---3---|
B|-5---3---0---3---|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----3---0---3---|
E|-----------------|
====================

0:12 - 0:23 (1x:)

E|-5---3---0-------|
B|-5---3---0-------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|(5)--3---0---*---|
E|-------------3---|
====================

0:23 - 0:31 (1x:)


E|------x--x--x--7----x--0--3--0--3--|
B|------x--x--x--7----x--0--3--0--3--|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-3-5-_------------3----------------|
E|-3-5-_------------3----------------|
===V=^===============================

0:31 - 0:37 (1x:)

E|-----x--x--x--7----x--5--3-*-5--3\-|
B|-----x--x--x--7----x--5--3-*-5--3\-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5---------------3-----------------|
E|-5---------------3-----------------|
======================================

0:37-0:44 (1x:)
 
E|------x--x--x--7-------0--0--0-0-|
B|------x--x--x--7-------0--0--0-0-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-5-------------3---------------|
E|-3-5-------------3---------------|
===V=^=============================

0:44 - 0:50 (1x:)

E|----x--x--x--7-----3--3--3*-|
B|----x--x--x--7-----3--3--3*-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5--------------3-----------|
E|-5--------------3-----------|
==============================

0:50 - 0:53 (1x:)

E|-------x---x---x-|
B|-------x---x---x-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-------x---x---x-|
E|-------x---x---x-|
===================

0:53 - 0:55 (1x:)

E|-------x---x---x---x-|
B|-------x---x---x---x-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-2-4-_---------------|
E|-0-2-_---------------|
===V=^=================

0:55 - 1:01 (1x:)

E|-------x--x--x--0-_----x--x-|
B|-------x--x--x--0-_----x--x-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-3-5-_--------------3-_-----|
E|-3-5-_----------------------|
==============================

1:01 - 1:03 (1x:)

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
F|-5-5-7-5-8-7-|
C|-------------|
================

Chorus

1:03 - 1:09:

E|---0-3---------3--3-|
B|---0-3---------3--3-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-|
E|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-|
================^==^==

"WHY WON'T YOU DANCE WITH ME?"

1:09 - 1:15:

E|---0-3------x--3--3-3-|
B|---0-3------x--3--3-3-|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-0-|
E|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-0-|
=========================

1:15 - 1:22:

E|---0-3--------3--3-|
B|---0-3--------3--3-|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5-----5-3----0--0-|
E|-5-----5-3----0--0-|
================^==^==

1:22 - 1:28:

E|-----0-0--3-------------3--3--3--3-|
B|-------0--3-------------3--3--3--3-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5------------5--3---3--0--0--0--0-|
E|-5------------5--3---3--0--0--0--0-|
==========================^==^==^==^=

1:28 - 1:34:

E|------0-3-3--0-*--------------3--3--3--3-|
B|------0-3-3--0-*--------------3--3--3--3-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5-5------5----5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
E|-5-5------5----5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
====================^==^==V==V=============
                 
1:34 - 1:40:

E|--------0-3-3-----0----------------3--3--3--3-|
B|--------0-3-3-----0----------------3--3--3--3-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-x-------x-x------3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
E|-5--5-x-------x-x------3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
=========================^==^==V==V==V==V==V==V=


1:40 - 1:46:

E|------0-3-3-----0----*-----------3--3--3--3-|
B|------0-3-3-----0----*-----------3--3--3--3-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5--------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
E|-5-5--------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
=======================^==^==V==V=============


1:46 - 1:53:

E|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*------------3--3--3--3-|
B|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*------------3--3--3--3-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
E|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
========================^==^==V==V=============

1:53 - 1:59:

E|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*-------------3--3--3--3-|
B|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*-------------3--3--3--3-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
E|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
========================^==^==V==V==============

1:59 - 2:05:

E|-----0-3-3--x-x-0---*-----------x-3--3--3--3-|
B|-----0-3-3--x-x-0---*-----------x-3--3--3--3-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-----5--5-5---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
E|-5-5-----5--5-5---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
=======================^==^==V==V==============

2:05 - 2:29;

(2:05 - 2:11, 2:11 - 2:17, 2:17 - 2:22, 2:22 - 2:28:)

E|----x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|----x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
====================================================

2:29 - 2:35
(1x:)

E|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================

There may not be a slide there but it does sound different from the other times, IMO.

2:35 - 2:41
(1x:)

E|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================
 
2:41 - 2:46 
(1x:)

E|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================

Then it changes a bit:

2:46 - 2:50 

E|-----------0-3-*--------------|
B|-----------0-3-*--------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3--x-|
E|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3--x-|
================================

(slight pause.)

2:51 - 2:52 (1x:)

F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
=====================

2:52 - 2:58

E|---x-x-x-x-0-3-*-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---x-x-x-x-0-3-*-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================

2:58 - 3:04:

E|----x----0*3-0---x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|----x----0*3-0---x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-5--x----------3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--x----------3-x-x-------------------|
==========================================

(Pause between the inverted D# and the high strings.)

3:04 - 3:10;
3:10 - 3:16;
3:16 - 3:22;
(3x:)
 
E|-------0*3-0--*--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-------0*3-0--*--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-5--*----------3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--*----------3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
=======================^=^=V=^=V=^=V=^=V==

3:22 - 3:28, 
3:28 - 3:33 
3:34 - 3:40, 
3:40 - 3:46, 
3:46 - 3:52,

E|------------0-3--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|------------0-3--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===============================^==^==V==V===================

3:28 - 3:33

E|------------0-3-(3)-----------------------(x)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|------------0-3-(3)-----------------------(x)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3(x)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3(x)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
==================================^==^==V==V===================

3:34 - 3:40, 
3:40 - 3:46, 
3:46 - 3:52:

E|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===============================^==^==V==V===================

3:40 - 3:46
(1x:)

E|-------(0)--0-3(0)-_--------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-------(0)--0-3(0)-_--------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===============================^==^==V==V====================

3:46 - 3:52
(1x:)

E|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===============================^==^==V==V====================


3:52 - 3:55

E|------------0-3----------------*-|
B|------------0-3----------------*-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3--*-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3--*-|
====================================

3:56 - 3:58

F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
======================

3:58 - 4:03

E|-----------0-3-*-----------x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-----------0-3-*-----------x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
====================================================

4:04 - 4:10,
4:10 - 4:16,
4:16 - 4:22,
4:22 - 4:27: (4x:)

E|-----0*3-0--*--x-x-x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-----0*3-0--*--x-x-x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-*---------3-x-x-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5-*---------3-x-x-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
=========================================

End on F:

F|-0-|
F|-0-|
E|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
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