Disco Man

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….
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-----3-------5-------7----------8-10-8---10----10---12----12---------------------|
--33---3---5---5---8---8---8-h10-------------------------------------------------|
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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.