I Danced Lyrics

Date: Fri, 5 Jan 1996 22:22:46 -0500
From: Bryson Meunier
Subject: TAB:"I Danced" by "Violent Femmes"
I have understood the chord progression of this song for quite some
time but I didn't feel that I had enough material to post. Then over the
winter break I figured out something that sounds like Brian Ritchie's
wonderfully elastic guitar solo. In other words, I'm posting most of the
guitar parts of this song. If you have a part that I've neglected to post,
or if you have comments, questions or corrections, e-mail me at
meunier.1@osu.edu
"I Danced"(Gordon Gano/Max Dunn)
Performed by the violent femmes on "Rock!!!"(1994)
Music by Gordon Gano
Lyrics from the poem "I DANCED BEFORE I HAD TWO FEET" by Max Dunn
Guitar solo by Brian Ritchie
intro-
Repeat that riff once more before the lyrics come in. Then, for the
verse, repeat the riff without making the percussive sounds. At least I
think that's the only distinction between the introduction and the verse but
the bass is so prominent that it's hard to tell. If you know of another
distinction, e-mail me at the aforementioned address and let me in on it.
Here's my best attempt at the guitar solo:
B------------3--2---2brbrbrbr--0-|---7---4---------6\7-|
B---7--7--8--7--|---15brp14--14h15brp14--14h15brp14----|
B---14h15brp14--14h15brp14-------7---------------------|
B--7h8--7\5--7p5---------------------------------------|
G-----------------7p5----5h7---5\3---5p3---------------|
Repeat the main riff until the end of the song.
Lyrics:
I Danced before I had two feet
I Sang before I had a tongue
I laughed before I had two eyes
and loved before my heart was young
I swam before I had two hands
and held the distance in my toes
before I heard the stars or knew
the wild compulsion of the rose
I bore the fruits of many lives
before I came into this day
I knew before my grave was made
the worms eat only death away (2x)
I danced before I had two feet (4x)
symbols used in transcription-
x = make percussive sound with fretting hand
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off