Always Dance

Always Dance – Darren Criss
From A Very Potter Senior Year

Note: The song changes keys, so stay alert.

In G

Intro
G                     F
Now You are a boy, an orphan boy,
    Eb             Bb
And deep inside of you.
  Cm             Bb
A broken soul, a gaping hole,
    Ab              D7
Has left you feeling blue.
    G                   F
But you’re not like the other boys.
       Eb             Bb
You’ve got that magic flair.
       Gm                Ab
‘Cause when you start to sway, 
        Eb
You get carried away,
    G             D
And no one can compare.


Verse 1
G
I’ve been watching you play, 
          D
I’ve been listening to the things that you say,
         C
And I’ve come to tell you today, 
          G        D7
You’re no ordinary blighter.
G
You’ve got a broken heart,
             D
And you keep reaching inside to tear it apart,
        C
But I’m here to give you a brand new start
       G                D7
And to make your spirits brighter.


Pre-chorus 1
F                       Em
When all the other boys start to laugh and jeer,
Dm                          F              G
I know a secret way you can make them disappear.
C7             C#dim7       G            E7
You’ve got the talent, kid, this is your chance!

Am                        Fmaj7
They might not understand, but just stick to the plan,
C                              E
And show them all it’s time to dance.


Chorus
       A             A#dim      
Always dance, always dance,
               Bm               E      A
Though they’ll try to stop you, always dance.
          D                   Dm
Shut your mouth and stop your yapping,
          A                 F#
Take your foot and start it tapping!
Bm              E             A                  F#
You were born a magic boy, so leap and twirl and prance!
   Bm     E      A
Oh Tommy, always dance.


Verse 2
A                              E
I’ve been ready to go, for how long I really don’t know,
        D
But one look at you and I know, 
     A               E7
That you would never fool me.
A                            E
I’ve been living a lie, ever since I made my poor mommy die,
          D
I’ve been softly wondering why,
         A             E7
They all choose to ridicule me.


Pre-chorus 2
When all the other boys start to laugh and jeer.
I know a secret way I can make them disappear.
You’ve got the talent, kid! This is my chance!
They might not understand, but we’ll stick to the plan,
And show them all it’s time to dance!


Chorus 2
Always dance, always dance,
Though they’ll try to stop you, always dance.
Shut your mouth and stop your yapping, 
Take your foot and set it tapping.
I was born a magic boy, I’ll leap and twirl and prance!
Oh Tommy—oh Dumby—I’ll always dance.


Bridge
G                  G#dim
Look at his style, look at him go.
Am                   Fmaj7
Watch his technique, check out his flow.
G                 G#dim
My, how he leaps! Oh, what a prance!
Am                                    D7
Look at him, look at him, look at him dance!


Chorus 3
       G             G#dim7
Always dance, always dance,
               Am               D      G
Though they’ll try to stop you, always dance.
          C                   Cm
Shut your mouth and stop your yapping, 
          G               E
Take your foot and set it tapping.
Am            D
He was born a magic boy,
   G                  E
So leap and twirl and prance!
Am              Bm              Am      D7     G
Always, always, always, always, always, always dance.


Outro
C7             C#dim7          G             E7
You’ve got the talent, kid, so you’re my nominee.
Am                       Fmaj7                    E
You might not understand, but you will dance with me.
       A             A#dim
Always dance, always dance.
               Bm              E      A
Though they’ll try to stop us, always dance.
D                 Dm             A            F#
You were born for my control, so step into my trance.
Bm      Bm7     E      A
Always, always, always dance.