Dance On Stilts

Dance on Stilts - Blue Oyster Cult

 
Intro
Riff x 2
Band enters (D)
Riff x 1 – D - C  C - G

Verse
Riff
On the outside I'm in the high rise 
Headin' for a meeting,
                           D - C  C – G
shining up my greeting
See me in a white suit
with a mirror tie

Chorus
    A – G - D/F# - F      A–G-D/F#-F
And you         Elevate me
    F
You throw off the shame 
    G
And you dance on stilts with me

Interlude
Riff x 1
Band Enters (D)
Riff – D – C  C - G

Verse
And on the inside, I'm on my knees
Crawling an aching mile, living on the Bowery 
Too sick to stand, to try to understand

Chorus 2
But you Elevate me
You lift me high, just high enough to see
You Elevate me
You throw off the shame 
    G                              D–C–C/G-Bf
And you dance on stilts with me
You throw off the shame 
And you dance on stilts with me

Interlude
Riff x 1
Band Enters (D)
Riff – D – C  C – G

 
Solo
A – G - D/F# - F x6
F - G

Interlude
Riff x 2
Riff – D – C  C – G

Verse
And no one suspects a thing 
They're all hiding just the same
They ache for an outbound train 
And the wheels stopped turning in their brains

Chorus 3
Repeat chords from 2nd Chorus

Bridge
Riff #2
Band Enters (D)
Riff #2

End Section
D    C   G
Youu-uuu  elevate me
You elevate me
You elevate me
C’mon baby, dance on stilts,
    dance on stilts with me
You elevate me

Solo Break
D-C-G x 4

Ascending Riff
D-C-G x 4

Solo Break

Ascending Riff

End on D