Chords
Dancing On My Own

Dancing on My Own is written by Robyn and Patrik Berger, and it is a track on Robyns Body Talk Pt. 1 album, released in 2010. The song speaks to the experience of being in a nightclub and watching a loved one with someone else, reflecting the pain and isolation that come with seeing someone you love move on.

Key: C

Introduction:

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C             G                          F  
Somebody said you got a new friend
C             G                              F  
Does she love you better than I can?
             C                G              F  
There' s a big black sky over my town
C                  G                              F  
I know where you' re at, I bet she' s around

Am         G                        F  
yeah, I know it' s stupid
F                                      C  
I just gotta see it for myself

C              G                            F  
I' m in the corner, watching you kiss her, oh..
C                    G                          F  
I' m right over here, why can' t you see me, oh..
Am                G                                F  
I' m giving it my all, but I' m not the guy you' re taking home, ooohh..
Am      G                  F  
I keep dancing on my own

C                    G                    F  
I' m just gonna dance all night
C                    G                             F  
I' m all messed up, I' m so outta line

Am                G                  F  
Stilettos and broken bottles,
F                                        C  
I' m spinnin'  around in circles

C              G                            F  
I' m in the corner, watching you kiss her, oh..
C                    G                          F  
I' m right over here, why can' t you see me, oh..
Am                G                                F  
I' m giving it my all, but I' m not the guy you' re taking home, ooohh..
Am      G                  F  
I keep dancing on my own

  C     G          F  
e --3-0---3-0-------3-0
B 1-----1----1-----1---

F          G                         Am                    G                         F  
so far away but still so near (the lights go on, the music dies)
F                    G                     Am                  G                        C  
but you don' t see me standing here (I just came to say goodbye)

                                                         C  
I' m in the corner, watching you kiss her, oh..
Am                G                                F  
I' m giving it my all, but I' m not the guy you' re taking home, ooohh..
Am      G                  F  
I keep dancing on my own
C              G                            F  
I' m in the corner, watching you kiss her, oh no
C                    G                          F  
I' m right over here, why can' t you see me, oh no
Am                G                                F  
I' m giving it my all, but I' m not the guy you' re taking home, ooohh..
Am        G                  F  
I keep dancing on my own

C          G                         F                                             Am  
so far away but still so near (the lights go on, the music dies)
Am                     G             F  
but you don' t see me standing here