Chords with lyrics
Dance on Stilts - Blue Oyster Cult
Intro
Riff x 2
Band enters (D MajorD)
Riff x 1 - D MajorD - C majorC C majorC - G+G
Verse
Riff
On the outside I'm in the high rise
Headin' for a meeting,
D MajorD - C majorC C majorC - G+G
shining up my greeting
See me in a white suit
with a mirror tie
Chorus
A augmentedA - G+G - D/F#D/F# - FF A-G-D/F#-F
And you Elevate me
FF
You throw off the shame
G+G
And you dance on stilts with me
Interlude
Riff x 1
Band Enters (D MajorD)
Riff - D MajorD - C majorC C majorC - G+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+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 MajorD)
Riff - D MajorD - C majorC C majorC - G+G
Solo
A augmentedA - G+G - D/F#D/F# - FF x6
FF - G+G
Interlude
Riff x 2
Riff - D MajorD - C majorC C majorC - G+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 MajorD)
Riff #2
End Section
D MajorD C majorC G+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 MajorD