Chords with lyrics
Do the strand
Eb MajorEb 
F#F# 
AbAb 
G+G Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G
1. There´s a new sensation, a fabulous creation,
Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G
a danceable solution to teenage revolution.
Bb majorBb 
FF Bb majorBb FF
Do the Strand, love ,when you feel love,
G+G 
D MajorD FF 
C majorC D MajorD 
E MajorE
it´s the new way, that´s why we say, do the Strand.
Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G
2. Do it on the tables, Quaglino´s place or Mabel´s,
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF
Slow and gentle, sentimental.
G+G D MajorD FF C majorC
All styles served here, Louis Seize we prefer,
D MajorD E MajorE
laissez-faire Le Strand.
Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G
3. Tired of the tango, fed up with fandango,
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF
dance on moonbeams, slide on rainbows,
G+G D MajorD FF C majorC
in furs or blue jeans, you know what I mean,
D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD
do the Strand.
Solo;
E MajorE D MajorD (about 9 times)
Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G
4. Had your fill of quadrilles, the madison and cheap thrills,
Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G
bored with the beguine, the samba isn´t your scene.
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF
They´re playing our tune, by the pale moon.
G+G D MajorD FF C majorC
We´re incognito down the Lido,
D MajorD E MajorE
and we like the Strand.
Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G
5. Arabs at oasis, Eskimos and Chinese,
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF
if you feel blue, look through Who´s Who.
G+G D MajorD FF C majorC
See La Goulue, and Nijinsky,
D MajorD E MajorE
do the Strandsky.
Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G
6. Weary of the waltz, and mashed potato schmaltz.
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF
Rhododendron is a nice flower,
G+G D MajorD FF C majorC D MajorD E MajorE
evergreen it lasts forever , but it can´t beat Strand power.
Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G
The Sphinx and Mona Lisa, Lolita and Guernica,
Eb MajorEb F#F# AbAb G+G
did the Strand.
