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Ballroom Blitz
by Sweet
Tabbed by George H. DesRoches III
(starts w/ drum info)
[no guitar]
Are you ready, Steve? (uh-huh.) Andy? (yeah.) Nick? (Okay.) Alright fellas. LET'S GOOOOOOOO!
main riff
E--0--0--0--0--0---|
B--0--0--0--0--0---|
G--0--0--0--0--0---| (4x)
D--3--4--5--4--3---|
A--3--4--5--4--3---|
E--1--2--3--2--1---|
C
It's been getting so hard living with the things you do to me. Uh-huh.
(main riff)
C
My dreams are getting so strange, I'd like to show you everything I see. Uh-huh.
(main riff)
no guitar
Oh, see a man in the back, it's a matter of fact, his eyes are as red as te sun.
And the girl in the corner, let no one ignore her, cause she thinks she's the passionate one.
G
Ooh, YEAH!
C A
It's like Lightning. Everybody was frightening.
D
And the music was soothing, and they all started
G
grooving.
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!YEAH!YEAH!YEAH!
(chorus)
C A
And the man in the back said everyone attack and it
D G
turned into a ballroom blitz
C A
And the girl in the corner said "boy I wanna warn you,
D G
It'll turn into a Ballroom blitz
F F# G
Ballroom Blitz. (4x)
(main riff)
Do the second half the same way as the first:
-reaching out for something, touching nothing's all I ever do. Uh-huh.-
-I softley call you over, If there appears there's nothing left of you. uh-huh.-
-Now the man in the back, he's ready to crack as he raises his hands to the sky.-
-And the girl in the corner is everyones moaner; she could kill you with a wink of her eye.-
Oh YEAH!!
-It was electric. So vertically hectic. And the band started leaving. And we all stopped breathing.-
-YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!YEAH!YEAH!YEAH!
(chorus)
G G G G/F
G G G G/F
G G G G/F
It's... It's a ballroom blitz (3x)
G
YEAH! It's a ballroom blitz!
(main riff)
at this point, a small solo starts and lasts to the end. It uses alot of the same notes.
based on the G-penatonic scale.
If your good, you can probably wing it.
Other versions of this song
- Ballroom Blitz (Tabs)
- Ballroom Blitz (Ver2) (Chords)
- Ballroom Blitz (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025