G Cadd9
When the dancers took to the promenade
G Cadd9
My heart lept high and I was unafraid
Em C G
Of the feelings I stifled for so many years
C D G
Singing tell me now, How do you feel?
[Verse]
G
Well the band took their places
Cadd9
And they got all in tune
G
Then the caller's voice
Cadd9
It rang out beneath the moon
Em C G
Then the boys grabbed their girls and they started to reel
C D G
Singing tell me now, How do you feel?
[Chorus]
D Cadd9 G
The townspeople said that they'd call the police
D Cadd9 G
If we didn't keep it down all this disturbing their peace
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
And officer Black, well he answered their pleas
Em D G
And he went up on the hill just to see
[Verse]
G
Well he hid in the bushes
Cadd9
Just a stone's throw away
G
And we all saw this change coming
Cadd9
Over his face
Em C G
Then he jumped to his feet and started dancing on his heels
C D G
Singing tell me now, How do you feel?
[Chorus]
D
And the townspeople asked
Cadd9 G
If he'd made some arrests
D
Did he give them peace and quiet
Cadd9 G
So they could go back to bed?
Cadd9 G
He said If it's peace that you want
Cadd9 G
You'll find it on that hill,
Em D
But the silence you keep
C G
Is the silence that kills
[Verse]
G Cadd9
Then the townspeople got so uptight and mad
G
Well, they fired him on the spot
Cadd9
And they threw away his badge
Em
When they asked him to leave
Cadd9 G
He said Surely I will
Cadd9 D G
And they said tell us now, How do you feel?
[Chorus]
G Cadd9
When the dancers took to the promenade
G Cadd9
My heart lept high and I was unafraid
Em C G
Of the feelings I stifled for so many years
C D G
Singing tell me now, How do you feel?