The Night That The Pugilist Learned How To Dance
Sting
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Bbmaj7 In the streets around here thereGm7 Cm7 Cm7 was nobody tougher than me,F7susF7 Cm7 I was quick with me fists andF7sus F7 fast with me footwork Bbmaj7 Bb7/F Bb6 Bbaug as you can plainly see,Fm7 But while fighting was useful forBb7 getting your way,Ebmaj7 Among the toughs of the town whereEbm6 you could hold sway,Gm Bb/F There had to be something thatEm7b5 C9 was better than this,F7 Eb/G I was fifteen years old andAbdim7 F7/A I'd never been kissed. [Verse 2]Bbmaj7 Well of course she'd ignore me, herGm7 friends would all sneer at me,Cm7 bloody nose dripping and meF7sus F7 cauliflow’r ear,Cm7 For it's hard to convince in aF7sus F7 romantic pose,Bbmaj7 Bb7/F With a lovely black eye and aBb6 Bb+/F broken nose,Fm7 Bb7 Where a girl is attracted to skills more refined,Ebmaj7 Than the pugilist's art, and so IEbm6 inclined,Gm Bb/F Edim7 To take meself serious as aC9 modern romancer,F7 Eb/G And I secretly learnt all theAbdim7 F7/A moves of a dancer. [Chorus 1]Bbmaj7 Gm7 You swing to the left, you swing to the right,Cm7 Keep your eyes on your partner,F7sus F7 more or less like a fight,Cm7 You just follow the rhythm, and youF7sus F7 keep to the beat,Continues after the adBbmaj7 Bb7/F Bb6 Bbaug The important thing's never to look at your feet,Fm7 Bb7/F Then a miracle happens, yourBb7 mind's in a trance,Ebmaj7 Though the strategy's subtle,Ebm6 retreat and advance,Bbmaj7 Gm7 Cm7 It’s all about attitude, all inF7 your stance,Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Attention to detail, leavingF7 nothing to chance,Dm7 Gm7 Which explains how the pugilistCm7 F7 Bbmaj7 finally learned how to dance.Bb7/F Bb6 Bb/F [Verse 3]Bbmaj7 Well, I'd waltz with a broomstickGm7 and if I was caught,Cm7 I'd pretend I was sweeping orF7sus F7 practicing sport,Cm7 But I really had eyes for yourF7sus F7 mother ye see,Bbmaj7 Bb7/F Wanting her to acknowledge thisBb6 Bb+/F new version of me,Fm7 But now everyone's watching,Bb7 expecting I'll fail,Ebmaj7 But there's fire in me belly,Ebm6 there's wind in me sails,Gm Bb/F I knew it was risky and I wasEdim7 C9 taking a chance,F7 Eb/G I couldn't retreat now, IAbdim7 F7/A had to advance. [Chorus 2]Bbmaj7 Gm7 So I swing to the left, I swing to the right,Cm7 Keep me eyes on me partner, like IF7sus F7 would in a fight,Cm7 I just keep to the rhythm, andF7sus F7 follow the beat, Bbmaj7 Bb7/F Bb6 Bbaug The important thing's never to look at your feet,Fm7 But a miracle’s happened, and yourBb7/F Bb7 mind's in a trance,Ebmaj7 They’re all laughing and cheeringEbm6 and looking askance.Bbmaj7 Gm7 on the night that the pugilistCm7 Fsus F7 Bmaj7 finally learned how to dance.B7/F# B6 Em/F# [Verse 4]B9 It's a three-minute round andG#m7 you’re back in your corner,C#m7 You're licking your wounds justF#sus F#7 like little Jack Horner,C#m7 Don't let your guard down try aF#sus F#7 jab with your right,Bmaj7 B7/F# Or you're losing on points byB6 F#sus the end of the night,F#m7 Then a miracle happens, andB7/F# everyone's screaming,Emaj7 You're pinching yourself just inEm6 case you're still dreaming, G#m Gaug Fm7b5 Em You've taken th’ initiative, you've taken your chance,B/D# G#m7 It's the night when this pugilistC#m7 F#7 Fm7b5 Em finally learned how to dance. [Other]D#m7 G#m7 In a bout where the strategist’sC#m7 F#7 bridges were burned,D#m7 G#m7 Where it seemed that his fortuneC#m7 F#7 had suddenly turned,D#m7 G#m7 'Twas the night that this scrapperC#m7 F#7 was suddenly dapper,Fm7b5 Em This poor fellow's heart was stillB/D# Ddim7 going like the clappers,C#m7 The night that the pugilist finallyF#sus F#7 Bmaj7 B7/F# learned how to dance.B6 Em/F# Bmaj9