Ballroom Blitz

(G riff)

C                        
Well, it's been getting so 
hard...living with the things you do
   (G riff)
 to me...
C                       
My dreams keep getting so 
strange...I'd like to tell you 
         (G riff)
everything I see...

        G (percussive)
        I see a man in the back as a
 matter of fact...
        His eyes are as red as the 
sun...
        And the girl in the corner 
that no one ignores...
        She thinks she's the 
passionate one......Oh yeah!...

                It's like 
A                       
lightning...everybody was 
  C
fighting...
                And the music was 
Eb                            
soothing...and they all started 
  G
grooving...
                
G
Yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah...

                A                  
        And the man in the back 
     C                  D
said everyone attack and it turned 
into a...
                 G
        Ballroom blitz...
                A                  
        And the girl in the corner 
     C                         D
said boy I wanna warn ya' it'll turn
 into a
                 G
        Ballroom blitz...
        F   F#   G
        Ballroom blitz...

    C               
I'm reaching out for 
something...touching nothing's all I
        (G riff)
 ever do...
I softly call you over...If you 
appear there's nothing left of 
you...

G (percussive)
And the man in the back is ready to 
crack as he raises his hands to the 
sky...
And the girl in the corner is 
everyone's moaner...
She'll kill you with the wink of her
 eye......Oh yeah!...

                A         
        It's electric...so 
              C
frightfully hectic...
        And the band started 
Eb                         
leaving...and we all stopped 
  G
breathing...
        
G
Yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah...

                A                  
        And the man in the back 
  C                     D
said everyone attack and it turned 
into a...
                 G
        Ballroom blitz...
                A                  
        And the girl in the corner 
     C                         D
said boy I wanna warn ya' it'll turn
 into a
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                 G
        Ballroom blitz...
        F   F#   G
        Ballroom blitz...


        -Bass solo- (Griff)     end 
with G riff together)===========




Artist: The Sweet
Song: The Ballroom Blitz
Record: Desolation Boulevard
Written by: Nicky Chinn & Mike 
Chapman

I know there's more guitar in this 
track, but I think
it's a good start to have the chords
 and the main riff...
Enjoy !


[Intro]
18 bars drums, then play RIFF four 
times

[Verse]
A
It's been getting so hard
                                 E
living with the things you do to me 
            [RIFF TWICE]
   A
My dreams are getting so strange
I'd like to tell you everything I 
E
see           [RIFF TWICE]


[NO CHORD]
I see a man at the back
as a matter of fact
his eyes are as red as the sun
And a girl in the corner
let no one ignore her 'cause
she thinks she's the passionate one

E                    F#      
Oh yeah, it was like lightning, 
                 A
everybody was frightening
                  C                
and the music was soothing and they
             E
 all started grooving
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


[Chorus]

        F#                  
And the man at the back said 
  A
"Everyone attack"
       B                      E
and it turned into a ballroom blitz
        F#                       A
And the girl in the corner said "Boy
 I wanna warn you"
       B                      E
and it turned into a ballroom blitz
D   D#   E
Ballroom blitz          [repeat 4 
times]

[RIFF TWICE]

I'm reaching out for something
touching nothing's all I ever do    
            [RIFF TWICE]
I softly call you over
When you appear there's nothing left
 of you     [RIFF TWICE]

Now the man at the back is ready to 
crack
as he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is 
everyone's moaner
she could kill you with a wink of 
her eye

Oh yeah, it was electric, so 
frightfully hectic
And the band started leaping 'cause 
they all stopped breathing
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


[Chorus]

Oh yeah, it was like lightning, 
everybody was frightening
and the music was soothing and they 
all started grooving
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


[Chorus]


E                            D
It's, it's a ballroom blitz         
    [repeat 3 times]

E
Yeah, it's a ballroom blitz

D PEAT RIFF AND FDE

.....

And here's the RIFF (or at least an easy way to get close):
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|--9--(9)-(9)-(9)-9------| 
D|--9--11--12--11--9------| 
A|--7--7---7---7---7------| 
E|--7--7---7---7---7------|