Mystery Dance Uke tab by Elvis Costello

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Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill.
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He jumped out the window cause he couldn't sit still.
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Juliet was waiting with a safety net, he said
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"Don't bury me cause I'm not dead yet" 


(tap tap tap tap) Why don't you tell me 'bout the
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mystery dance?  I wanna know about the
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mystery dance.  Why don't you show me, 'cause I've 
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tried and I've tried, and I'm still mystified. I can't 
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E|---------3-1---3-3-3-----|
C|-------------2-----------|
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do it anymore and I'm not satisfied.

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 Well I remember when the lights went out, and I was
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tryin' to make it look like it was never in doubt.
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She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew, so
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both of us were willing, but we didn't know how to do it.


(tap tap tap tap) Why don't you tell me 'bout the
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mystery dance?  I wanna know about the
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mystery dance.  Why don't you show me, 'cause I've 
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tried and I've tried, and I'm still mystified. I can't 
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E|---------3-1---3-3-3-----|
C|-------------2-----------|
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do it anymore and I'm not satisfied.


[guitar solo]
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Well I was down under the covers in the middle of the night, tryin'
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to discover my left foot from my right.
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You can see those pictures in any magazine. but
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what's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean?


(tap tap tap tap) Why don't you tell me 'bout the
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mystery dance?  I wanna know about the
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mystery dance.  Why don't you show me, 'cause I've 
D                             C
tried and I've tried, and I'm still mystified. I can't 
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E|---------3-1---3-3-3---1-3-|
C|-------------2-------------|  (repeat, fade out)
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do it anymore and I'm not satisfied. I can't
do it anymore and I'm not satisfied.  (repeat, fade out)