Biography:
James Richard Steinman (born November 1, 1948 in New York City, New York) (more commonly known as Jim Steinman) is an American rock and musical theater composer. He is notable for having written most of Meat Loaf's hit songs, in addition to hits for many other musical artists. His three biggest musical successes are an album Bat Out Of Hell (1977), sung by Meat Loaf, Total Eclipse Of The Heart (1983), sung by Bonnie Tyler, and a German musical Tanz der Vampire (1998).
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[Intro]
E F#m/C# B/D# G#m/D# C#m/E F#m/C# B/D#
[Verse 1: Girl]
E
Hey! Listen now it's coming so close
A
I'll let the rhythm surround me
G#m/D# B
I'm getting itchy and I'm ready to move
E
I'm mighty glad that you found me
E A
There's a drummer going at it way down in the core of my soul
G#m/D# B/D#
There's no escaping the music and I'm psyching up my feet
A/C# B/D# E
And they're telling me we're ready to roll
A B E
There are times when I can fight it but now's the time I want to give in
C#m/C# F#m/C#
Sooner or later we'll get around to love
B
But now's the time to shake it
A
Oh Baby let the party begin
B E
Baby let the party begin
A
When I woke up this morning and I looked out my window
E
I could see the sky was cloudy and gray
A
There was a chill in the air and a pain in my heart
E
And the thunder it was coming my way
A
Oh, it was looking pretty bad and I was so alone
E A
And there was any place to go
E B
But now I'm out of the blue, I know what I got to do
A E
And something in me's starting to grow
A B
I can feel it in me starting to grow...grow...grow...grow...
[Chorus: Girl]
E
I got dance in my pants
A B E
Every time I feel the power in a radio wave
B
I turn it up all the way
E
I got dance in my pants
A B E
Every time I see the glory of a good-looking face
B A E
Well I just got to say, "Hey now, don't you worry baby, everything'll be fine
A E
We got nothing but the best and we got nothing but time
A E
And there'll always be a time when they'll be waiting in line
B B
To be dancing, dancing..."
A E
You don't say nothing all week, you're getting ready for
B B
Dancing, dancing
A E
And now your body really knows how to speak, you're getting ready for
B B
Dancing, dancing
A E
You don't say nothing all week, you're getting ready for
B B
Dancing, dancing
A E
Now your body really knows how to speak, you're getting ready
A E
Come on, take a chance
A E
You got a whole lotta style and a load of romance
B B/D# B/F# B E
And me, me, me, me... I got dance in my pants...
F#
I got dance in my pants...
Em A
I got dance in my pants...
[Verse 2a: Boy]
D
I'm a lover not a dancer
Bm/D
I'm a lover not a dancer
G Em
Don't want to be on my feet when I can be on my back
C/E A
Don't want to be on the floor when I can be in the sack
D
I'm a lover not a dancer
Bm/D
I'm a lover not a dancer
G Em
I'm just a little bit tired if you know what I mean
C/E A
Don't want to be in a crowd when I can be in a dream
D G#m/D#
I'm a lover not a dancer, Baby
A/C# G/D
Baby let me prove it to you
A/C# D
Baby let me prove it to you
[Verse 2b: Girl]
G
We can rock it really hard or we can roll it really slow
D/F#
We can lift it really high or we can dip it really low
G
We can hold it in tight or we can let it all out
A
Or we can work up a sweat and really stomp it and shout
G
Let me pull you so close and then we'll break away fast
C
We'll be the best on the floor we got the cool and the flash
F
We'll make a dangerous turn but we'll come out of it fine
A
I know the best of the moves we'll get them right every time
[Verse 2c: Boy]
D
I'm a lover not a dancer
Bm/D
I'm a lover not a dancer
G Em
Don't want to be on my feet when I can be on my back
C/E A
Don't want to be on the floor when I can be in the sack
D
I'm a lover not a dancer
Bm/D
I'm a lover not a dancer
G Em
I'm just a little bit tired if you know what I mean
C/E A
Don't want to be in a crowd when I can be in a dream
D G#m/D#
I'm a lover not a dancer, Baby
A/C# G
Baby let me prove it to you
A/C# D
Baby let me prove it to you
[Interlude: Girl & Boy]
D
D
(Boy:) I don't care what you say
Ain't nothing going to get me out on that floor
(Girl:) Oh baby, you know there may be some moves, that you haven't even seen yet
(Boy:) No way, Jose!
(Girl:) Well, I got a new step for you-
Made it up all by myself
I bet you never tried this before
C-C#m-D x16
(Boy:) Oh, jeez!
(Girl:) Come on
(Boy:) Oh, jeez!
(Girl:) Come on!
(Boy:) Oh, jeez!
(Girl:) Now that you know how it's done, it's only a matter of practice
(Boy:) Well, I could sure use some of that practice
(Girl:) Now that you know how it's done, it's only a matter of practice
[Chorus: Boy]
Well, I could sure use some of that practice....
A A/C# A/E A (acending)
Grow, grow, grow, grow... grow, grow, grooooow...
D
I got dance in my pants
G A D A
Every time I feel the power in a radio wave I turn it up all the way
D
I got dance in my pants
G A D
Every time I see the glory of a good-looking face
A
Well I just got to say:
G/D D
"Hey now, don't you worry, baby, everything'll be fine
G/D D
We got nothing but the best and we got nothing but time
G/D D
And there'll always be a time when they'll be waiting in line
A A
To be dancing, dancing..."
G/B D/A
You don't say nothing all week, you're getting ready for
A A
Dancing, dancing
G/B D/A
And now your body really knows how to speak, you're getting ready for
A A
Dancing, dancing
G/B D/A
You don't say nothing all week, you're getting ready for
A A
Dancing, dancing
G/B D
Now your body really knows how to speak, you're getting ready
G/B D/A
Come on, take a chance
G/B D/A
You got a whole lotta style and a load of romance
A A/C# A/E A D
And me, me, me, me... I got dance in my pants...
[Verse 3: Girl]
D
I'll crank it up all the way
G/D
They'll never get me to stop
F#m/C# G/D D
I gotta stay in motion 'til the moment that I finally drop
D
When they decide that I'm gone
G/D F#m
I know they're gonna try to put me to rest but I won't be afraid
A G
Because I know, I know there's dance after death
[Outro: Boy & Both]
A D
Oooh, I know there's dance after death
And I don't ever want to be rescued
I don't ever want to be saved
I got a feeling that I'm gonna be alive forever
Dancing on the edge of a grave
Dancing on the edge of a grave
G/D A D
And I don't ever want to be rescued
G/D A D
And I don't ever want to be saved
G/D A Bm/D#
I got a feeling that I'm gonna be alive forever
G/D A
Dancing on the edge of a grave
G/D A
Dancing on the edge of a grave
G/D A D
And I don't ever want to be rescued
G/D A D
And I don't ever want to be saved
G/D A Bm/D#
I got a feeling that I'm gonna be alive forever
G/D A
Dancing on the edge of a grave
G/D
Dancing on the edge of a...
G/D
Dancing on the edge of a...
G/D A D
Dancing on the edge of a grave
E F#m/C# B/D# G#m/D# C#m/E F#m/C# B/D#
[Verse 1: Girl]
E
Hey! Listen now it's coming so close
A
I'll let the rhythm surround me
G#m/D# B
I'm getting itchy and I'm ready to move
E
I'm mighty glad that you found me
E A
There's a drummer going at it way down in the core of my soul
G#m/D# B/D#
There's no escaping the music and I'm psyching up my feet
A/C# B/D# E
And they're telling me we're ready to roll
A B E
There are times when I can fight it but now's the time I want to give in
C#m/C# F#m/C#
Sooner or later we'll get around to love
B
But now's the time to shake it
A
Oh Baby let the party begin
B E
Baby let the party begin
A
When I woke up this morning and I looked out my window
E
I could see the sky was cloudy and gray
A
There was a chill in the air and a pain in my heart
E
And the thunder it was coming my way
A
Oh, it was looking pretty bad and I was so alone
E A
And there was any place to go
E B
But now I'm out of the blue, I know what I got to do
A E
And something in me's starting to grow
A B
I can feel it in me starting to grow...grow...grow...grow...
[Chorus: Girl]
E
I got dance in my pants
A B E
Every time I feel the power in a radio wave
B
I turn it up all the way
E
I got dance in my pants
A B E
Every time I see the glory of a good-looking face
B A E
Well I just got to say, "Hey now, don't you worry baby, everything'll be fine
A E
We got nothing but the best and we got nothing but time
A E
And there'll always be a time when they'll be waiting in line
B B
To be dancing, dancing..."
A E
You don't say nothing all week, you're getting ready for
B B
Dancing, dancing
A E
And now your body really knows how to speak, you're getting ready for
B B
Dancing, dancing
A E
You don't say nothing all week, you're getting ready for
B B
Dancing, dancing
A E
Now your body really knows how to speak, you're getting ready
A E
Come on, take a chance
A E
You got a whole lotta style and a load of romance
B B/D# B/F# B E
And me, me, me, me... I got dance in my pants...
F#
I got dance in my pants...
Em A
I got dance in my pants...
[Verse 2a: Boy]
D
I'm a lover not a dancer
Bm/D
I'm a lover not a dancer
G Em
Don't want to be on my feet when I can be on my back
C/E A
Don't want to be on the floor when I can be in the sack
D
I'm a lover not a dancer
Bm/D
I'm a lover not a dancer
G Em
I'm just a little bit tired if you know what I mean
C/E A
Don't want to be in a crowd when I can be in a dream
D G#m/D#
I'm a lover not a dancer, Baby
A/C# G/D
Baby let me prove it to you
A/C# D
Baby let me prove it to you
[Verse 2b: Girl]
G
We can rock it really hard or we can roll it really slow
D/F#
We can lift it really high or we can dip it really low
G
We can hold it in tight or we can let it all out
A
Or we can work up a sweat and really stomp it and shout
G
Let me pull you so close and then we'll break away fast
C
We'll be the best on the floor we got the cool and the flash
F
We'll make a dangerous turn but we'll come out of it fine
A
I know the best of the moves we'll get them right every time
[Verse 2c: Boy]
D
I'm a lover not a dancer
Bm/D
I'm a lover not a dancer
G Em
Don't want to be on my feet when I can be on my back
C/E A
Don't want to be on the floor when I can be in the sack
D
I'm a lover not a dancer
Bm/D
I'm a lover not a dancer
G Em
I'm just a little bit tired if you know what I mean
C/E A
Don't want to be in a crowd when I can be in a dream
D G#m/D#
I'm a lover not a dancer, Baby
A/C# G
Baby let me prove it to you
A/C# D
Baby let me prove it to you
[Interlude: Girl & Boy]
D
D
(Boy:) I don't care what you say
Ain't nothing going to get me out on that floor
(Girl:) Oh baby, you know there may be some moves, that you haven't even seen yet
(Boy:) No way, Jose!
(Girl:) Well, I got a new step for you-
Made it up all by myself
I bet you never tried this before
C-C#m-D x16
(Boy:) Oh, jeez!
(Girl:) Come on
(Boy:) Oh, jeez!
(Girl:) Come on!
(Boy:) Oh, jeez!
(Girl:) Now that you know how it's done, it's only a matter of practice
(Boy:) Well, I could sure use some of that practice
(Girl:) Now that you know how it's done, it's only a matter of practice
[Chorus: Boy]
Well, I could sure use some of that practice....
A A/C# A/E A (acending)
Grow, grow, grow, grow... grow, grow, grooooow...
D
I got dance in my pants
G A D A
Every time I feel the power in a radio wave I turn it up all the way
D
I got dance in my pants
G A D
Every time I see the glory of a good-looking face
A
Well I just got to say:
G/D D
"Hey now, don't you worry, baby, everything'll be fine
G/D D
We got nothing but the best and we got nothing but time
G/D D
And there'll always be a time when they'll be waiting in line
A A
To be dancing, dancing..."
G/B D/A
You don't say nothing all week, you're getting ready for
A A
Dancing, dancing
G/B D/A
And now your body really knows how to speak, you're getting ready for
A A
Dancing, dancing
G/B D/A
You don't say nothing all week, you're getting ready for
A A
Dancing, dancing
G/B D
Now your body really knows how to speak, you're getting ready
G/B D/A
Come on, take a chance
G/B D/A
You got a whole lotta style and a load of romance
A A/C# A/E A D
And me, me, me, me... I got dance in my pants...
[Verse 3: Girl]
D
I'll crank it up all the way
G/D
They'll never get me to stop
F#m/C# G/D D
I gotta stay in motion 'til the moment that I finally drop
D
When they decide that I'm gone
G/D F#m
I know they're gonna try to put me to rest but I won't be afraid
A G
Because I know, I know there's dance after death
[Outro: Boy & Both]
A D
Oooh, I know there's dance after death
And I don't ever want to be rescued
I don't ever want to be saved
I got a feeling that I'm gonna be alive forever
Dancing on the edge of a grave
Dancing on the edge of a grave
G/D A D
And I don't ever want to be rescued
G/D A D
And I don't ever want to be saved
G/D A Bm/D#
I got a feeling that I'm gonna be alive forever
G/D A
Dancing on the edge of a grave
G/D A
Dancing on the edge of a grave
G/D A D
And I don't ever want to be rescued
G/D A D
And I don't ever want to be saved
G/D A Bm/D#
I got a feeling that I'm gonna be alive forever
G/D A
Dancing on the edge of a grave
G/D
Dancing on the edge of a...
G/D
Dancing on the edge of a...
G/D A D
Dancing on the edge of a grave
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