They dance alone

Sting

Part one: Part two: e|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|------0--0-------0-------2--|------0--------------------0--------------| G|----2--------2-------2------|--------2--------------------2------------| D|--2------------2-------2----|--2-4--------4-0-2-----2-4--------4-0-2---| A|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| A Amaj7 F#m Why are these women here, dancing on their own. B A E Why is there this sadness in their eyes? A Amaj7 F#m Why are the soldiers here, their faces fixed like stone? B Esus E I can t see what it is that they despise. Chorus: F#m A F#m A They re dancing with the missing, they re dancing with the dead. F#m A F#m A They dance with the invisible ones, their anguish is unsaid. G D G D They re dancing with their fathers, they re dancing with their sons. E dm6 E dm6 They re dancing with their husbands, they dance alone. E They dance alone. Repeat Part two A Amaj7 F#m The only form of protest they re allowed. B A E I ve seen their silent faces, they scream so loud. A Amaj7 F#m If they were to speak these words, they d go missing too. B Esus E Another woman on the torture table, what else can they do? Chorus Chorus 2: A One day we A One day we A One day we A One day we D ll dance D ll laugh D ll dance D ll laugh Bm on their graves, one day we ll Bm F#m in our joy. And we ll dance. Bm on their graves, one day we ll Bm F#m in our joy. And we ll dance. F#m sing our freedom. F#m sing our freedom.

A Amaj7 F#m Hey Mister Pinochet, you ve sown a bitter crop. B A E It s foreign money that supports you, one day the money s going to stop. A Amaj7 F#m

No wages for your tortures, no budget for your guns. B Esus E You think of your mother, dancing with her invisible son. Chorus + Chorus 2 Amaj7 F#m And we ll dance, and we ll dance Bm A And we ll dance, and we ll dance