Do the Strand — Roxy Music
Chords and lyrics for Do the Strand by Roxy Music (key of D#).
Verse 1
1. [D#]There´s a [F#]new [G#][G]sensation, a [D#][F#]fabulous [G#][G]creation,
a [D#][F#]danceable [G#][G]solution to [D#]teenage[F#] [G#][G]revolution.
[Bb]Do the [F]Strand, love [Bb],when you [F]feel love,
[G]it´s the [D]new way, [F]that´s why [C]we say, [D]do the [E]Strand.
2. [D#]Do it [F#]on [G#]the [G]tables, [D#]Quaglino´s [F#]place [G#]or [G]Mabel´s,
[Bb]Slow and [F]gentle, [Bb][F]sentimental.
[G]All styles [D]served here, [F]Louis Seize we [C]prefer,
[D]laissez-faire Le [E]Strand.
3. [D#]Tired [F#]of [G#]the [G]tango, [D#]fed up [F#]with [G#][G]fandango,
[Bb]dance on [F]moonbeams, [Bb]slide on [F]rainbows,
in [G]furs or [D]blue jeans, you [F]know what [C]I mean,
[D]do the [E]Strand.[D]
Solo;
E D (about 9 times)
4. [D#]Had your [F#]fill [G#]of [G]quadrilles, the [D#][F#]madison [G#]and[G] cheap thrills,
[D#]bored [F#]with [G#]the [G]beguine, the [D#]samba [F#][G#]isn´t [G]your scene.
They´re [Bb]playing [F]our tune, [Bb]by the [F]pale moon.
We´re [G][D]incognito [F]down the [C]Lido,
and we [D]like the [E]Strand.
5. [D#]Arabs[F#] at[G#] [G]oasis, [D#][F#]Eskimos [G#]and [G]Chinese,
[Bb] if you [F]feel blue, [Bb]look through [F]Who´s Who.
[G]See La [D]Goulue, [F]and [C]Nijinsky,
[D]do the [E]Strandsky.
6. [D#]Weary [F#]of [G#]the [G]waltz, and [D#]mashed [F#][G#]potato [G]schmaltz.
[Bb][F]Rhododendron [Bb]is a [F]nice flower,
[G][D]evergreen [F]it lasts [C]forever , but it [D]can´t beat [E]Strand power.
The [D#]Sphinx and[F#] [G#]Mona [G]Lisa, [D#]Lolita [F#]and [G#][G]Guernica,
[D#]did[F#] [G#]the [G]Strand.
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