Dancing on the ceiling    (video)    (intro)    (midi)

 

    C ~     F - C - Bb - F  (2x)

 

         C       Bb              F

1. What is happening here?

      C                           Bb           F

    Something is going on that's not quite clear.

C                    Bb              F

    Somebody turn on the light,

               G                                                  G7

    we're gonna have a party, it's starting tonight.

 

F - C                                 - Bb - F

          Oh, what a feeling!               When we're dancing on the ceiling.

F - C                                 - Bb - F

          Oh, what a feeling!               When we're dancing on the ceiling.

 

                         C   - Bb             F

2. The room is hot,        that's good,

      C                                    Bb                F

    some of my friends came by from the neighbourhood.

       C                                 Bb             F

    People were starting to climb the walls,

                 G                                 G7

    ooh, it looks like everybody is having a ball.

 

+  CHORUS (2x)       +  F - C - G (2x)        +  Dm - F - G

 

F                                                                       G

    Everybody starts to lose control when the music is right,

F                                                     C                 F        G

    if you see somebody hanging around, don't get up right.

F                                           C      G

    The only thing we wanna do tonight,

F                                               G                 A

    is go round and round, and turn upside down.

                            A7             - - - - - -    - D ~ ~

    Come on, let's get down ! - - - - - -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    D    - C                G

3. So come on,        let's get loose,

      D              C                       G

    don't hold back, because it ain't no use.

       D                          C                 G

    Hard to keep your feet on the ground,

                             A                             A7

    because when we like to ball it, we only want to get down.

 

G - D                                 - C - G

          Oh, what a feeling!               When we're dancing on the ceiling.

G - D                                 - C - G

          Oh, what a feeling!               When we're dancing on the ceiling.

 

+ repeat CHORUS

 

+  D - C - G (4x)       + instrumental = verse 3

 

+  CHORUS (2x) ….

 

    (Lionel Richie)