They're Not Tryin' On The Dance Floor
(Appears on Live In Tampa Bay 1992, Bootleg 1 and Having a Party With Jonathan Richman)
Having a Party With Jonathan Richman version - Chords
F# B
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
F# C#
they're just movin slow
F# B
they're not tryin much there on the floor
F# C#
and they're movin me more
D#m B
they're just hangin around the bar
D#m C#
and there your dancin starts
B
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
F#
they're just movin slow
F# B
Doin no one thing that I could mention
F# C#
they're not tryin to get your attention
F# B
and they're not showin you all they got
F# C#
they don't care if you're there or not
D#m B
like Sheboygan or Eau Claire
D#m C#
they're just there
B
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
F#
they're just movin slow
B C#
I sure they're not showin you all they got
B C#
they don't care if you're there or not
F# B
they're not movin very much
F# C#
they just have that certain touch
F# B
and that's really all there is to it
F# C#
if they don't feel it they won't do it
D#m B
like Centralia or Duluth
D#m C#
well they're tellin ya the truth
B
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
D#m
they're just movin slow
C# B
they're not tryin much there on the floor
F#
and they're movin me more
Having a Party With Jonathan Richman version - Chordpro
[F#] They're not tryin' on the dance floor [B] no
they're just [F#] movin [C#] slow
they're not [F#] tryin much there on the [B] floor
and they're [F#] movin me [C#] more
they're just [D#m] hangin around the [B] bar
and there your [D#m] dancin [C#] starts
They're not tryin' on the dance [B] floor no
they're just movin [F#] slow
Doin no one [F#] thing that I could [B] mention
they're not [F#] tryin to get your at[C#]tention
and they're not [F#] showin you all they [B] got
they don't [F#] care if you're there or [C#] not
like [D#m] Sheboygan or [B] Eau Claire
[D#m] they're just [C#] there
They're not tryin' on the dance [B] floor no
they're just movin [F#] slow
[B] I sure they're not showin you all they [C#] got
[B] they don't care if you're [C#] there or not
they're not [F#] movin very [B] much
they just [F#] have that certain [C#] touch
and that's [F#] really all there is [B] to it
if they don't [F#] feel it they won't [C#] do it
like [D#m] Centralia or [B] Duluth
well they're [D#m] tellin ya the [C#] truth
They're not tryin' on the dance [B] floor no
they're just movin [D#m] slow
they're not [C#] tryin much there on the [B] floor
and they're movin me [F#] more
Having a Party With Jonathan Richman version - Lyrics
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
they're not tryin much there on the floor
and they're movin me more
they're just hangin around the bar
and there your dancin starts
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
Doin no one thing that I could mention
they're not tryin to get your attention
and they're not showin you all they got
they don't care if you're there or not
like Sheboygan or Eau Claire
they're just there
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
I sure they're not showin you all they got
they don't care if you're there or not
they're not movin very much
they just have that certain touch
and that's really all there is to it
if they don't feel it they won't do it
like Centralia or Duluth
well they're tellin ya the truth
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
they're not tryin much there on the floor
and they're movin me more
Live In Tampa Bay 1992 version - Chords
Live In Tampa Bay 1992 version - Lyrics
well now ??? well
They're not tryin' on the dance floor much no
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just a movin slow
they're not tryin much there on the floor
and they're movin me more
they're just hangin 'round the bar
but they're rolling stars
and They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
they're Doin nothin that I could mention
they're not tryin to get your attention
and they're not showin you all they got
see they don't care if you're there or not
like Sheboygan or Eau Claire
they're just there
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just a movin slow
they don't care if you're there or not
so they're not showin you all they got
oh they're not tryin very much
they just have that touch
and they, you know, that's really all there is to it
if they don't feel it they don't do it
like Pecoima ??? or Duluth
they're just telling the truth
and They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
and they're not tryin much there on the floor
and they're movin me more
(thank you everyone, hi, hello, how come we ain't getting enough guitar? and voice a little more voice I need it louder there, cause I stand way back when I sing, well now there baby, is that all the guitar you can give me? Is that right? Hell, rock clubs usually got loud stuff, so that's all you can give me right on the guitar? hello? I turn it up a little myself here, that's pretty ??? sounds great)
me and you got a good thing goin well
well now, I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
I've got this fine sense of humour, yes, I'm full of glee
even my first grade teacher used to laugh at me
I've got a fine sense of humour, I've got a full repertoire
I've tell her fine, fine jokes when we're in the boudoir
cause I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
I wake up great
my sense of humour communicates
I wake up hilarious
how come she's so serious
I think I'll call up somebody important
maybe sigmeund frood
and say hello hello
I'm a hilarious dude
Well, did something in her childhood bother her bad, now?' Yeah!
cause like, I'm real funny
but it's just makin her mad now
cause I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
if she's up there in the mornin
cookin her breakfast cereal
I'm up there borin her
with my comic material
she's there frying up eggs and yolks
but I'm tryin out these hot jokes
maybe I'll call up somebody intelligent
like Jean-Luc Godard,
and say, 'Pardon for making her laughin just too hard'
maybe I'll call up somebody real serious
like Albert Camus
and say I've got these hot jokes I want to try out on vous
cause I got a fine sense of humour but she doesn't laugh at my jokes
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
they're not tryin much there on the floor
they're movin me more
they're just hangin around the bar
there the dancin starts
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
(a lot of times when I go out to a bar to dance, the people I watch aren't the ones who are the athletic ones. my favourite dancers a lot of times are the ones who just showed up maybe have a drink and didn't even feel like dancin but then all of a sudden they dance a little and just move a little like that yeah the ones that aren't tryin, a lot of times they're my favourite ones)
Doin no one thing that I could mention
you see they're not tryin to get your attention
and they're not showin you all they got
they don't care if you're there or not
like Sheboygan or Eau Claire
they're just there
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
well I be sure they're not showin you all they got
they don't care if you're there or not
whoa, they're not movin very much
they just have that rockin touch
and that's really all there is to it
if they don't feel it they won't do it
like Centralia or Duluth
well they're tellin ya the truth
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
they're just movin slow
they're not tryin much there on the floor
and they're movin me more