Red Dress

Alvin Stardust

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| C* = 8 10 10 9 8 8  | Bb = 688766  | F = 133211  | C = 8 10 10 9 8 8

NOTE: Play chords with a hammering action were applicable.

| * = Single Accented Strum

| / = Slide up between two chords on the Chord Lines

| \ = Slide down between two chords on the Chord Lines

  C** Riff                 C*** Riff
E|3-------|--------| e|3-------|--------|------------|
B|5-------| 5-5h----|     B|5-------|5-5h----|4/5-4/5h3---|
G|5-----5~|-----5b-| G|5-----5~|-----5b-|----------5-|
D|5-3-5---|--------| D|5-3-5---|--------|------------|
A|3-------|--------| A|3-------|--------|------------|
E|x-------|--------| E|x-------|--------|------------|

[Intro 1]
  C                        Eb                    F                         Ab             
E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
B|12/13-12-13-12-13----| 12/13-12-13-12-13----|12/13-12-13--12/13-12-13-|12/13-12-13-12-13----|
G|------------------12b|------------------12b|-------------------------|------------------12b|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

  C                        Eb                    F                         Ab              
E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|12/13-11-13-11-13----| 12/13-11-13-11-13----|12/13-11-13--12/13-11-13-|12/13-11-13-11-13-13/16~|
G|------------------12-|------------------12-|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

   Gb G          G  Gb G          G   Gb G   G  Gb G   G
E|---------------3|---------------3|---------3---------3|
B|---------------3|---------------3|---------3---------3|
G|---------------4|---------------4|---------4---------4|
D|---------------5|---------------5|---------5---------5|
A|--4/5-5-5-5-5--5|--4/5-5-5-5-5--5|--4/5--5-5--4/5--5-5|
E|--2/3-3-3-3-3--3|--2/3-3-3-3-3--3|--2/3--3-3--2/3--3-3|

   Gb G  G  Ab    A  Bb B  C
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

[Verse 1]
C                        Bb           F           C**
Who's the little raider, knockin' 'em dead on the floor
            C   
Well, she's a proper little baiter
Bb             F       C***    C           Am
  Man, I can't take anymore   (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Am                 C     C           Am
She drives a man insane (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Am                 C       C           Am
Lock-a my heart in chains (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Am                  C
I'm alike a ball on fire
              G      G7  G
But I can't explain, ohh no!...

[Verse 2]
C   
When she do the be-bop
Bb          F        C**  C**
Maybe I can get me a chance ( Take a chance, take a chance)
            C   
She turn me on, don't stop
Bb                 F       C** C**                                 Am
I love, I love the way she dance ( You can dance yeah, ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Am           C                   Am
A-no! No! No higher (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Am               C                 Am
Set-a my soul on fire (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Am                                
Hold me down, I'm all shook up
Am                   G
I'm like a leaf that shake on a tree
G
She's getting to me

[Chorus]
   C                             Eb     
So who's the girl dancin' in the red dress?
  F                         Ab          Bb
I want her for my lover, so get her up, get her up
  C                            Eb     
I want the girl dancing in the red dress
      F                             Ab          Bb
She's gonna be my lover, so get her up, Get her up
Gb G              G      Gb G              G
I  wanna hold her tight, I  wanna hold her right!
Gb G    G    Gb G   G     Gb G   G
I  want you, I need you , ohhh

   Gb G  G  Ab    A  Bb B  C
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

[Instrumental]
  C                        Eb                    F                         Ab
E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
B|12/13-12-13-12-13----| 12/13-12-13-12-13----|12/13-12-13--12/13-12-13-|12/13-12-13-12-13----|
G|------------------12b|------------------12b|-------------------------|------------------12b|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
                                                                                  Oh yeah!!!
  C                        Eb                    F                         Ab
E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|12/13-11-13-11-13----| 12/13-11-13-11-13----|12/13-11-13--12/13-11-13-|12/13-11-13-11-13-13/16~|
G|------------------12-|------------------12-|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

[Bridge]
Gb G              G      Gb G              G
I  wanna hold her tight, I  wanna hold her right!
Gb G    G    Gb G   G     Gb G   G
I  want you, I need you , ohhh

   Gb G  G  Ab    A  Bb B  C
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

[Interlude]
             C                      Eb               F                               C
I'm not your brother, you're not my sister, Oh Lord above but you're a girl 'n I'm a mister
             C                      Eb               F                               C
I'm not your brother, you're not my sister, Oh Lord above but you're a girl 'n I'm a mister
C                  
( give it to me now)

[Outro]
C                         Eb              F                         G             
Who's that dancin' in the red dress...( I want her for my lover, I want her for my lover)
C                         Eb                 F                         Ab      Bb
Who's that dancin' in the red dress...(She's gonna be my lover, so get her up, get her up)
C                         Eb              F                         Ab          Bb                         G
Who's that dancin' in the red dress...( I want her for my lover, so get her up, get her up)
C                         Eb              F                      G
Who's that dancin' in the red dress...( I need her for my lover, Ohhh, oooohhh!!)
C                         Eb              F                         Ab         Bb
Who's that dancin' in the red dress...( I need her for my lover, I want ya , I want ya)
C                         Eb              F                        G
Who's that dancin' in the red dress...( I want her for my lover, I want her for my lover)
(Fade out.....................................................................)



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| h  Hammer-on
| b  Bend
| ~  Vibrato
| x  Dead note
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide Down