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Dance This Mess Around Tabs

(ver. 1)
The B-52s

0:00 - 0:11 (1x:)

F|-5---3---0---3---|
F|-5---3---0---3---|
G|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
F|-----3---0---3---|
C|-----------------|
====================

0:12 - 0:23 (1x:)

F|-5---3---0-------|
F|-5---3---0-------|
G|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
F|(5)--3---0---*---|
C|-------------3---|
====================

0:23 - 0:31 (1x:)


F|------x--x--x--7----x--0--3--0--3--|
F|------x--x--x--7----x--0--3--0--3--|
G|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
F|-3-5-_------------3----------------|
C|-3-5-_------------3----------------|
===V=^===============================

0:31 - 0:37 (1x:)

F|-----x-----x--7----x--5--3-*-5--3\-|
F|-----x-----x--7----x--5--3-*-5--3\-|
G|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
F|-5------x--------3-----------------| 
C|-5------x--------3-----------------|
======================================

0:37-0:44 (1x:)
 
F|------x-----x--7-------0--0--0-0-|
F|------x-----x--7-------0--0--0-0-|
G|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
F|-3-5-----x-------3---------------|
C|-3-5-----x-------3---------------|
===V=^========^==^==V=^============

0:44 - 0:50 (1x:)

F|----x-----x--7-----3--3--3*-|
F|----x-----x--7-----3--3--3*-|
G|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
F|-5-----x--------3-----------|
C|-5-----x--------3-----------|
==============================

0:50 - 0:53 (1x:)

F|-------x---x---x-|
F|-------x---x---x-|
G|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
F|-------x---x---x-|
C|-------x---x---x-|
===================

0:53 - 0:55 (1x:)

F|-------x---x---x---x-|
F|-------x---x---x---x-|
G|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
F|-4-5-_---------------|
C|-2-3-_---------------|
===V=^=================

0:55 - 1:01 (1x:)

F|-------x--x--x--0-_----x--x-|
F|-------x--x--x--0-_----x--x-|
G|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
F|-3-5-_--------------3-_-----|
C|-3-5-_----------------------|
==============================

1:01 - 1:03 (1x:)

F|-------------|
F|-------------|
G|-------------|
G|-------------|
F|-5-5-7-5-8-7-|
C|-------------|
================

Chorus

1:03 - 1:09:

F|---0-3---------3--3-|
F|---0-3---------3--3-|
G|--------------------|
G|--------------------| 
F|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-|
C|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-|
================^==^==

1:09 - 1:15:

F|---0-3------x--3--3-3-|
F|---0-3------x--3--3-3-|
G|----------------------| 
G|----------------------|
F|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-0-|
C|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-0-|
=========================

1:15 - 1:22:

F|---0-3--------3--3-|
F|---0-3--------3--3-|
G|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
F|-5-----5-3----0--0-|
C|-5-----5-3----0--0-|
================^==^==

1:22 - 1:28:

F|-----0-0--3-------------3--3--3--3-|
F|-------0--3-------------3--3--3--3-|
G|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
F|-5------------5--3---3--0--0--0--0-|
C|-5------------5--3---3--0--0--0--0-|
==========================^==^==^==^=

1:28 - 1:34:

F|------0-3-3--0-*--------------3--3--3--3-|
F|------0-3-3--0-*--------------3--3--3--3-| 
G|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
F|-5-5------5----5--3--3--4--5--0--0--0--0-|
C|-5-5------5----5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
===========================================
                 
1:34 - 1:40:

F|--------0-3-3-----0----------------3--3--3--3-|
F|--------0-3-3-----0----------------3--3--3--3-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------| 
F|-5--5-x-------x-x------3--3--3--4--0--0--0--0-|
C|-5--5-x-------x-x------3--3--4--5--0--0--0--0-|
=========================^==^==V==V==V==V==V==V=
===============================?==?=============

1:40 - 1:46:

F|------0-3-3-----0----*-----------3--3--3--3-|
F|------0-3-3-----0----*-----------3--3--3--3-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
F|-5-5--------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|  
C|-5-5--------x-x---5--3--3--4--4--0--0--0--0-|
=======================^==^==V==V=============
=============================?==?=============

1:46 - 1:53:

F|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*------------3--3--3--3-|
F|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*------------3--3--3--3-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------| 
F|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
C|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--4--5--0--0--0--0-|
========================^==^==V==V=============

1:53 - 1:59:

F|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*-------------3--3--3--3-|
F|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*-------------3--3--3--3-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
F|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--5--5-x-0--0--0--0-|
C|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
========================^==^==V==V==============

1:59 - 2:05:

F|-----0-3-3--x-x-0---*-----------x-3--3--3--3-|
F|-----0-3-3--x-x-0---*-----------x-3--3--3--3-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
F|-5-5-----5--5-5---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
C|-5-5-----5--5-5---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
===============================================

2:05 - 2:29;
(1x;)
(2:05 - 2:11, 2:11 - 2:17, 2:17 - 2:22, 2:22 - 2:28:)

F|----x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|----x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
====================================================

2:29 - 2:35
(1x:)

F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================

There may not be a slide there but it does sound different from the other times.

2:35 - 2:41
(1x:)

F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================
 
2:41 - 2:46 
(1x:)

F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
===================================================

Then it changes a bit:

2:46 - 2:50 

F|-----------0-3-*--------------|
F|-----------0-3-*--------------|
G|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
F|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3--x-|
C|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3--x-|
================================

(slight pause.)

2:51 - 2:52 (1x:)

F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
G|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-------------------|
=====================

2:52 - 2:58

F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-*-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-*-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================

2:58 - 3:04:

F|----x----0*3-0---x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|----x----0*3-0---x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
F|-5--x----------3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--x----------3-x-x-------------------|
==========================================

(Pause between the inverted D# and the high strings.)

3:04 - 3:10;
3:10 - 3:16;
3:16 - 3:22;
(3x:)
 
F|-------0*3-0--*--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|-------0*3-0--*--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
F|-5--*----------3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--*----------3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
=======================^=^=V=^=V=^=V=^=V==


3:22 - 3:28, 3:28 - 3:33 3:34 - 3:40, 3:40 - 3:46, 3:46 - 3:52,

F|------------0-3--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|------------0-3--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--4--5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--4--5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
============================================================

3:28 - 3:33

F|------------0-3-(3)-----------------------(x)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|------------0-3-(3)-----------------------(x)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--4--5(x)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--4--5(x)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
================================================================

3:34 - 3:40, 3:40 - 3:46, 3:46 - 3:52:

F|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--4--5-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--4--5-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
=============================================================

3:40 - 3:46
(1x:)

F|-------(0)--0-3(0)-_--------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|-------(0)--0-3(0)-_--------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--4--5-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--4--5-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
=============================================================

3:46 - 3:52
(1x:)

F|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--4--5-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--4--5-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
=============================================================

note here for part of above, go back through again.

3:52 - 3:55

F|------------0-3----------------*-|
F|------------0-3----------------*-|
G|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
F|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3--*-|
C|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3--*-|
====================================

3:56 - 3:58

F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
G|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-------------------|
======================

3:58 - 4:03

F|-----------0-3-*-----------x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|-----------0-3-*-----------x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
====================================================

4:04 - 4:10,
4:10 - 4:16,
4:16 - 4:22,
4:22 - 4:27: (4x:)

F|-----0*3-0--*--x-x-x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|-----0*3-0--*--x-x-x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
F|-5-*---------3-x-x-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5-*---------3-x-x-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
=========================================

End on F:

F|-0-|
F|-0-|
G|---|
G|---|
F|---|
C|---|
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