Dancing Barefoot

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Intro:
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Em D Em A
She is benediction
Em D Em A
She is addicted to thee
Em D Em A
She is the root connection and
Em D Em A
She is connecting with thee

Em D Em A
Here I go and I don't know why
Em D Em A
I flow so ceaselessly
Em D Em A Em - D - Em - A
Could it be he's taking over me

G A
I'm dancing barefoot
C D
Heading for a spin
Em A
Some strange music draws me in
C D Em
Makes me come on like some heroine

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Em D Em A
She is sublimation
Em D Em A
She is the essence of thee
Em D Em A
She is concentrating on
Em D Em A
He who is chosen by she

Em D Em A
Here I go and I don't know why
Em D Em A
I spin so ceaselessly
Em D Em A Em - D - Em - A
Could it be he's taking over me

G A
I'm dancing barefoot
C D
Heading for a spin
Em A
Some strange music draws me in
C D Em
Makes me come on like some heroine

Solo:
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Em D Em A
She is recreation
Em D Em A
She intoxicated by thee
Em D Em A
She has the slow sensation that
Em D Em A
He is levitating with she

Em D Em A
Here I go and I don't know why
Em D Em A
I spin so ceaselessly
Em D Em A Em - D - Em - A
‘till I lose my sense of gravity

G A
I'm dancing barefoot
C D
In mid-air I spin
Em A
Some strange music draws me in
C D Em
Makes me come on like some heroine

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Em D Em A
Oh God I fell for you
Em D Em A
Oh God I fell for you

“The plot of our life sweats in the dark like a face
The mystery of childbirth, of childhood itself
Grave visitations, what is it that calls to us
Why must we pray screaming, why must not death be redefined
We shut our eyes, we stretch out our arms
And whirl on a pane of glass
An afixation a fix on anything
The line of life the limb of tree
The hands of he, the promise that she is blessed among women”

{fade out}

Patti Smith :
“I wrote the lyrics for Dancing Barefoot in late 1978 and it was recorded for
Wave in 1979. The music stemmed from some ideas that Ivan Kral recorded on a
cassette tape and gave to me. He had written "Rock and Reggae" on it. The music
that became Dancing Barefoot was from an acoustic guitar riff that he wrote and
that we developed as a band.

I had the concept to write a lyric line that would have several levels - the
love of one human being for another and the love of ones creator. So in a
sense, the song addresses both physical and spiritual love. Truthfully I always
imagined Jim Morrison singing it, which resulted in me singing and recording it
in a lower vocal register. I wanted the verse to have a
masculine appeal and the chorus to have a feminine one.

Our producer, Todd Rundgren, had a strong input, influencing the sounds of the
guitars and Richard Sohl'Äôs keyboard line. Todd also wrote and played the bass
line. The song was extremely popular in Europe and with the people of America,
but in 1979 it was considered too provocative for American radio.

The use of the word "heroine", which of course is used in the context of the
song as the feminine of HERO, was objected to. It was suggested that I change
the word "heroine" and consult the thesaurus for a suitable replacement. I am
happy with my decision to let it stand as written”

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