Kate Bush - The Red Shoes

“the red shoes”
from 1993’s “the red shoes”

D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4

D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 Gadd4/D

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oh she move like the diva do

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i said ’i’d love to dance like you . ’

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she said ’just take off my red shoes

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put them on and your dream’ll come true

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with no words , with no song

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you can dance the dream with your body on

G/D D7 G/D D7
and this curve , is your smile

G/D D7 G/D
and this cross , is your heart

D7 G/D D7 G/D D7 G/D
and this line , is your path

D7 G/D D7 G/D
oh it’s gonna be the way you always thought it would be

D7 G/D D7 G/D
but it’s gonna be no illusion

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oh it’s gonna be the way you always dreamt about it

G/D D7 G/D
but it’s gonna be really happening to ya

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D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 Gadd4/D D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4
really happening to ya

D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 Gadd4/D
really happening to ya’

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oh the minute i put them on

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i knew i had done something wrong

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all her gifts for the dance had gone

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it’s the red shoes , they can’t stop dancing ,

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dancing

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and this curve , is your smile

G/D D7 G/D
and this cross , is your heart

D7 G/D D7 G/D D7 G/D
and this line , is your path

D7 G/D D7 G/D
oh it’s gonna be the way you always thought it would be

D7 G/D D7 G/D
but it’s gonna be no illusion

D7 G/D D7 G/D D7
oh it’s gonna be the way you always dreamt about it

G/D D7 G/D
but it’s gonna be really happening

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she gotta dance , she gotta dance

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and she can’t stop ’till them shoes come off

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these shoes do , a kind of voodoo

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they’re gonna make her dance ’till her legs fall off

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feel your hair come tumbling down

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feel your feet start kissing the ground

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feel your arms are opening out

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and see your eyes are lifted to god

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with no words ,

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with no song

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i’m gonna dance the dream

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and make the dream come true

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i’m gonna dance the dream

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and make the dream come true

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she gotta dance , she gotta dance

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and she can’t stop ’till them shoes come off

D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7
these shoes do , a kind of voodoo

D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7
they’re gonna make her dance ’till her legs fall off

D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7
call a doctor , call a priest

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they’re gonna whip her up like a helicopter

D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4

D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 Gadd4/D
really happening to ya

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D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 Gadd4/D D7 G/D
really happening to ya

D7 G/D D7 G/D D7 D7sus4 Gadd4/D D7 G/D
you gotta dance . . . .

( repeat and fade )