They're Not Trying On The Dance Floor

Studio CD: Having A Party With Jonathan Richman
Live Bootleg: Live In Victoria, Live In Tampa Bay 1992, Cicero's St. Louis, The Milky Way, Kyoto, Irving Plaza
Having A Party With Jonathan Richman

Chords

F#                                   B
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
            F#    C#
They're just moving slow
           F#                      B
They're not trying much there on the floor
           F#       C#
And they're moving me more
            D#m               B
They're just hanging around the bar
              D#m    C#
And there your dancing starts
                               B
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
                  F#
They're just moving slow


           F#                 B
Doing no one thing that I could mention
           F#                   C#
They're not trying to get your attention
               F#                  B
And they're not showing 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 moving slow


B                                     C#
I sure they're not showing you all they got
B                        C#
They don't care if you're there or not


           F#         B
They're not moving 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 telling ya the truth
                               B
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
                  D#m
They're just moving slow
           C#                      B
They're not trying much there on the floor
                    F#
And they're moving me more

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

Lyrics

They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow
They're not trying much there on the floor
And they're moving me more
They're just hanging around the bar
And there your dancing starts
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow

Doing no one thing that I could mention
They're not trying to get your attention
And they're not showing 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 moving slow

I sure they're not showing you all they got
They don't care if you're there or not

They're not moving 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 moving slow
They're not trying much there on the floor
And they're moving me more

Live In Victoria

Lyrics

They're not

They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow
They're not trying much there on the floor
And they're moving me more
They're just hanging around the bar
And there your dancing starts
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
And they're moving me more

Doing no one thing that I could mention
You see, they're not trying to get your attention
And they're not showing you all they got
They don't care if they'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 moving slow

I'm sure they're not showing you all they got
They don't care if you're there or not

They're not moving very much
They just have that rocking 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
They're tellin you the truth
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow
They're not trying much there on the floor
And they're moving me more

Live In Tampa Bay 1992

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 moving slow
They're not trying much there on the floor
And they're moving me more
They're just hanging round the bar
But they're rolling stars
And they're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow

They're doing nothing that I could mention
They're not trying to get your attention
And they're not showing 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 moving slow

They don't care if you're there or not
So they're not showing you all they got

Oh they're not trying 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 moving slow
And they're not trying much there on the floor
And they're moving 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]

Cicero's St. Louis

Lyrics

They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow
They're not trying much there on the floor
They're moving me more
They're just hanging around the bar
There the dancing starts
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving 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

The Milky Way

Lyrics

They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow
They're not trying much there on the floor
And they're moving me more
They're just hanging around the bar
But there your dancing starts
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow

Doing no one thing that I could mention
They're not trying to get your attention
And they're not showing you all they've 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 moving slow

I sure they're not showing you all they got
They don't care if you're there or not

They're not moving very much
They just have that rocking 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
They're just telling you the truth
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow
They're not trying much there on the floor
And they're moving me more

Kyoto

Lyrics

They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow
They're not trying much there on the floor
And they're moving me more
They're just hanging around the bar
But there your dancing starts
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow

Doing no one thing that I could mention
They're not trying to get your attention
And they're not showing 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 moving slow

I sure they're not showing you all they got
They don't care if you're there or not

They're not moving 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 telling you the truth
They're not tryin' on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow
They're not trying much there on the floor
And they're moving me more

Irving Plaza

Lyrics

[Now when I go to dance in a nightclub I don't watch a lot of times the most athletic people on the dance floor
Some people bring their aerobic outfit,
They got the little like ??? so they don't ??? over them and
??? My favourite is the couples who look like they didn't even want to dance that night
They just showed up to have a drink and they just, well they're not even trying on the dance]

Well they're not trying on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow
They're not trying much there on the floor
And they're moving me more
Well they're just hanging around your ???
But there your dancing starts
And they're not trying on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow

They are doing no one thing that I can mention
They are not trying to get your attention
And they're not showing you all they got
They don't care if you are there or not
Like Sheboygan or Eau Claire
They're just there
They're not trying on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow

I'm sure they're not showing you all they got
They don't care if you are there or not
They are not moving very much
They just have that rocking touch
And that's really all there is to it
If they don't feel it, they don't do it
Like Centralia or Duluth
They're just telling you the truth
They're not trying on the dance floor no
They're just moving slow
They're not trying much there on the floor
And they are moving me more

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