Slow Country Dance Mary Chapin Carpenter
<br/> <br/> SLOW COUNTRY DANCE (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)<br/> ------------------------------------------<br/> [Actually in A; capo at the 2nd fret.]<br/> <br/> C D G G<br/> [intro]<br/> G C G D<br/> Out on the floor the couples are swaying<br/> G C G D<br/> To "One Faded Love" on the jukebox tonight<br/> Em7 C G D<br/> You slide in your coins and the music keeps playing<br/> G C D G<br/> A slow country dance on a Saturday night<br/> <br/> <br/> G C G D<br/> Sweethearts in love and others just lonely<br/> G C G D<br/> Searching for someone to waltz with tonight<br/> Em7 C G D<br/> In a smoky old bar you know that it's only<br/> G C D G G<br/> A slow country dance on a Saturday night<br/> <br/> F C G D<br/> And love's never easy or ever as true<br/> F C G D D<br/> When the changing of partners is no longer new<br/> G C G D<br/> You lead with your heart, and closing your eyes<br/> G C D G<br/> Dance just to dance in three-quarter time<br/> G C D G<br/> [instrumental]<br/> <br/> Down at the bar a woman tells stories<br/> Batting her eyes to someone not there<br/> Her glass is half full or maybe half empty<br/> Like the jokes told about her when they think she can't hear<br/> <br/> Now the perfume is cheap and the makeup is careless<br/> And the dress out of fashion for a woman her age<br/> But she don't give a damn for those who would cherish<br/> A much lighter step and a much younger face<br/> <br/> And love's never easy or ever as true<br/> When the changing of partners is no longer new<br/> You lead with your heart, and closing your eyes<br/> Dance just to dance in three-quarter time<br/> <br/> G C G D G C G D<br/> [instrumental]<br/> Em7 C G D G C D G G<br/> [instrumental]<br/> <br/> G C G D<br/> Out on the floor the couples are swaying<br/> G C D G<br/> To "One Faded Love" on the jukebox tonight<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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