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Spanish Dancer

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Standard Tuning
Capo I
GOh mama there's this DSpanish dancer
CWhose steps I follow when he Dcomes near
GThe red dress of Dtemptation
COver a long black Dslip of fear
EmWill I fall beneath the Cshadow
Of some broken crEmoss
My arms emptied aCnd all my treasures Glos------Dt
CStill like that DSpanish dancer
GI throw my roses Ddown for him   C  
Across these Dbeds of darkness
GHe opens his arms and Dgathers them Cin
GOh mama the Dbridges were burning
COver a river Dblack and cold
GBut I walked when Dlove commanded meC  
Up to the edges of his Dsoul
EmBut I'm still Cfrightened of that dark diEmvide
Will I gain Centrance or be Gdenie------D-d
CStill like that DSpanish dancer
GI throw my roses Ddown for hCim
Across these Dbeds of darkness
GHe opens his arms and Dgathers them Cin 
Solo:   C|C|D|G|DC|C|C|D|G|DC|C|C|
GOh mama when you Dwere a young girl
CDid you ever love a Dman so much
GAs if he were some Dfantastic jewel
CThat you should never be Dworthy of
EmBut all those iCllusions strip and Emfall
And he is Cjust a man after Gal------ Dl
CStill like that DSpanish dancer
GI throw my roses Ddown for himC  
Across the Dbeds of darkness
GHe opens his arms and Dgathers them inC  
Just like that DSpanish dancer GI
CJust like that DSpanish dancer GI
CJust like that DSpanish dancer GI
(no cord)                C
Throw my roses down for him

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Spanish Dancer

by Emmylou Harris

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

Capo I

G D

Oh mama there's this Spanish dancer

C D

Whose steps I follow when he comes near

G D

The red dress of temptation

C D

Over a long black slip of fear

Em C

Will I fall beneath the shadow

Of some broken cross

C G D

My arms emptied and all my treasures los------t

C D

Still like that Spanish dancer

G D C

I throw my roses down for him

Across these beds of darkness

G D C

He opens his arms and gathers them in

G D

Oh mama the bridges were burning

C D

Over a river black and cold

G D C

But I walked when love commanded me

Up to the edges of his soul

Em C Em

But I'm still frightened of that dark divide

C G D

Will I gain entrance or be denie-------d

C D

Still like that Spanish dancer

G D C

I throw my roses down for him

Across these beds of darkness

G D C

He opens his arms and gathers them in

C C D G C C D G C C

Solo: ||||DC|||||DC|||

G D

Oh mama when you were a young girl

C D

Did you ever love a man so much

G D

As if he were some fantastic jewel

C D

That you should never be worthy of

Em C Em

But all those illusions strip and fall

C G D

And he is just a man after al------ l

C D

Still like that Spanish dancer

G D C

I throw my roses down for him

Across the beds of darkness

G D C

He opens his arms and gathers them in

D G

Just like that Spanish dancer I

C D G

Just like that Spanish dancer I

C D G

Just like that Spanish dancer I

(no cord) C

Throw my roses down for him

About Spanish Dancer Chords by Emmylou Harris

Learn how to play Spanish Dancer by Emmylou Harris with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Spanish Dancer chords”, “Spanish Dancer guitar chords”, or “Emmylou Harris Spanish Dancer chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Spanish Dancer chords and for experienced players who want accurate Spanish Dancer lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, C, Em.

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