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I DON'T DANCE
Recorded by Jon Wolfe
Written by Ashley Gorley/Kelley Lovelace/Bryan Simpson
Album:  It All Happened in a Honky Tonk (2010)
- indicates strum each transitioning chord once
e|-G/B-3--|  e|A7sus4--3--|
B|--3--|  B|--3--|
G|--0--|  G|--2--|
D|--0--|  D|--0--|
A|--2--|  A|--0--|
E|--x--|  E|--x--|
Key of G
INTRO:    G    Em    D   Am-  G/B- C  
VERSE 1:
AmYeah I like this song Gtoo
AmAnd that dress looks good on Gyou
I Emknow it sounds crazy in a place like this
And Dany other guy would tell you yes
Don’t take this Ampersonal, G/Bbut I gotta Ctell you no
CHORUS:
GI don’t dance, ‘cause once we get on the floor
Every Emsong I’ll hold you closer than the one before
And you Dknow that’ll lead to a couple of drinks 
 Am-        G/B-             C-           D-    
Before you know it we’ll be back at your place and 
GYou might ask me to stay the night
EmAnd I’ll be gone by the morning light
And that would Dbreak your heart
                         Am-  G/B- C  
And I don’t wanna take that chance
                       G   Am-  G/B- C  
So I don’t dance
VERSE 2:
AmYou see the last girl I was Gwith
AmOh yeah she really did me Gin 
I ain’t Emover her yet, honey I won’t lie
If I was Din your arms, she’d be on my mind
Much as AmI’d like toG/B  
As much as CI like you
CHORUS:
GI don’t dance, ‘cause once we get on the floor
Every Emsong I’ll hold you closer than the one before
And you Dknow that’ll lead to a couple of drinks 
 Am-        G/B-             C-           D-    
Before you know it we’ll be back at your place and 
GYou might ask me to stay the night
EmAnd I’ll be gone by the morning light
And that would Dbreak your heart
                        Am-  G/B- C  
And I don’t wanna take that chance
So I don’t Gdance
SOLO:  G   Em   D  C  
BRIDGE:
AmAnd I might look like a G/Bfool
Sittin’ all night on this Cstool
But it’s G/Ball that I can A7sus4doD  
OUTRO:
GI don’t dance, ‘cause once we get on the floor
Every Emsong will bring us closer than the one before
And you Dknow that’ll lead to a couple of drinks 
 Am-        G/B-             C-           D-    
Before you know it we’ll be back at your place and 
GYou might ask me to stay the night
EmAnd I’ll be gone by the morning light
And that would Dbreak your heart
                         Am-  G/B- C  
And I don’t wanna take that chance
So I don’t GdanceEm  
No I don't Ddance
 Am-  G/B-  C-  D- G  

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I Dont Dance

by Jon Wolfe

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G/B

A7sus4

I DON'T DANCE

Recorded by Jon Wolfe

Written by Ashley Gorley/Kelley Lovelace/Bryan Simpson

Album: It All Happened in a Honky Tonk (2010)

- indicates strum each transitioning chord once

G/B A7sus4

e|--3--| e|--3--|

B|--3--| B|--3--|

G|--0--| G|--2--|

D|--0--| D|--0--|

A|--2--| A|--0--|

E|--x--| E|--x--|

Key of G

G Em D Am G/B C

INTRO: - -

VERSE 1:

Am G

Yeah I like this song too

Am G

And that dress looks good on you

I know it sounds crazy in a place like this

And any other guy would tell you yes

Am G/B C

Don’t take this personal, but I gotta tell you no

CHORUS:

I don’t dance, ‘cause once we get on the floor

Every song I’ll hold you closer than the one before

And you know that’ll lead to a couple of drinks

Am G/B C D

- - - -

Before you know it we’ll be back at your place and

You might ask me to stay the night

And I’ll be gone by the morning light

And that would break your heart

Am G/B C

- -

And I don’t wanna take that chance

G Am G/B C

- -

So I don’t dance

VERSE 2:

Am G

You see the last girl I was with

Am G

Oh yeah she really did me in

I ain’t over her yet, honey I won’t lie

If I was in your arms, she’d be on my mind

Am G/B

Much as I’d like to

As much as I like you

CHORUS:

I don’t dance, ‘cause once we get on the floor

Every song I’ll hold you closer than the one before

And you know that’ll lead to a couple of drinks

Am G/B C D

- - - -

Before you know it we’ll be back at your place and

You might ask me to stay the night

And I’ll be gone by the morning light

And that would break your heart

Am G/B C

- -

And I don’t wanna take that chance

So I don’t dance

G Em D C

SOLO:

BRIDGE:

Am G/B

And I might look like a fool

Sittin’ all night on this stool

G/B A7sus4 D

But it’s all that I can do

OUTRO:

I don’t dance, ‘cause once we get on the floor

Every song will bring us closer than the one before

And you know that’ll lead to a couple of drinks

Am G/B C D

- - - -

Before you know it we’ll be back at your place and

You might ask me to stay the night

And I’ll be gone by the morning light

And that would break your heart

Am G/B C

- -

And I don’t wanna take that chance

G Em

So I don’t dance

No I don't dance

Am G/B C D G

- - - -

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