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Dansé   
(Capo 2)
G   D   C    G   D  C  G  D
GHurry up my Joséphine, tDhe hour’s gettinCg late,G  
DWe gonna miss the 5 o’clCock ferry and we gonna hGave to wait.D  
GDown in Catahoula, they Dbe having a Fais-Do-Do.C  G  
D‘Cause I been saving up Call my sugar cane money Gjust so that we could go.D  
D‘Cause when I hear the fGiddle playing an old timCe Cajun song,G  
DMoonlight on the bayou, Ggonna keep dancing all nCight long.D  
GDansé, hey, we gConna dance the nDight away,G  
GDansé coCllé, colDlé  DansGé.
GTonight Cis a nigDht for romance,
Can I haCve the pleasure, the pleasure of this dance.G  
GEver since I turned seveDnteen and got my Cold man’s ChevrGolet,
DI been going every SaturCday night to the old Bon GTon Roulet.D  
GYou know I love my danciDng, I got a nice Cstyle don’t you Gknow.
DI just want to hold you Ctight and waltz you acroGss the floor.D  
D‘Cause when I hear the fGiddle playing an old timCe Cajun song,G  
DMoonlight on the bayou, Ggonna keep dancing all nCight long.D  
GDansé, hey, we gConna dance the nDight away,G  
GDansé coCllé, colDlé  DansGé.
GTonight Cis a nigDht for romance,
CCan I have the pleasure, the pleasure of this dance.G  

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Danse

by Zachary Richard

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dansé

(Capo 2)

G D C G D C G D

G D C G

Hurry up my Joséphine, the hour’s getting late,

D C G D

We gonna miss the 5 o’clock ferry and we gonna have to wait.

G D C G

Down in Catahoula, they be having a Fais-Do-Do.

D C G D

‘Cause I been saving up all my sugar cane money just so that we could go.

D G C G

‘Cause when I hear the fiddle playing an old time Cajun song,

D G C D

Moonlight on the bayou, gonna keep dancing all night long.

G C D G

Dansé, hey, we gonna dance the night away,

G C D G

Dansé collé, collé Dansé.

G C D

Tonight is a night for romance,

C G

Can I have the pleasure, the pleasure of this dance.

G D C G

Ever since I turned seventeen and got my old man’s Chevrolet,

D C G D

I been going every Saturday night to the old Bon Ton Roulet.

G D C G

You know I love my dancing, I got a nice style don’t you know.

D C G D

I just want to hold you tight and waltz you across the floor.

D G C G

‘Cause when I hear the fiddle playing an old time Cajun song,

D G C D

Moonlight on the bayou, gonna keep dancing all night long.

G C D G

Dansé, hey, we gonna dance the night away,

G C D G

Dansé collé, collé Dansé.

G C D

Tonight is a night for romance,

C G

Can I have the pleasure, the pleasure of this dance.

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