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This one of my favorites and it's severely obscure, I can't imagine why.
DWent to a dance one night
And the beautiful music was plF#maying
DAnd through the dim blue light
I could just see the silhouette F#mswaying
GThen all at once the room was aDglow
GAnd through the couples I could Asee
DA pair of angel eyes and I was hyGpnotized
DThey were looking strAaight at Dme
DThey played a ladies choice
And I could feel my heart beatF#ming madly
DFor any moment she'd ask me to dance
And I would say gF#mladly
GThen someone said would you care to dDance?
GI turned around when I heard her vAoice
DBut it was someone else, oh how sad I Gfelt
DFor I was the wrong laAdies chDoice
AAnd when the song was through she was alone and I caught her Deye
AI had to make my play before she'd dance with some other DguyEb  
EbSo as the music played
She laid her sweet head on my sGmhoulder
EbAnd she could see the love that I felt
As though I had told Gmher
AbWas someone waiting to take her Ebhome?
AbI wondered who would the luck boBby be?
EbAnd when the dance was through, all the world was Abnew
EbFor the ladies choBbice was Ebme
AbYeah, the Ebladies chBboice was Ebme
AbMmm, the lEbadies choBbice was mEbe

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Ladies Choice

by Ricky Nelson

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F#m

This one of my favorites and it's severely obscure, I can't imagine why.

Went to a dance one night

F#m

And the beautiful music was playing

And through the dim blue light

F#m

I could just see the silhouette swaying

G D

Then all at once the room was aglow

G A

And through the couples I could see

D G

A pair of angel eyes and I was hypnotized

D A D

They were looking straight at me

They played a ladies choice

F#m

And I could feel my heart beating madly

For any moment she'd ask me to dance

F#m

And I would say gladly

G D

Then someone said would you care to dance?

G A

I turned around when I heard her voice

D G

But it was someone else, oh how sad I felt

D A D

For I was the wrong ladies choice

A D

And when the song was through she was alone and I caught her eye

A D Eb

I had to make my play before she'd dance with some other guy

So as the music played

She laid her sweet head on my shoulder

And she could see the love that I felt

As though I had told her

Ab Eb

Was someone waiting to take her home?

Ab Bb

I wondered who would the luck boy be?

Eb Ab

And when the dance was through, all the world was new

Eb Bb Eb

For the ladies choice was me

Ab Eb Bb Eb

Yeah, the ladies choice was me

Ab Eb Bb Eb

Mmm, the ladies choice was me

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