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[Verse 1]
My Emname is DMary
I'm from CGreenville, Mississippi
EmThis is where I Clive
in this Cold folks' dormitory
EmEvery Sunday nGight Sarah comes to Csee us
   EmShe plays that old upGright
but Sarah always Cseems to leave us
EmWhen she Dplays something Emcomes oDver Cme
'cause from my Dhead all the Emway to my Cfeet
[Chorus]
I wanna Gdance
I wanna sDmnap my fingers all night long and Cdance
CI wanna move around the room just like a GwomDan Emin Da Ctrance
All Dnight
I wanna Gdance
I wanna Dmwrap my arms around your neck and Cdance
CI wanna listen to the music that's been GrinDgin' Emin Dmy Cears
C'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of Ghere
[Verse 2]
I had Emthree girls and a Cboy
Gbut now oCne's gone off to Dheaven
EmShe's with her papa Gnow
'cause he left for Clack of penicDillin
EmAnd the older that I Gget I figure everyCone is dyin'
EmThey're all dyin' for a cGhange
And I know I'm Cdyin' for some Daction
EmDays like Dthese, Sunday Emfeels so far aCway
CSo until Dthen I'm gonna sit right Ghere,
And here I'll Cstay
[Chorus]
I wanna Gdance
I wanna sDmnap my fingers all night long and Cdance
CI wanna move around the room just like a GwomDan Emin Da Ctrance
All Dnight
I wanna Gdance
I wanna Dmwrap my arms around your neck and Cdance
CI wanna listen to the music that's been GrinDgin' Emin Dmy Cears
C'Cause one Dday I'm gonna dance right out of hGere
  G    D     Em    D    C    G     Am   Dright outta here
G D Em D C G Am
AmI'd marry Dyou, if you could Emdance, that's what I Csaid
'Cause where I'm Dgoin, there'll be Emdancing, every Cday
[Chorus]
GI wanna dance
I wanna sDmnap my fingers all night long and Cdance
CI wanna move around the room just like a GwomDan Emin Da Ctrance
All Dnight
I wanna Gdance
I wanna Dmwrap my arms around your neck and Cdance
CI wanna listen to the music that's been GrinDgin' Emin Dmy Cears
C'Cause one Dday I'm gonna dance right out of hGere
[Final Chorus]
GI wanna dance
I wanna Dmsnap my fingers all night long and Cdance
CI wanna move around the room just like a GwomDan Emin Da Ctrance
All Dnight
I wanna Gdance
I wanna Dmwrap my arms around your neck and Cdance
CI wanna listen to the music that's been GrinDgin' Emin Emy Amears
C'Cause one Dday I'm gonna dance right out of Ghere

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Dance

by Caedmon's Call

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[Verse 1]

Em D

My name is Mary

I'm from Greenville, Mississippi

Em C

This is where I live

in this old folks' dormitory

Em G C

Every Sunday night Sarah comes to see us

Em G

She plays that old upright

but Sarah always seems to leave us

Em D Em D C

When she plays something comes over me

D Em C

'cause from my head all the way to my feet

[Chorus]

I wanna dance

Dm C

I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance

C G D Em D C

I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance

All night

I wanna dance

Dm C

I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance

C G D Em D C

I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears

C G

'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of here

[Verse 2]

Em C

I had three girls and a boy

G C D

but now one's gone off to heaven

Em G

She's with her papa now

C D

'cause he left for lack of penicillin

Em G C

And the older that I get I figure everyone is dyin'

Em G

They're all dyin' for a change

C D

And I know I'm dyin' for some action

Em D Em C

Days like these, Sunday feels so far away

C D G

So until then I'm gonna sit right here,

And here I'll stay

[Chorus]

I wanna dance

Dm C

I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance

C G D Em D C

I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance

All night

I wanna dance

Dm C

I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance

C G D Em D C

I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears

C D G

'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of here

G D Em D C G Am D

right outta here

G D Em D C G Am

Am D Em C

I'd marry you, if you could dance, that's what I said

D Em C

'Cause where I'm goin, there'll be dancing, every day

[Chorus]

I wanna dance

Dm C

I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance

C G D Em D C

I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance

All night

I wanna dance

Dm C

I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance

C G D Em D C

I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears

C D G

'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of here

[Final Chorus]

I wanna dance

Dm C

I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance

C G D Em D C

I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance

All night

I wanna dance

Dm C

I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance

C G D Em E Am

I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears

C D G

'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of here

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