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"After the Dance" by Marvin Gaye
From the 1976 album I Want You
[Intro]
C#Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby
C#Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby
C#Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby
C#Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby
[Chorus]
Am7I    Bm7want  Emaj7you  Bm7and  Am7you Bm7want  Emaj7me
Bm7So   Am7why  Bm7can't Emaj7we   Bm7get toAm7gether Bm7after the Emaj7dance
[Verse]
G#m(Looking G#girl,              C#msaw yC#ou smile)
            When I first saw you
                F#m(Looking good on G#mSoul G#Train)
You were looking so,                      so good
G#(Oh, G#mI was C#mlooking, C#too)
Oh, I   was looking at you
F#m(Sweet and so fine)
Sweet and so fine
(G#mFreak that she was)
         Dancin' good
(Tantalizing)G#  
      Spinnin' everywhere
(C#mOoh, C#dancin' by F#mherself on the floor)
I thought to myself
(She G#mstarted to dancG#m7e, would she)
She is so pretty the way she moves
C#m(She'C#s so loveF#mly)
      She was movin' so free
(Ah, wG#monder if she,       G#m7she'd go for me)
         If she knows what she needs is me
[Chorus]
Am7I    Bm7want  Emaj7you  Bm7and  Am7you Bm7want  Emaj7me
Bm7So   Am7why  Bm7can't Emaj7we   Bm7get toAm7gether Bm7after the Emaj7dance
[Verse]
G#m(While thG#ey play best C#mrecords, C#girl)
While we dance, best records, baby
F#m(Look so fine,     move next G#mto mG#e)
You are so fine the way you move me
(G#Your brown eyesC#m, touch oC#f your thighs)
Your warm eyes told me one thing 
F#m(Whoa, baby, I felt G#mvibrations that G#you wanted me)
Ahh, baby, I felt that vibe between you and me
C#m(These vibes C#told me while F#mwe slow danced)G#m  
Ohh,                                   that you needed me   
(That you needed my bG#ody)
     Needed my sweet lovin', baby
           C#m      C#(Girl)F#m  
And nobody else,    that is what our love is
G#m(Satisfy all G#of you inside)
That's how I feel, how 'bout you?
G#7(Please, baby)
I want you to take me with you
G#7What you gonna do?
[Chorus]
Am7I    Bm7want  Emaj7you  Bm7and  Am7you Bm7want  Emaj7me
Bm7So   Am7why  Bm7can't Emaj7we   Bm7get toAm7gether Bm7after the Emaj7dance
[Bridge]
C#Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby
C#Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby
C#Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby
C#Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby
[Chorus]
Am7I    Bm7want  Emaj7you  Bm7and  Am7you Bm7want  Emaj7me
Bm7So   Am7why  Bm7can't Emaj7we   Bm7get toAm7gether Bm7after the Emaj7dance
Am7I    Bm7want  Emaj7you  Bm7and  Am7you Bm7want  Emaj7me
Bm7So   Am7why  Bm7can't Emaj7we   Bm7get toAm7gether Bm7after the Emaj7dance
[Fade...]

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After The Dance

by Marvin Gaye

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Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Bm7

Emaj7

G#m

C#m

F#m

G#m7

G#7

"After the Dance" by Marvin Gaye

From the 1976 album I Want You

[Intro]

Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby

[Chorus]

Am7 Bm7 Emaj7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7

I want you and you want me

Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7

So why can't we get together after the dance

[Verse]

G#m G# C#m C#

(Looking girl, saw you smile)

When I first saw you

F#m G#m G#

(Looking good on Soul Train)

You were looking so, so good

G# G#m C#m C#

(Oh, I was looking, too)

Oh, I was looking at you

F#m

(Sweet and so fine)

Sweet and so fine

G#m

(Freak that she was)

Dancin' good

(Tantalizing)

Spinnin' everywhere

C#m C# F#m

(Ooh, dancin' by herself on the floor)

I thought to myself

G#m G#m7

(She started to dance, would she)

She is so pretty the way she moves

C#m C# F#m

(She's so lovely)

She was movin' so free

G#m G#m7

(Ah, wonder if she, she'd go for me)

If she knows what she needs is me

[Chorus]

Am7 Bm7 Emaj7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7

I want you and you want me

Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7

So why can't we get together after the dance

[Verse]

G#m G# C#m C#

(While they play best records, girl)

While we dance, best records, baby

F#m G#m G#

(Look so fine, move next to me)

You are so fine the way you move me

G# C#m C#

(Your brown eyes, touch of your thighs)

Your warm eyes told me one thing

F#m G#m G#

(Whoa, baby, I felt vibrations that you wanted me)

Ahh, baby, I felt that vibe between you and me

C#m C# F#m G#m

(These vibes told me while we slow danced)

Ohh, that you needed me

(That you needed my body)

Needed my sweet lovin', baby

C#m C# F#m

(Girl)

And nobody else, that is what our love is

G#m G#

(Satisfy all of you inside)

That's how I feel, how 'bout you?

G#7

(Please, baby)

I want you to take me with you

G#7

What you gonna do?

[Chorus]

Am7 Bm7 Emaj7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7

I want you and you want me

Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7

So why can't we get together after the dance

[Bridge]

Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby

[Chorus]

Am7 Bm7 Emaj7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7

I want you and you want me

Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7

So why can't we get together after the dance

Am7 Bm7 Emaj7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7

I want you and you want me

Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Emaj7

So why can't we get together after the dance

[Fade...]

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