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Secondary Waltz

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[Intro]
G C G/B G D/F# G
[Verse]
The Gschool Christmas party is CcomGing
We ain't doing rugby no moCre
MacIntyre's teaDching us waGltzEming
Gout on the C/Ggymnasium GfloorC/G  
Gout on the C/Ggymnasium Gfloor
GMacIntyre's out of the CarmGy
You'll be slippered if you get it Cwrong
And MacIntyre's D/F#din
booms Gloud in the Emgym
and we've Gonly got our C/Glittle shorts GonC/G  
We've Gonly got our lC/Gittle shorts Gon
[Chorus]
And it's C/Gone, two, three, two, two -
we're all Ga disgrace
MacIntyre's tore us aCpart
And we danced with ourselves
when we'd all Gfound a Cspace
Gwaltzing with C/Gfear in our GheartsC/G  
Gwaltzing with C/Gfear in our Ghearts
[Instrumental]
G C G/B C D/F# G
[Verse]
Comes the Gday of the final manCoeuGvres
All of our heads are awhirlC  
It's getting much Dcloser to GD-dEmay
GThis time we're going to C/Gdo it with GgirlsC/G  
GThis time we're going to C/Gdo it with Ggirls
In the aGrena the ladies were CwaitGing
a 12 year-old partner to Cguide
Some matches were fD/F#ixed
the Grest of us Emmixed
and a Gfat girl got C/Gleft at the GsideC/G  
A Gfat girl got C/Gleft at the Gside
[Chorus]
And it's C/Gone, two, three, two, two -
we're all Ga disgrace
MacIntyre's tore us aCpart
And we danced with ourselves
when we'd all Gfound a Cspace
Gwaltzing with C/Gfear in our GheartsC/G  
Gwaltzing with C/Gfear in our Ghearts
[Instrumental]
G C G/B C D/F# G
[Bridge]
When you coCme to my fights
and I'm unGder the lights
and you see that my footwork is Cfalse
don't count me out
at the sGtart of the boutC  
I'm just Gdoing the C/GSecondary GWaltzC/G  
Gdoing the C/GSecondary GWaltz
[Outro]
G C G/B G D/F# G

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Secondary Waltz

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

D/F#

C/G

[Intro]

G C G/B G D/F# G

[Verse]

G C G

The school Christmas party is coming

We ain't doing rugby no more

D G Em

MacIntyre's teaching us waltzing

G C/G G C/G

out on the gymnasium floor

G C/G G

out on the gymnasium floor

G C G

MacIntyre's out of the army

You'll be slippered if you get it wrong

D/F#

And MacIntyre's din

G Em

booms loud in the gym

G C/G G C/G

and we've only got our little shorts on

G C/G G

We've only got our little shorts on

[Chorus]

C/G

And it's one, two, three, two, two -

we're all a disgrace

MacIntyre's tore us apart

And we danced with ourselves

G C

when we'd all found a space

G C/G G C/G

waltzing with fear in our hearts

G C/G G

waltzing with fear in our hearts

[Instrumental]

G C G/B C D/F# G

[Verse]

G C G

Comes the day of the final manoeuvres

All of our heads are awhirl

D G Em

It's getting much closer to D-day

G C/G G C/G

This time we're going to do it with girls

G C/G G

This time we're going to do it with girls

G C G

In the arena the ladies were waiting

a 12 year-old partner to guide

D/F#

Some matches were fixed

G Em

the rest of us mixed

G C/G G C/G

and a fat girl got left at the side

G C/G G

A fat girl got left at the side

[Chorus]

C/G

And it's one, two, three, two, two -

we're all a disgrace

MacIntyre's tore us apart

And we danced with ourselves

G C

when we'd all found a space

G C/G G C/G

waltzing with fear in our hearts

G C/G G

waltzing with fear in our hearts

[Instrumental]

G C G/B C D/F# G

[Bridge]

When you come to my fights

and I'm under the lights

and you see that my footwork is false

don't count me out

G C

at the start of the bout

G C/G G C/G

I'm just doing the Secondary Waltz

G C/G G

doing the Secondary Waltz

[Outro]

G C G/B G D/F# G

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