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Charleston

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[Verse 1]
BbCharleston! D7Charleston! G7Made in Carolina!
C7Some dance, F7some prance
BbI'll say there's F7nothing finer than the
[Verse 2]
BbCharleston, D7Charleston, G7gee how you can shuffle;
DmEvery step you do, A7leads to something new.
DmMan I'm telling you, F7it's a lapazoo!
[Verse 3]
BbBuck dance, D7wing dance wG7ill be a back number;
C7But the Charleston, F7the new Charleston,
BbThat dance is F7surely a comer.
Ending
Bb7Sometime, you'll dance it Ebone time,
Bb7That dance Ebcalled Charleston,
F7Made in South Caroline!

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Charleston

by Jimmy Johnson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bb7

[Verse 1]

Bb D7 G7

Charleston! Charleston! Made in Carolina!

C7 F7

Some dance, some prance

Bb F7

I'll say there's nothing finer than the

[Verse 2]

Bb D7 G7

Charleston, Charleston, gee how you can shuffle;

Dm A7

Every step you do, leads to something new.

Dm F7

Man I'm telling you, it's a lapazoo!

[Verse 3]

Bb D7 G7

Buck dance, wing dance will be a back number;

C7 F7

But the Charleston, the new Charleston,

Bb F7

That dance is surely a comer.

Ending

Bb7 Eb

Sometime, you'll dance it one time,

Bb7 Eb

That dance called Charleston,

Made in South Caroline!

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