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Sweet Dancer

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Emajor

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[Verse 1]
The Egirl goes dancing there
On the Aleaf-sown, new-mown, Bsmooth grass
Of the C#mgarden
Escaped from her bitter F#myouth
Escaped out of her Bsus4crowd
Or out of her Bblack cloud
[Chorus]
EAh, dancer, Aah, sweet Bdancer
EAh, dancer, Aah, sweet Bdancer
[Verse 2]
If strange Emen come from the house
To Alead her away, please, Bdo not say
She's C#mcrazy
Lead them gently F#mastray
Let her finish her Bsus4dance
Finish her Bdance
[Chorus]
EAh, dancer, Aah, sweet Bdancer
EAh, dancer, Aah, sweet Bdancer
[Bridge]
She C#msings as the moon sings
I am BI, I am I
The Agreater grows my light
The Efurther shall I flyE  B  
I C#mhear the wind a-blow
I Bhear the grass a-grow
And Aall that I know
I Bknow, I know
[Verse 3]
The Egirl goes dancing there
On the Aleaf-sown, new-mown, Bsmooth grass
Of the C#mgarden
Let her finish the F#mdance
Let her finish the Bsus4dance
Finish the Bdance
[Chorus]
EAh, dancer, Aah, sweet Bdancer
EAh, dancer, Aah, sweet Bdancer
EAh, dancer, Aah, sweet Bdancer
EAh, dancer, Aah, sweet Bdancer

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Sweet Dancer

by The Waterboys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Bsus4

[Verse 1]

The girl goes dancing there

A B

On the leaf-sown, new-mown, smooth grass

C#m

Of the garden

F#m

Escaped from her bitter youth

Bsus4

Escaped out of her crowd

Or out of her black cloud

[Chorus]

E A B

Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer

E A B

Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer

[Verse 2]

If strange men come from the house

A B

To lead her away, please, do not say

C#m

She's crazy

F#m

Lead them gently astray

Bsus4

Let her finish her dance

Finish her dance

[Chorus]

E A B

Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer

E A B

Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer

[Bridge]

C#m

She sings as the moon sings

I am I, I am I

The greater grows my light

E E B

The further shall I fly

C#m

I hear the wind a-blow

I hear the grass a-grow

And all that I know

I know, I know

[Verse 3]

The girl goes dancing there

A B

On the leaf-sown, new-mown, smooth grass

C#m

Of the garden

F#m

Let her finish the dance

Bsus4

Let her finish the dance

Finish the dance

[Chorus]

E A B

Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer

E A B

Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer

E A B

Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer

E A B

Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer

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