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[Intro]
D A D G D A D    G
Em7  D   A  D   G D
[Verse]
DEveryone can Ahear Dthe GmuDsicA  D  
You can taste the mood of the Gwine
Getting Em7high on the beer and the Datmosphere of a Agood timeD  A  
DYou can hear AeveryDone GlaughDingA  D  
Like they've got something to Gshare
Em7Cigarette Dsmoke and bad jokes Ahang in the DairG  D  Bm  
[Verse]
But Ginnie doesn't Ahear it
I Gwonder does she realDiseEm  
She's sitting Dthere with that Gfaraway look in her AeyesBm  
Where she goes, she Adoesn't say
But she'll Gleave you way beDhind
Going Emnowhere, Dsoon, she'll be Gsomewhere else in her Amind
[Chorus]
But if the Dmusic is Gright
And the Drhythm is GlightEm  
GinGnie will Ddance the Ajig toDnightG  D  
[Verse]
DSoon we'll Aall Dbe GsingDingA  D  
The chorus from some old Gsong
Em7Guitars, fiddles, Deverything playing aAlongD  A  
DWe'll all be Ahitting Dthe Ghigh DnoteA  D  
When the piano begins to Gplay
All those Em7songs we Dhate, but we sing them AanyDwayG  D  Bm  
[Verse]
But Ginnie doesn't Ahear it
It's that Gmoment when she DgoesEm  
Some Dplace in her Gmind nobody AknowsBm  
Her laughter's gone, her Asmile is faded
She Gloses it all and Dthen
That Emsomething forDgotten Gcomes back now and aAgain
[Chorus]
But if the Dmusic is Gright
And the Drhythm is GlightEm  
GinGnie will Ddance the Ajig toDnight
[Instrumental]
D A D G D A D    G
Em7  D   A  D   G D
D A D G D A D    G
Em7  D   A  D   G D   Bm
[Verse]
There are people talking Aeverywhere
But GGinnie's all aDloneEm  
She's locked Dup in that Glittle world of her AownBm  
You can look inAto her eyes
But there's Gsomething you won't Dsee
A forEmgotten Dmoment of Gsome old memoAry
[Chorus]
But if the Dmusic is Gright
And the Drhythm is GlightEm  
GinGnie will Ddance the Ajig toDnightG  Em  
GinGnie will Ddance the Ajig toDnight
[Outro]
D  E  D  E  Gm    D

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Ginnie

by Fairport Convention

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Em7

[Intro]

D A D G D A D G

Em7 D A D G D

[Verse]

D A D G D A D

Everyone can hear the music

You can taste the mood of the wine

Em7 D A D A

Getting high on the beer and the atmosphere of a good time

D A D G D A D

You can hear everyone laughing

Like they've got something to share

Em7 D A D G D Bm

Cigarette smoke and bad jokes hang in the air

[Verse]

But Ginnie doesn't hear it

G D Em

I wonder does she realise

D G A Bm

She's sitting there with that faraway look in her eyes

Where she goes, she doesn't say

G D

But she'll leave you way behind

Em D G A

Going nowhere, soon, she'll be somewhere else in her mind

[Chorus]

D G

But if the music is right

D G Em

And the rhythm is light

G D A D G D

Ginnie will dance the jig tonight

[Verse]

D A D G D A D

Soon we'll all be singing

The chorus from some old song

Em7 D A D A

Guitars, fiddles, everything playing along

D A D G D A D

We'll all be hitting the high note

When the piano begins to play

Em7 D A D G D Bm

All those songs we hate, but we sing them anyway

[Verse]

But Ginnie doesn't hear it

G D Em

It's that moment when she goes

D G A Bm

Some place in her mind nobody knows

Her laughter's gone, her smile is faded

G D

She loses it all and then

Em D G A

That something forgotten comes back now and again

[Chorus]

D G

But if the music is right

D G Em

And the rhythm is light

G D A D

Ginnie will dance the jig tonight

[Instrumental]

D A D G D A D G

Em7 D A D G D

D A D G D A D G

Em7 D A D G D Bm

[Verse]

There are people talking everywhere

G D Em

But Ginnie's all alone

D G A Bm

She's locked up in that little world of her own

You can look into her eyes

G D

But there's something you won't see

Em D G A

A forgotten moment of some old memory

[Chorus]

D G

But if the music is right

D G Em

And the rhythm is light

G D A D G Em

Ginnie will dance the jig tonight

G D A D

Ginnie will dance the jig tonight

[Outro]

D E D E Gm D

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