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We Danced Anyway

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"We Danced Anyway"
Tuning: 1/2 step down
[Intro]
|   G   Cadd9|   Em7    D|   G   Cadd9|   Em7    D|
[Verse 1]
 GThe summer air was Cadd9heavy and sweet
 Em7You and I on a crDowded street
There was mGusic everywhCadd9ere
  Em7I can sDee us there
 GIn a happy little fCadd9oreign town
 Em7Where the stars hung Dupside down
 GA half a Cadd9world away, Em7far fDar away
      Cadd9I remember    Dyou were laughing
     Cadd9We were so in Dsus4love, we were Dso in love
[Chorus]
And the bEm7and playeCadd9d       soGngs that we had nDever heard
But we dEm7anced anywCadd9ay
We nGever understDood the words
We just Em7sang  Cadd9oh      Gla la la la lDa la la
         Cadd9          D    G    Cadd9    Em7     D|   G    Cadd9    Em7  D  
     And we danced anyway
[Verse 2]
 GWell they say you Cadd9can't go back
  Em7But baby I dDon't believe that
  GCome aCadd9long with me,  Em7come on and dDance with me
 GWell maybe if I Cadd9hold you close
  Em7Baby we could jDust let go
Of these thGing that tie Cadd9us down,    Em7we'll come bDack around
  Cadd9Do you remember   Dwe were laughing
  Cadd9We were so in Dsus4love, so in lDove
[Chorus]
And the bEm7and playeCadd9d       soGngs that we had nDever heard
But we dEm7anced anywCadd9ay
We nGever understDood the words
We just Em7sang  Cadd9oh      Gla la la la lDa la la
         Cadd9          D    G    Cadd9    Em7     D|   G    Cadd9    Em7  D  
     And we danced anyway
[Bridge]
  Cadd9Do you remember   Dwe were laughing
  Cadd9We were so in Dsus4love, so in lDove
[Chorus]
And the bEm7and playeCadd9d       soGngs that we had nDever heard
But we dEm7anced anywCadd9ay
We nGever understDood the words
We just Em7sang  Cadd9oh      Gla la la la lDa la la
         Cadd9          D    G    Cadd9    Em7     D|   G    Cadd9    Em7    Drepeat and fade
     And we danced anyway

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We Danced Anyway

by Deana Carter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus4

"We Danced Anyway"

Tuning: 1/2 step down

[Intro]

G Cadd9 Em7 D G Cadd9 Em7 D

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9

The summer air was heavy and sweet

Em7 D

You and I on a crowded street

G Cadd9

There was music everywhere

Em7 D

I can see us there

G Cadd9

In a happy little foreign town

Em7 D

Where the stars hung upside down

G Cadd9 Em7 D

A half a world away, far far away

Cadd9 D

I remember you were laughing

Cadd9 Dsus4 D

We were so in love, we were so in love

[Chorus]

Em7 Cadd9 G D

And the band played songs that we had never heard

Em7 Cadd9

But we danced anyway

G D

We never understood the words

Em7 Cadd9 G D

We just sang oh la la la la la la la

Cadd9 D G Cadd9 Em7 D G Cadd9 Em7 D

And we danced anyway

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9

Well they say you can't go back

Em7 D

But baby I don't believe that

G Cadd9 Em7 D

Come along with me, come on and dance with me

G Cadd9

Well maybe if I hold you close

Em7 D

Baby we could just let go

G Cadd9 Em7 D

Of these thing that tie us down, we'll come back around

Cadd9 D

Do you remember we were laughing

Cadd9 Dsus4 D

We were so in love, so in love

[Chorus]

Em7 Cadd9 G D

And the band played songs that we had never heard

Em7 Cadd9

But we danced anyway

G D

We never understood the words

Em7 Cadd9 G D

We just sang oh la la la la la la la

Cadd9 D G Cadd9 Em7 D G Cadd9 Em7 D

And we danced anyway

[Bridge]

Cadd9 D

Do you remember we were laughing

Cadd9 Dsus4 D

We were so in love, so in love

[Chorus]

Em7 Cadd9 G D

And the band played songs that we had never heard

Em7 Cadd9

But we danced anyway

G D

We never understood the words

Em7 Cadd9 G D

We just sang oh la la la la la la la

Cadd9 D G Cadd9 Em7 D G Cadd9 Em7 D

| repeat and fade

And we danced anyway

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