Capo
2
Difficulty
Beginner ๐ถ
Rate for accuracy
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Key: F
๐ธ Intro:
F
๐ธ Verse 1:
F A# F
Once a buncha times I took it to heart
F C F
Everything you told me I took it apart
F A# F
I pulled you in, I pushed you out right from the start
F C F
I was leaving before I'd arrived
๐ธ Verse 2:
F A# F
Eyes magnetic, that moldavite flame
F C F
Stopping the traffic, all six lanes
F A# F
Calling me baby, barely sayin' my name
F C F
I was leaving before I'd arrived
๐ธ Chorus:
A#
Half a margarita, have a little dance
A# F C F
Let's fine dine the demons and give peace a chance
๐ธ Verse 3:
F A# F
On a Tuesday in August I was holding your hand
F C F
Wednesday in August I was playin' with my band
F A# F
Thursday in August I was makin' a plan
F C F
Then I shut like a shuttะตr Friday
๐ธ Verse 4:
F A# F
Your lips are elะตctric like lightning and rain
F C F
Your tastes are eclectic, multigrain
F A# F
You pull on my shoestrings and you open my brain
F C F
But I was leaving before I'd arrived
๐ธ Chorus:
A#
Half a margarita, have a little dance
A# F C F
Let's fine dine the demons and give peace a chance
๐ธ Instrumental:
F A# F
F C F
F A# F
F C F
๐ธ Verse 5:
F A# F
We could talk for hours, I could buy you flowers
F C F
We could switch off in movies and switch off in showers
F A# F
We can turn it up and turn it down, watch Austin Powers
F C F
I was leaving before I'd arrived
๐ธ Verse 6:
F A# F
I can take a small thing and blow it up real big
F C F
I couldn't fit it in my wallet, I couldn't fit it in my rig
F A# F
I can twist it out and twist it in, I can really dig
F C F F7
About leaving before I arrive
๐ธ Chorus:
A#
Half a margarita, have a little dance
A# F C F
Let's fine dine the demons and give peace a chance
๐ธ Verse 7:
F A# F
Well you believe in me some, you believe in me a lot
F C F
You see all the good stuff I seem to have forgot
F A# F
You can cheer me up and calm me down, you know the spot
F C F
You say "Honey, won't you stay a little while "
๐ธ Verse 8:
F A# F
And you can make me smile just by looking around
F C F
You take me to the invisible lost and found
F A# F
Where I can find a sweater, or an old love letter
F C F
About leaving before I arrived
๐ธ Chorus:
A#
Half a margarita, have a little dance
A# F C F
Let's fine dine the demons and give peace a chance
๐ธ Verse 9:
F A# F
We can pancake a nickel, we can flapjack a dime
F C F
We can waffle a tickle, french toast wine
F A# F
We can take in bacon, sunshine
F C F
Tee off with a coffee and a tan
๐ธ Chorus:
A#
Half a margarita, have a little dance
A# F C F
Let's fine dine the demons and give peace a chance
A# F C F
Let's fine dine the demons and save all the ants
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Published: August 9, 2024
Last Updated: April 24, 2026