Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Chords:
Dm7Dm7 5x353x
AbdimAbdim 4x343x
Fmaj7Fmaj7 133210
Intro:
FF D7D7 G+G C7C7 FF G+G C majorC
FF D MajorD G minorGm Bb majorBb AbdimAbdim Dm7Dm7
D MajorD C majorC FF
Verse:
FF D7D7
You got to dance with who brung you,
G+G
swing with who swung you,
G+G Dm7Dm7 G+G
Don't be a fickle fool,
C majorC C7C7
you came here with a gal,
Dm7Dm7
who's always been your Pal,
G6G6 G7G7 Bb majorBb C majorC
don't leave her for the first unattached girl,
Bb majorBb AbdimAbdim C majorC
it just ain't cool
Chorus:
Dm7Dm7 D7D7
You got to dance with who brung you,
G+G G minorGm
swing with who swung you,
G minorGm D MajorD G minorGm
Life ain't no forty-yard dash,
Bb majorBb AbdimAbdim
be in it for the long run,
Dm7Dm7 D MajorD
in the long run you'll have more fun,
D7D7 C7C7 Dm7Dm7
if you dance with who brung You to the bash
Verse:
FF Cmaj7Cmaj7
I had a friend from Texas,
DmDm
really had some style, he sang
C majorC DmDm
good old western swing and nearly drove 'em wild
A augmentedA DmDm
when a talent scout from vegas said "boy,
DmDm
play and sing this way"
G7G7 C majorC
In one short year he was broke and in L.A.
Chorus:
Dm7Dm7 D7D7
You got to dance with who brung you,
G+G G minorGm
swing with who swung you,
D7D7 G minorGm
Life ain't no forty-yard dash,
Bb majorBb BdimBdim
be in it for the long run,
Dm7Dm7 D MajorD
in the long run you'll have more fun,
D7D7 C7C7 Dm7Dm7
if you dance with who brung You to the bash
Instrumental:
FF D MajorD G+G C majorC DmDm
G+G C majorC FF D MajorD G minorGm Bb majorBb
FF D MajorD G+G E minorEm FF C majorC
Verse:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 Dm7Dm7
You gotta be real careful what you wish for,
C7C7
'cause you just might get
C7C7 Dm7Dm7
The whole darn thing,
A augmentedA DmDm
be sure what you want is really something you can use
G+G
Or you might wind up half dead,
C majorC C7C7
just singing the blues
Outro:
Dm7Dm7 D7D7
You got to dance with who brung you,
G+G G minorGm
swing with who swung you,
G minorGm
Life ain't no forty-yard dash,
Bb majorBb AbdimAbdim
be in it for the long run,
Dm7Dm7 D MajorD
in the long run you'll have more fun,
D7D7 C7C7
if you dance with who brung you
Dm7Dm7
Swing with who sung you
G7G7 C7C7 Dm7Dm7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
dance with who brung you to the bash YEAH!