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๐ธ Verse 1:
G C G
Once a buncha times I took it too hard
G D G
Everything you told me I took it apart
G C G
I pulled you in and pushed you out, right from the start
G D G
I was leaving before I'd arrived
๐ธ Verse 2:
G C G
Eyes are magnetic, that moldavite flame
G D G
Stopping the traffic, all six lanes
G C G
You're callin' me baby, barely sayin' my name
G D G
I was leaving before I'd arrived
๐ธ Chorus:
C
Half a margarita, have a little dance
C G D G
Let's fine dine the demons and give peace a chance
๐ธ Verse 3:
G C G
On a Tuesday in August
I was holdin' your hand
G D G
By Wednesday in August
I was playin' with my band
G C G
Then Thursday in August
I was makin' a plan
G D G
Thะตn I shut like a shuttered Friday
๐ธ Verse 4:
G C G
Your lips arะต electric, like lightning and rain
G D G
Your tastes are eclectic, multigrain
G C G
You pull on my shoestrings and you open my brain
G D G
But I was leaving before I'd arrived
๐ธ Chorus:
C
Half a margarita, have a little dance
C G D G
Let's fine dine the demons and give peace a chance
๐ธ Verse 5:
G C G
We could talk for hours
I could buy you flowers
G D G
We could switch off in the movies, we could switch off in showers
G C G
We can turn it up (up), turn it down (down), watch Austin Powers
G D G
But I was leaving before I'd arrived
๐ธ Verse 6:
G C G
I'm fairly good at takin' a small thing and blowin' it up real big
G D G
I couldn't fit it in my wallet
I couldn't fit it in my rig
G C G
I can twist it in, twist it out, can really dig
G D G
About leavin' before I'd arrived
๐ธ Chorus:
C
Half a margarita, have a little dance
C G D G
Let's fine dine the demons and give peace a chance
๐ธ Verse 7:
G C G
You believe in me some, you believe in me a lot
G D G
You see all the good things I seem to've forgot
G C G
You can cheer me up and calm me down, you know the spot
G D G
You say "Honey won't you stay a little while "
๐ธ Verse 8:
G C G
You can make me smile just by lookin' around
G D G
You take me to the invisible lost and found
G C G
Where I can find a sweater or an old love letter
G D G
About leaving before I'd arrived
๐ธ Verse 9:
G C G
We can flapjack a nickel, pancake a dime
G D G
Waffle a tickle, french toast wine
G C G
We can take in bacon, sunshine
G D G
Tee off with a coffee and a tan
๐ธ Chorus:
C
Half a margarita, have a little dance
C G D G
Let's fine dine the demons and give peace a chance
C
Half a margarita, have a little dance
C G D G
Let's fine dine the demons and give peace a chance
C G D G
I say let's fine dine the demons and save all the ants
Song History
Published: May 13, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025