Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: Dm Bb Dm Bb Verse 1: Am Will you have this dance with me? F Like we do once a year Am You smell like bygone times F Oh, how I've missed you, my dear Am Let's dance and pretend we don't know F
What must happen when we hear the rooster Chorus: Dm cro ooooo oh ow Bb crooo ooo ooo ooow Verse 2: Dm Let's move to the song of the nightbird Bb Like we do once a year Dm You smell like roses and dirt Bb Oh, how I'll miss you, my dear Dm But now you must go Bb For we've just heard the rooster Chorus: Gm cro ooooo oh ow D# crooo ooo ooo ooow Gm cro ooooo oh ow D# crooo ooo ooo ooow Bridge: Gm A Bb D# Oh, how I wish that this night would last forever D# Dm And ever and ever and ever Dm Bb Dm Bb Verse 3: Am I thank you for having this dance with me F I'll be here next year Am To sniff you up and breathe you in F Oh, I already miss you, my dear Chorus: Dm oh oo ooo oh oh Bb oh oo ooo oh oo ooo Dm But now I must go Bb I'm walking away to the sound of the rooster’s Chorus: Gm cro ooooo oh ow D# crooo ooo ooo ooow Gm cro ooooo oh ow D# crooo ooo ooo ooow Outro: Gm A Bb D# Oh, how I wish that this night would last forever D# Dm And ever and ever and ever D# Dm And ever and ever and ever D# Dm And ever and ever and ever D# Dm And ever and ever and ever D# Dm And ever and ever and ever D# Dm And ever and ever and ever....
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