Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
Verse:
FF C majorC
He showed up for work
DmDm Bb majorBb
And he Brought home his pay cheque
FF C majorC
He dressed up for church
DmDm Bb majorBb
And sang rock of ages
FF C majorC
Built her a house
DmDm Bb majorBb
And bought her a piano
C majorC
One summer he took her
C majorC
Way out to Montana
Chorus:
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
But he never took her dancing
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
No he never took her dancing
Verse:
FF C majorC
He kept the cars running
DmDm Bb majorBb
And the lawn mower mowing
FF C majorC
The bread on the table
DmDm Bb majorBb
While the children were growing
FF C majorC
and planted her roses
DmDm Bb majorBb
and mended the fences
C majorC
went back to her family
C majorC
reunions in Texas
Chorus:
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
But he never took her dancing
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
No he never took her dancing
Bridge:
Bb majorBb
Oh he worked and he worried
C majorC
He hustled and hurried
Bb majorBb C majorC
But he never saw time a’ running out
Bb majorBb
Those years they kept passing
C majorC
One day she quit asking
DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC
The only regret he has now
Chorus:
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
Is he never took her dancing
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
No he never took her dancing
Instrumental Break:
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
Verse:
FF C majorC
He drove her to town
DmDm Bb majorBb
While her hair was fraying
FF C majorC
when the lord came to take her
DmDm Bb majorBb
he was by her side praying
FF C majorC
later that winter
DmDm Bb majorBb
he went looking for some pictures
C majorC
found an old box
C majorC
of new ballroom slippers
Interlude:
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
(Instrumental Bar)
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
No he never took her dancing
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
(Instrumental Bar)
Bridge:
Bb majorBb
Oh he worked and he worried
C majorC
He hustled and hurried
Bb majorBb C majorC
But he never saw time a’ running out
Bb majorBb
Those years they kept passing
C majorC
One day she quit asking
DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC
The only regret he has now
Chorus:
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
Is he never took her dancing
Bb majorBb DmDm C majorC
No he never took her dancing