Arthur Murray Taught Me chords by Helen O'Connell

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Verse 1
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Life was so
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peaceful at the laundry
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Life was    so calm and serene
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Life was tregay till that unlucky day
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I happened to read that magazine
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Why did I read that advertisement where it says,
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since I rumba, Jim thinks I'm sublime?
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Why, oh why did I ever try
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when I didn't have the talent,
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I didn't have the money,
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and teacher did not have the time?
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Arthur Murray taught me

dancin' in a hurry

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had a week to spare

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He showed me the groundwork,

the walkin' around work

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And told me to take it from there

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Arthur Murray then advised
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me not to worry
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It would come out all right,
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to my way of  thinking,
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my dance is stinking,
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I don't know my left or my right
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The people   around me can all sing,
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a one and a  two and a three
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But any resemblance to waltzing
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is just coincidental with me
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Cause Arthur Murray taught me
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dancin' in a hurry
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And  so I take a chance
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To me       it resembles
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the nine -day tremble
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But he guaranteed it's a dance
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My tango resembles a two -step,
my rumba makes people turn pale
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My conga goes into a  goose step,
till the FBI is doggin' my trail
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Cause Alpha Murray taught me
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dancin' in a hurry
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Maybe the stars were wrong
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If I  ain't a menace to Ruth St. Denis
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I'll do until one comes along
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Turkey trot or gavotte
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Don't know which, don't know what
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Jitterbug, bunny hug
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Long as you cut a  rug
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Walk the dog, do the clog
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Lindy hop till you drop
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Ball the jack
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Back to back
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Cheek to cheek to your wheat
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You've heard of Pavlova
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Well Jack, move over
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Or make way for the Queen of
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the Dance!