Key: E major•
Verse 1
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A
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When I first met Belinda
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It was down in Corpus Christi
Esus4
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Esus4
Back in August I believe,
Bm
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back in '53
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Esus4
Beckoned tantalizingly from a
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Esus4
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A
marquee
Verse 2
Esus4
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Music poured out on the street
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And the club, I'm sure,
Esus4
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had seen it's better days
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And a sea of blurry eyes
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Gm
And upturned faces watched Belinda
Verse 3
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didn't make a sound
You may know my body
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smile and dance around
B
Verse 4
Esus4
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She revealed her body slowly
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Esus4
So that all the cowboys strained
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Bm
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and craned to see
restlessly
Esus4
Verse 5
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Esus4
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Now, I did not know Belinda
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When she was a little girl
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But as a child,
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I'm sure she often dreamed
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And I used to wonder, used to ponder
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Gm
Just what did go wrong
Verse 6
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Am
She moved her lips but didn't
You may know my body
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Am
Then she'd dip and twirl and smile
B
Verse 7
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And threw it on the stage
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a drink with me
Verse 8
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And I listened to her, thought about her
Finally, I asked her
"Tell me, Belinda,
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what does your life mean?"
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She looked me in the eye
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Gm
And told me "Forty bucks a week
Verse 9
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She said to me as she prepared to go
You may know my body
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Am
Then she laughed and left to do
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A Esus4 Bm F#m...
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