Dance Little Jean chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Roger McGuinn

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Verse 1
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I  (E minor) played  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major) a wedding for the money
and I wished I could have told
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the bride and  (G major) groom
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Just  (A major) what I think of marriage
and what's in store after their
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honeymoon  (D major)  (G major)  (E minor) 
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An (A major) d I was grumbling  (D major) to the dancers
about how men and women
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ought to live apart  (G major) 
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And how a  (A major) promise never made
cannot be broken
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and can never break a  (D major) heart
Then suddenly from out of nowhere
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a little girl came dancing across the  (G major) floor
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And all her  (A major) crinolines were billowing
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Beneath the skirt of calico that she  (D major) wore
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Oh,  (A major)  (D major) what a joy fell on the honored guests
As each one of them was
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drawn into her dream  (G major) 
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And they laughed,  (A major) stamped,
clapped their hands,
and hollered at her,
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Dance, Little Jean.  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major) 
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And they said,  (G major) Dance, Little Jean,
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this  (A major) day is for  (D major) you.
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Two people  (A major) you love
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 (B minor) stood up  (E major) to say, I do.  (A major) 
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Dance,  (G major) little gene, a  (A major) prayer that you had
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 (D major) Was answered today,
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 (G major) your mama's  (A major) marrying your dad  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
Well, my cinema heart just melted
Cause I figured what this
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get -together meant  (G major) 
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How it  (A major) ended years of tears
and sad confusion
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That the little girl had spent  (D major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
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 (D major) An  (A major) d he told  (D major) the band to pack it up,
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about the time the couple cut the cake  (G major) 
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But we played  (A major) as long as they stayed for love and laughs,
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little Jeanie said  (D major) 
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And we played dance,  (G major) little Jean,
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this  (A major) day is for you  (D major) 
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Two people you love  (B minor) stood up  (E major) to say,
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I  (A major) do
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Dance,  (G major) little Jean,
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a  (A major) prayer that you had  (D major) 
Was answered today,
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 (G major) your mama's  (A major) marrying your  (D major) dad
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It was  (G major) answered today,
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your mama's  (A major) marrying your dad  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) you