Love At The Five And Dime chords by London Symphony Orchestra, Nanci Griffith
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Intro 1
(G major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 1
Rita was sixteen (G major) years,
hazel eyes and chestnut hair (C major)
She made the Woolworth
counter shine (G major)
And Eddie was a sweet romancer,
and a darn good dancer (C major)
And they'd waltz the aisles
of the five and dime
(G major)
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Verse 2
And they'd sing
Dance a little closer to me, (A minor)
dance a little (Dsus4) closer now (G major)
Dance a little closer tonight (A minor) (Dsus4) (G major)
Dance a little closer to me, (A minor)
'cause it's clos (Dsus4) ing time
And love's (A minor) on sale (Dsus4) tonight
at this five and dime
(G major)
Verse 3
Eddie played the steel guitar
And his mama cried 'cause he played
in the bars (C major)
And kept young Rita out late at night (G major)
So they married up in Abilene,
lost a child in Tennessee (C major)
Still that love survived
(G major)
Verse 4
'Cause they'd sing
Dance a little closer to me, (A minor)
dance a little (Dsus4) closer now (G major)
Dance a little closer to (A minor) night (Dsus4) (G major)
Dance a little closer to me, (A minor)
'cause it's clos (Dsus4) ing time
And love's (A minor) on sale (D major) tonight
at this five and dime
(G major)
Verse 5
One of the boys in Eddie's band
took a shine to Rita's hands (C major)
So Eddie ran off with the bass
man's (G major) wife
Oh, but he was back by June,
singin' a different tune (C major)
And sportin' miss Rita back by is side
(G major)
Verse 6
And he sang
Dance a little closer to me, (A minor)
dance a little (Dsus4) closer now (G major)
Dance a little closer to (A minor) night (Dsus4) (G major)
Dance a little closer to me, (A minor)
'cause it's clos (Dsus4) ing time
And love's (A minor) on sale tonight (Dsus4) at
Interlude 1
this five and dime
(G major) (C major)
(G major) (C major)
(G major)
Verse 7
Eddie traveled with (G major) the barroom bands
'Til arthritis took his hands
(C major) Now he sells insurance on the side (G major)
Rita's got a house to keep
Dimestore novels and a love
so sweet (C major)
They dance to the radio late at night
(G major)
Verse 8
And they sing
Dance a little closer to me, (A minor)
dance a little (Dsus4) closer now (G major)
Dance a little closer to (A minor) night (Dsus4) (G major)
Dance a little closer to me, (A minor)
'cause it's closing time
And love's on sale tonight (Dsus4) at
this five and dime
(G major)
Verse 9
'Cause Rita was sixteen years,
with hazel eyes and chestnut hair
(C major) She really made the Woolworth
counter shine (G major)
Eddie was a sweet romancer,
and a darn good dancer (C major)
And they'd waltz the aisles of
the five and dime (G major) (C major)
And they'd waltz the aisles of the five
and dime (G major) (C major)
And they'd waltz the aisles
of the five and dime
(G major)
Love At The Five And Dime
London Symphony Orchestra, Nanci Griffith
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