Love at the Five and Dime chords by Nanci Griffith
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Intro 1
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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 (G major) dime
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Verse 2
(G major)
And they'd sing
Dance a little closer to me,
(A minor) dance a little closer now (G major)
Dance a little closer to (C major) night
(A minor) (G major) Dance a little closer to me,
'cause (A minor) (C major) it's (A minor) closing time
(G major) And love's (Dsus4) on sale (C major) tonight at
this five (Dsus4) and (G major) dime
Verse 3
(G major)
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
(G major)
'Cause they'd sing
Dance a little closer to me,
(A minor) (C major) dance a little closer (A minor) (C major) (A minor) now (G major)
Dance a little closer tonight (C major) (A minor)
(C major) (G major) Dance a little closer to me,
(C major) 'cause it's closing time
(G major) And love's (Dsus4) on sale (C major) tonight
at this five (Dsus4) and (G major) dime
Verse 5
(G major)
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
And (C major) sportin' miss
Rita back by his side (G major)
Verse 6
(G major)
And he sang
Dance a little closer to me,
(A minor) dance a little closer (C major) now (G major)
Dance a little closer to (C major) night (G major)
Dance a little closer to me,
(A minor) 'cause (C major) it's clos (A minor) ing time
(G major) And love's (Dsus4) on sale (C major) tonight at this
five and (G major) dime
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
Eddie traveled with the barroom (G major) bands
'Til arthritis took his hands (C major)
Now he sells insurance on (G major) the side
Rita's got a house to keep
Dimestore novels and a love so sweet (C major)
They dance to the radio late (G major) at night
Verse 8
(G major)
And they sing
Dance a little closer to me,
(A minor) (C major) dance a little closer (G major) now
Dance a little closer tonight (A minor)
(C major) (G major) Dance a little closer to me,
(C major) 'cause it's clos (A minor) ing (C major) time
(G major) And love's (Dsus4) on sale (C major) tonight at
this five (G major) and dime
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Verse 9
'Cause Rita was sixteen years,
with hazel eyes and chestnut hair (G major) (C major)
She really made the Woolworth
counter (G major) shine (G major)
Eddie was a sweet romancer,
and a darn good (G major) dancer (C major)
And they'd waltz the aisles
of the five and (G major) dime
And they'd (C major) waltz the
aisles of the five and (G major) dime
And they'd (C major) waltz the aisles
of the five (G major) (G major) and dime
Love at the Five and Dime
Nanci Griffith
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