Love at the Five and Dime chords by Nanci Griffith

SimplifiedG · C · Am · Dsus4

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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Rita was sixteen years,
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hazel eyes and chestnut hair
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She made the Woolworth counter shine
And Eddie was a sweet romancer,
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and a darn good dancer
And they'd waltz the aisles
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of the five and dime

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Verse 2
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And they'd sing
Dance a little closer to me,
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dance a little closer now
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Dance a little closer tonight
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Dance a little closer to me,
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'cause it's closing time
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And love's on sale tonight at
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this five and dime

Verse 3
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Eddie played the steel guitar
And his mama cried 'cause
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he played in the bars
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And kept young Rita out late at night
So they married up in Abilene,
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lost a child in Tennessee
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Still that love survived

Verse 4
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'Cause they'd sing
Dance a little closer to me,
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dance a little closer now
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Dance a little closer tonight
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Dance a little closer to me,
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'cause it's closing time
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And love's on sale tonight
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at this five and dime

Verse 5
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One of the boys in Eddie's band
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took a shine to Rita's hands
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So Eddie ran off with the bass man's wife
Oh, but he was back by June,
singin' a different tune
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And sportin' miss
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Rita back by his side

Verse 6
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And he sang
Dance a little closer to me,
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dance a little closer now
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Dance a little closer tonight
Dance a little closer to me,
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'cause it's closing time
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And love's on sale tonight at this
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five and dime

Interlude 1

Verse 7
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Eddie traveled with the barroom bands
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'Til arthritis took his hands
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Now he sells insurance on the side
Rita's got a house to keep
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Dimestore novels and a love so sweet
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They dance to the radio late at night

Verse 8
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And they sing
Dance a little closer to me,
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dance a little closer now
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Dance a little closer tonight
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Dance a little closer to me,
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'cause it's closing time
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And love's on sale tonight at
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this five and dime
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Verse 9
'Cause Rita was sixteen years,
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with hazel eyes and chestnut hair
She really made the Woolworth
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counter shine
Eddie was a sweet romancer,
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and a darn good dancer
And they'd waltz the aisles
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of the five and dime
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And they'd waltz the
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aisles of the five and dime
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And they'd waltz the aisles
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of the five and dime