Our First American Dance chords by
The Four Preps

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Key: F major

Verse 1
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We got off the plane
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from jolly old England,
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far across the sea
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And we couldn't wait to
get to our first dance
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A A 
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here in the colonies
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We expected to see the Virginia Reel
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and the Washington Minuet
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D D 
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But the sight of our first
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American  dance
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A A 
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We shall not soon forget
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They were doin' the fruit
They were doin' the swim
They were doin' the jerk
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and the monkey too
D D 
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E E 
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A A 
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So much a  prize
D D 
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We got a whole lotta fun
G G 
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And a little, little romance
D D 
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Bm Bm 2
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To a little love
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A A 
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D D 
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F F 
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G G 
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A A 
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I  wonder
D D 
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if I'd have any trouble
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A A 
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talking the American way
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I saw a pretty bird and moved up to meet
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A A 
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her wondering what to say
D D 
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How about the music began
and a thousand guitars
G G 
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was all that could be heard
D D 
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And the song that they played
Bm Bm 2
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said all that I wanted without
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A A 
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D D 
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G G 
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one single word
D D 
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G G 
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They were doin' the fruit,
D D 
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they were doin' the swim
They were doin' the jerk
G G 
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D D 
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and the monkey too,
E E 
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A A 
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so I jumped right in
D D 
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We had a whole lot of fun
G G 
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and a little romance
D D 
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Bm Bm 2
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G G 
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We were livin' our lives as
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D D 
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F F 
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A A 
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American men
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When we go away to far distant countries
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A A 
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We shall not soon forget
D D 
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All the fun that we had
Bm Bm 2
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at American dances
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And the people who we met
A A 
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D D 
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Every song was better,
every dance was greater
G G 
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Than the one that came before
D D 
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Most of all, the American girls
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A A 
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D D 
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had more, more, more
When they were doing the food
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D D 
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They were doing the swim
They were doing the jerk
G G 
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and the monkey too
D D 
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E E 
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A A 
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So I jumped on in
D D 
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We had a whole lot of fun
G G 
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I had a little romance
D D 
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Bm Bm 2
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You had it all right
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A A 
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D D 
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I'm just a man who can dance
They were doin' the blues
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They were doin' the stunts
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They were doin' that great
G G 
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tender monkey tune
D D 
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A A 
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So I jumped right in
D D 
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We had a whole lot of fun
G G 
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I had a little romance
D D 
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Bm Bm 2
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Even then it don't last
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You
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