Ten Cents A Dance chords by Ella Fitzgerald
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I work at the Palace ballroom,
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but gee that palace is cheap
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When I get back to my chillly hallroom, I'm
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much too tired to sleep
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I'm one of those lady teachers,
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a beautiful hostess you know;
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One that the palace features,
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at exactly a dime a throw.
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Ten cents a dance,
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that's what they pay me
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Gosh how they weigh me down.
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Ten cents a dance, pansies and rough guys,
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tough guys who tear my gown.
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Seven to midnight I hear drums,
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loudly the saxophone blows,
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Trumpets are tearing my ear- drums,
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customers crush my toes.
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Sometimes I think,
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I've found my hero
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But it's a queer
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ro mance;
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All that you need is a ticket,
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Come on big boy,
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ten cents a dance.
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Fighters and sailers and
bow- legged tailors
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Can pay for their tickets
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& rent me
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Butchers and barbers and
rats from the harbour
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Are sweethearts my good
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luck has sent me
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Thought I've a chorus of elderly bows
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Stockings are porous
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with holes at the toes
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I'm here till closing time
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Dance and be merry it's only a dime
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Sometimes I think,
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I've found my hero
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But it's a queer romance;
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All that you need is a ticket.
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Come on, come on big boy,
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ten cents a dance.
Outro 1
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Ten Cents A Dance
Ella Fitzgerald
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