Ten Cents A Dance chords by Wesla Whitfield
Verse 1
C
G
Am
G
Bm
Am
D
I work
G
Am
at the palace ballroom,
D
G
Em
Am
but gee, that palace is cheap.
D
G
C
Bm
Em
When I get back to my chilly hall room,
Am
D
F#dim
G
I'm much too tired to sleep.
C
G
Em
Am
I'm one of those lady teachers,
D
G
C
Bm
a beautiful hostess, you know,
G
F
E
A
one that the palace features,
G
Em
and exactly a dime
Dsus4
C
Am
F#dim
a throw.
G
Bbdim
Ten cents a dance,
Am
D
that's what they pay me.
G
F
Em
A
Gosh, how they weigh
Dsus4
Ddim
Dsus4
D
me down
G
Bbdim
Ten cents a dance
Am
D
F#dim
Pansies and rough guys
G
C
F#dim
B
Tough guys who tear my gown
E
Am
7 to midnight I hear drums
E
Abdim
Am
Loudly the saxophone blows
Gdim
C#dim
Trumpets are tearing
F#
Bm
Fsus4
my eardrums
Eb
E
A
D
Customers crush my toes
C#dim
C
Bm
Bbdim
Am
Sometimes I think I've
D
F#dim
Em
G
found my hero
C
F#dim
But it's a queer romance
E
Fdim
E
Am
All that you need is a ticket
Cm
D
Eb
Cm
G
B
C
Come on big boy,
C#m
C#
Dsus4
D
G
F#dim
ten cents a dance
B
Em
G
Fighters and sailors and bow
Em
Gaug
-legged tailors
G
Bm
can pay for their tickets
D
G
F#dim
and rent me.
B
Em
Butchers and barbers
G
and rats from the harbors are sweethearts
C
D
G
my good luck has sent me.
C#dim
F#
Bm
E
Though I've a chorus of elderly foes,
C#m
F#
stockings are porous,
C#m
F#
with holes at the toes,
Bm
Em
I'm here to closing time
Bb
D
Bm
F#dim
Dance and be merry
Em
A
Am
D
G
It's only a dime
Gdim
Bbdim
Am
Some times I think
D
I've found my role
C#dim
C
G
Am
F#dim
But it's a queer romance
Gaug
Bdim
E
Am
All that you need is a ticket
Adim
Cm
G
Gaug
C
Come on, big boy,
C#m
C#
D
G
ten ten to dance
C#dim
Cm
Ten Cents A Dance
Wesla Whitfield
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopPlay with musicMore songs by Wesla Whitfield
Discover chords for more songs to play
Related songs
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.9Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users
Recently added
Recently added chords & tabs