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The Old Dance chords by 
Oysterband
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Intro 1
G
Em
G
Em
Verse 1
Em
G
Oh, he said,
God, listen to me
Keep your hands off the apple tree
Even
Em
Adam wondered why,
made some cider and gave it a try
G
God came back and he made a row,
go and toil by the sweat if you row
Em
The snake said, the hell with the daily bread,
he showed them how to do the latest dance instead
C
Em
And it's the old dance,
that's a crooked dance too
G
D
Step outside the law,
Em
C
play the tune on your dandle fiddle
Em
A
G
Em
It'll burn you up like straw
G
God rode up in a big black car
Took a drag on a fat cigar
Em
Break the law and you pay the price
Out you go from paradise
G
He stuck a sign on every tree
This is private property
Em
The snake's dead, property is dead
C
Never mind, there's always one thing left
Em
And that's the old dance,
as the crooked dance do
G
D
Em
Step outside the law, play the tune
C
On your damned old fiddle,
Em
A
G
Em
G
Em
it'll burn you up like straw
Oh, oh, it's the old dance
And the crooky dance too
Such a crooky dance to
G
D
step outside the law
Em
C
Play the tune on your damned old fiddle
Em
A
It'll burn you up, burn you up like straw
G
God sends thunder,
God sends hail,
chills and spills and bills in the mail
Em
Plagues on the sly and the innocent,
frogs and boils and the government
G
Take your partners in this fight,
Em
try to dance away tonight
With your hands all round,
C
what'll you do when the sky falls down?
Em
The old man has a crooked dance move,
G
D
Step outside the law,
Em
C
Play the tune on your damned old fiddle,
Em
A
Bm
Am
D
Em
It'll burn you up like stone
G
D
Em
C
Em
A
.
G
Em
G
Em
Oh, do the old man and the
crooked dance do
G
D
Em
Step outside and all play the tune
C
Walk you down the old middle,
Em
C
it'll burn you up
Em
C
It'll burn you up
Am
Em
C
It'll burn you up
Em
C
It'll burn you up
Em
It'll burn you up
Burn you up
C
It'll burn you up
Am
C
Burn you up
Em
It'll burn you up
Burn you up
C
Am
It'll burn you up like stone
Outro 1
C
G
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