The Old Dance chords by Oysterband

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Intro 1

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