Belinda
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Intro
E A E A
[Verso 1]
E A
When I first met Belinda
E A
It was down in Corpus Christi
E A7 Bm E
Back in August I believe, back in '53
[Verso 2]
A
She was workin' as a dancer
F#m
And her life-size tinted photo
E A E
Beckoned tantalizingly from the marquee
A E A
[Verso 3]
E A
The red neon was flashing
E A
Music poured out on the street
E A7
And the club, I'm sure, had seen it's better
Bm
days
[Verso 4]
Cm F
And a sea of blurry eyes
Bb Gm
And upturned faces watched Belinda
A D
As she danced within the noisy, smoky haze
[Verso 5]
G
You may know my body
C7 C
But you cannot know my mind
G C G
She moved her lips but didn't make a sound
[Verso 6]
G
You may know my body
C7 C
But you cannot know my mind
G C
Then she'd dip and twirl and smile and
G
dance around
[Verso 7]
E A
Belinda was a beauty
E A
She revealed her body slowly
E A7
So that all the cowboys strained and craned
Bm E
to see
[Verso 8]
A
Her sequined skirts would swirl and twirl
F#m
And catch the light and sparkle
E A E
And Belinda's eyes would wander restlessly
A E A
[Verso 9]
E A
Now I did not know Belinda
E A
When she was a little girl
E A7 Bm
But as a child, I'm sure she often dreamed
Cm F
And I used to wonder, used to ponder
Bb Gm
Just what did go wrong
A
But then Belinda was not always what she
D
seemed
G
You may know my body
C7 C
But you cannot know my mind
G C G
She moved her lips but didn't make a sound
G
You may know my body
C7 C
But you cannot know my mind
G C
Then she'd dip and twirl and smile and
G
dance around
E A
Then one night I wrote a hasty note
E A
And threw it on the stage
E A7 Bm
Askin' her if she would have a drink with me
E
A
And we talked of many things
F#m
About the sunshine and the country
E A E
And a tear came to her eye quite suddenly
A E A
E
And I listened to her, thought about her
A
Finally I asked her
E A7
"Tell me, Belinda, what does your life
Bm
mean?"
Cm F
She looked me in the eye
Bb Gm
And told me "Forty bucks a week"
A
And to be a damn good dancing Burlesque
D
queen
G
Ah, you may know my body
C7 C
But you cannot know my mind
G C G
She said to me as she prepared to go
G
You may know my body
C7 C
But you cannot know my mind
G C
Then she laughed and left to do her second
G E A E A E
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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