Dancing The Night Away
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Dancing The Night Away - Leo Sayer 1978
[Intro]
D | G | G | Em | Em | Bm | A | D Db | D
[Verse 1]
D Db D
Standin' beside of the ocean, lookin' out across the water
Db D Db D
Everything is beautiful, but I still don't feel like I ought to
G A G A
Things we wanted not so long ago
D
I got 'em all now babe, but I ain't got you no more
[Chorus]
G
Still I remember
Gsus4 G D
The way you held me, and all the sweet things you used to say
A D
When we were two young lovers dancin' the night away
[Verse 2]
Db D Db D G
I remember everything, dresses you used to wear
Db D Db D
You were so light and graceful, you seemed to float right through the air
G A G A
And me, I looked so funny dancin', but you loved me anyhow
D
Now I wish I could find somebody to love me like that now
[Chorus]
G
But I remember
Gsus4 G D
The way you held me, and all the sweet things you used to say
A D
When we were two young lovers dancin' the night away
[Break]
G D A D
[Verse 3]
Db D Db D
Standin' beside of the ocean, lookin' out across the bay
Db D Db D
I should look for companionship, but it just gets in my way
G A G A
Yeah all the lights are flickerin' out along the shore
D
And I see people dancin' there, but I just don't dance no more
[Chorus]
G
For I remember
Gsus4 G D
The way you held me, and all the sweet things you used to say
A D
When we were two young lovers dancin' the night away
[Bridge]
G Em
Let me see you dance, let me see you dance
Bm A D
Oh, baby, let me see you dance
G Em
I can still see you dance, I remember you dancing
Bm A D
Oh, baby, let me see you dance
G Em
Oh, let me see you dance Let me see you, let me see you
Bm A D
Dance dance dance
[Outro]
G Em Bm A D
How to play Dancing The Night Away
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