Ten Cents A Dance
View chords used in this chart
Intro: C Am Dm G
[Verso 1]
C Am Dm G
I work at the Palace Ballroom
C Am Dm G
But, gee that Palace is cheap
C Am Em Am
When I get back to my chilly hall room
Em G C
I'm much too tired to sleep
[Verso 2]
C Am Dm G
I'm one of those lady teachers
C Am Em
A beautiful hostess, you know
A D
The kind the Palace features
C Am G
At exactly a dime a th
[Refrão]
C
Ten cents a dance
Dm G
That's what they pay me
C Dm G
Gosh, how they weigh me down
C
Ten cents a dance
Dm G
Pansies and rough guys
C Bm E
Tough guys who tear my gown
Em A Dm
Seven to midnight I hear drums
Em A Dm
Loudly the saxophone blows
Fm Em
Trumpets are breaking my eardrums
A D G
Customers crush my toes
C
Sometime I think
Dm G
I've found my hero
C Dm E
But it's a queer romance
A Dm
All that you need is a ticket
E G C
Come on, big boy, ten cents a dance
[Ponte]
Am E C
Fighters and sailors and bowlegged tailors
C
Can pay for their ticket and rent me
Am E Am
Butchers and barbers and rats from the harbors
C G C
Are sweethearts my good luck has sent me
Em
Though I've a Chorus of elderly beaus
Fm
Stockings are porous with holes at the toes
Em Am
I'm there till closing time
G
Dance and be merry, it's only a dime
[Refrão]
C
Ten cents a dance
Dm G
That's what they pay me
C Dm G
Gosh, how they weigh me down
C
Ten cents a dance
Dm G
Pansies and rough guys
C Bm E
Tough guys who tear my gown
Em A Dm
Seven to midnight I hear drums
Em A Dm
Loudly the saxophone blows
Fm Em
Trumpets are breaking my eardrums
A D G
Customers crush my toes
C
Sometime I think
Dm G
I've found my hero
C Dm E
But it's a queer romance
A Dm
All that you need is a ticket
E G C
Come on, big boy, ten cents a dance
How to play Ten Cents A Dance
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.