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Filipino dance hall girl Chords

Music by: Ry Cooder
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[Intro 1]
[D][A][D]
[C][B][Em][E][A]
[D]Oh when the

[Verse 1]
[D]
evening shadows fall
I am [A]dreaming
Of a certain smile
A secret [D]rendezvous
[C]And whe[D]n the day[B] is past and gone
[D]I'll come creep[Em]ing
[E]To [Em]the dark [E]end of the street
Again to [A]you[D][A]
When [D]a dimly l[A]it c[F#m]afé ha[D]s? dancing[A][Em]
I [A]try to smile [Em]and h[A]ide
a love that's [D]true[C]
Then they [B]play a lovely tune as
we're ro[Em]mancing[G]
Then I [D]can't pretend [Bm]no
[Em]matter [E]wha[A]t I do[D]
[A]Dark [D]and [Em]dif f[A]erent[Em]
So [A]they [D]tell me
It's for[A]bidden
So [D]they say
[C]But I just

[Verse 2]
[B]tell them
We're [Em]so h[G]appy
She's my [D]Filipino [E]Dancehall Girl[A][D]
Good friends all have withdrawn
their [Em]sa l[A]utations
Good neighbors pause when
I come down [D]the street
[C]Preacher has[B] a look of scorn
on Sunday [Em]morning
And [E]there's a frown on every
face [A]I s[D]ee
Que Sera [A]Ser[D] a [F#m]the
[D]Bib[G]le [A]tells [Em]me[A]
? ... so they [D]say
But I just [B]tell them "Adios
[Em]Muchacho"[G]
She's my [D]Filipino[Bm][E]
[A]Dan[D]cehall Girl
[A]Then she whispers
While we're [D]dancing
In a [A]language soft and [D]low
[C]I just tel[B]l her "Darling I
[Em]Love [G]You"
You're my [D]Filip[Bm] ino
[E]Dancehall Girl[A][D]

[Outro 1]
(Aw Step On It!)
[A][D][A][D][C]
[B][Em][G][D][E][A]
[D][A][D][A][D][A][D][A]
[D][A][D][A][D][A][D][A]
[D]
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