Love At The Five And Dime Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G]

[Verse 1]
Rita [G]was sixteen years,
hazel eyes and chestnut [C]hair
She made the Woolworth
counter [G]shine
And Eddie was a sweet romancer,
and a darn good [C]dancer
And they'd waltz the aisles
of the five and dime
[G]

[Verse 2]
And they'd sing
Dance a little closer [Am]to me,
dance a little [Dsus4]closer no[G]w
Dance a little closer to[Am]night[Dsus4][G]
Dance a little closer to [Am]me,
'cause it's clos[Dsus4]ing time
[Am]And love's on sale [Dsus4]tonight
at this five and dime
[G]

[Verse 3]
Eddie played the steel guitar
And his mama cried 'cause he played
[C]in the bars
And kept young Rita out late [G]at night
So they married up in Abilene,
lost a child [C]in Tennessee
Still that love survived
[G]

[Verse 4]
'Cause they'd sing
Dance a little closer to [Am]me,
dance a little [Dsus4]closer no[G]w
Dance a little closer to[Am]night[Dsus4][G]
Dance a little closer [Am]to me,
'cause it's clos[Dsus4]ing time
[Am]And love's on sale [D]tonight
at this five and dime
[G]

[Verse 5]
One of the boys in Eddie's band
took a shine to Rita's [C]hands
So Eddie ran off with the bass
man's [G]wife
Oh, but he was back by June,
singin' a different [C]tune
And sportin' miss Rita back by is side
[G]

[Verse 6]
And he sang
Dance a little closer [Am]to me,
dance a little [Dsus4]closer no[G]w
Dance a little closer to[Am]night[Dsus4][G]
Dance a little closer to [Am]me,
'cause it's clos[Dsus4]ing time
[Am]And love's on sale tonight [Dsus4]at

[Interlude 1]
this five and dime
[G][C]
[G][C]
[G]

[Verse 7]
Eddie traveled with [G]the barroom bands
'Til arthritis took his hands
[C]Now he sells insurance on the[G] side
Rita's got a house to keep
Dimestore novels and a love
so [C]sweet
They dance to the radio late at night
[G]

[Verse 8]
And they sing
Dance a little closer to [Am]me,
dance a little [Dsus4]closer no[G]w
Dance a little closer to[Am]night[Dsus4][G]
Dance a little closer to [Am]me,
'cause it's closing time
And love's on sale tonight [Dsus4]at
this five and dime
[G]

[Verse 9]
'Cause Rita was sixteen years,
with hazel eyes and chestnut hair
[C]She really made the Woolworth
counter [G]shine
Eddie was a sweet romancer,
and a darn good [C]dancer
And they'd waltz the aisles of
the five [G]and dime[C]
And they'd waltz the aisles of the five
[G]and dime[C]
And they'd waltz the aisles
of the five and dime
[G]