Love at the Five and Dime Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
Rita was [G]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 [G]dime

[Verse 2]
[G]
And they'd sing
Dance a little closer to me,
[Am]dance a little closer now[G]
Dance a little closer [C]to night
[Am]Danc[G]e a little closer to me,
[Am]'cause [C]it'[Am]s closing time
[G]And [Dsus4]love's on sale to[C]night at
this [Dsus4]five and dime[G]

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

[Verse 4]
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'Cause they'd sing
Dance a little closer to me,
[Am]danc[C]e a little close[Am]r now[C][Am][G]
Dance a little closer to[C]night[Am]
[C]Dan[G]ce a little closer to me,
[C]'cause it's closing time
[G]And [Dsus4]love's on sale to[C]night
at this [Dsus4]five and dime[G]

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

[Verse 6]
[G]
And he sang
Dance a little closer to me,
[Am]dance a little close[C]r now[G]
Dance a little closer [C]to [G]night
Dance a little closer to me,
[Am]'cause [C]it's clo[Am]sing time
[G]And [Dsus4]love's on sa[C]le tonight at this
five and [G]dime

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 7]
Eddie traveled with [G]the barroom bands
'Til arthritis took his [C]hands
Now he sells insurance on [G]the side
Rita's got a house to keep
Dimestore novels and a love so [C]sweet
They dance to the radio late [G]at night

[Verse 8]
[G]
And they sing
Dance a little closer to me,
[Am]danc[C]e a little closer now[G]
Dance a little closer to[Am]night
[C]Dan[G]ce a little closer to me,
[C]'cause it's [Am]clos[C]ing time
[G]And [Dsus4]love's on sale to[C]night at
this [G]five and dime
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[Verse 9]
'Cause Rita was sixteen years,
with hazel eyes and chestnut [G]hair[C]
She really made the Woolworth
counter [G]shine[G]
Eddie was a sweet romancer,
and a darn [G]good [C]dancer
And they'd waltz the aisles
of the five [G]and dime
And [C]they'd waltz the
aisles of the five and [G]dime
And [C]they'd waltz the aisles
of [G]the five [G]and dime