Kris Kristofferson – Dakota The Dancing Bear (Guitar)

Capo 3 Video Lesson
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Chords

[Intro] D D [Verse 1]
D                              G               D
Midnight touch the black hills westward on the run

                               E7                     A7
Crimson clouds to the eastward painted by the setting sun

   D                         G               D
Oh Jesse drove the pickup, I slept to the radio

                                       A             D
With some good time behind us and some good times to go
[Verse 2]
                                         G                  D
Well we pulled into the station for some water and some gasoline

D
I jumped when I heard sweet Jesse

         E7                       A7
From the pump when she let out of scream

   D                                    G                   D
Oh come here quick I said hon grab your boots and comb your hair

                                    A               D
Do believe the fellow here's got an old pet dancin' bear
[Chorus]
G             D          G                        D
Dance dance Dakota dance dance until the break of day

D
Me and sweet Jesse ain't never seen

  E7                        A7
A bear like that dance that way

       D
It's a one step two step three step four

  G                        D
A bottle of soda and he'll dance some more

              A7         G                        D
Dance dance Dakota dance dance around the country store
[Verse 3]
D
There was set up camp in the pick up

       G                     D
And we stayed another day or two

D
Me and my baby were ramblin' around

            E7                         A7
We couldn't think of nothing better to do

D                           G                      D
Jesse blew the mouth harp Dakota done the buck and wing

                                                A7          D
I broke all the strings on my Fender guitar and we began to sing
[Chorus]
G             D          G                        D
Dance dance Dakota dance dance until the break of day

D
Me and sweet Jesse ain't never seen

  E7                        A7
A bear like that dance that way

       D
It's a one step two step three step four

  G                        D
A bottle of soda and he'll dance some more

              A7         G                        D
Dance dance Dakota dance dance around the country store

              A7         G                        D
Dance dance Dakota dance dance around the country store
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