Ringo Starr – The Christmas Dance (Guitar)

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As recorded by Ringo Starr (From the 1999 Album I WANNA BE SANTA CLAUS) [Intro] G [Verse 1]
  Am                    D               G
Tonight's the Christmas dance in London town

    Am                 D               G
The lights are up, the snow is falling down

Em         Gaug              G              F#5
Like every year I catch your eye across the floor

    Am            D
But too afraid to do much more
[Chorus]
       G         Am
At the Christmas dance

     C             D                     G
That magic time of year when dreams come true

                    Am
Yeah, the Christmas dance

    C            Cm             G
The only dance I wanna dance is you

Em                              A7                         D       N.C.
The music's playing, hearts are swaying to the rhythm of romance

                 G
At the Christmas dance
[Verse 2]
  Am                 D                   G
I combed my hair and straightened out my tie

     Am             D             G
This year I'm gonna ask you do or die (die)

Em            Gaug            G            F#5
And I'll need every ounce of courage I can find

Am                  D
Feet don't fail me, love be kind
[Chorus]
       G         Am
At the Christmas dance

     C             D                     G
That magic time of year when dreams come true

              Am
The Christmas dance

    C            Cm             G
The only dance I wanna dance is you

Em                              A7                         D       N.C.
The music's playing, hearts are swaying to the rhythm of romance

                 G
At the Christmas dance
[Bridge]
F                         G
No more searching love at last (no more searching love at last)

F                           G
No more ghosts of Christmas past (no more ghosts of Christmas past)

F                  Eb                       D
Under the mistletoe we kissed and danced so slow
[Guitar Solo] G [Verse 3]
Em           G                Am7          D
And when our children ask the meaning of romance

D                            N.C.
(a precious time for romance)
[Chorus]
         G         Am
It's the Christmas dance

     C             D                     G
That magic time of year when dreams come true

                 Am
At the Christmas dance

    C            Cm               G
The only dance I want to dance is you

Em                              A7                         D       N.C.
The music's playing, hearts are swaying to the rhythm of romance

                 G
At the Christmas dance
[Outro]
G
(Oh, the Christmas dance)

G
(Yeah, the Christmas dance)[x2]

G
Merry Christmas!

G
(Yeah, the Christmas dance, yeah)

G
Merry Christmas! Yeah

G
Merry Christmas! Yes! Yeah! Yeah!

G                          N.C.
At the Christmas dance!
B E F#m A B E E F#m A Am E C#m C E F# B E B E