Love At The Five & Dime Chords by Kathy Mattea

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And I never cried
Rita was sixteen years hazel eyes and [Eb] chestnut hair
She made the Woolworth [Bb] counter shine _ _
And Eddie was a sweet romancer
And a darn good [Eb] dancer
And they'd waltz the eyes of the [Bb] five and dime
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_ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] Now Eddie played the steel guitar
And his mama cried cause he played in the [Eb] bars
He kept young Rita out [Bb] late at night
_ _ So they married up in [F] Abilene
Lost her child in Tennessee
[Eb] Oh, still that [Bb] love survived
Cause [F] they'd sing
Dance a little closer [Cm] to me
Dance a little closer [Bb] now
Dance a little closer [Cm] tonight
_ [G] _ _ [Bb] Dance a little closer [Cm] to me
Cause it's closing time
And love is on sale [F] tonight
At this five [Bb] and dime
_ _ _ One of the boys in Eddie's band
Took a shine to Rita's hand
[Eb] So Eddie ran off with the bass [Bb] man's wife
_ _ _ Oh, but he was back by June
Singing a different tune
[Eb] Sporting Miss Rita back by [Bb] his side
_ And he sang
[F] Dance a little closer to [Cm] me
Dance a little closer [Bb] now
Dance a little closer [Cm] tonight
_ _ _ [Bb] Dance a little closer to [Cm] me
Cause it's closing time
And love is on sale [F] tonight
At this five [Bb] and dime
Eddie _ traveled with the barroom band
Till arthritis took his hand
[Eb] Now he sells insurance on [Bb] the side
_ _ And Rita's got a house to keep
Dime store novels and love so [Eb] sweet
They dance to radio [Bb] late at night
And they sang
Dance a little closer to [Cm] me
Dance a little closer [Bb] now
Dance a little closer [Cm] tonight
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] Dance a little closer [Cm] to me
Cause it's closing time
And love is on sale [F] tonight
At this five [Bb] and dime
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] Dance a little closer to [Gm] me
Dance a little closer [Bb] now
Dance a little closer [Cm] tonight
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] Dance a little closer [Cm] to me
Cause it's closing time
And love is on sale tonight _ _