Verse 1F#mE
My name is Mary
D
I'm from Greenville, Mississippi
F#mD
This is where I live
D
in this old folks' dormitory
F#mAD
Every Sunday night Sarah comes to see us
F#mA
She plays that old upright
D
but Sarah always seems to leave us
F#mEF#mED
When she plays something comes over me
EF#mD
'cause from my head all the way to my feet
ChorusA
I wanna dance
EmD
I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance
DAEF#mED
I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance
E
All night
A
I wanna dance
EmD
I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance
DAEF#mED
I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears
DA
'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of here
Verse 2F#mD
I had three girls and a boy
ADE
but now one's gone off to heaven
F#mA
She's with her papa now
DE
'cause he left for lack of penicillin
F#mAD
And the older that I get I figure everyone is dyin'
F#mA
They're all dyin' for a change
DE
And I know I'm dyin' for some action
F#mEF#mD
Days like these, Sunday feels so far away
DEA
So until then I'm gonna sit right here,
D
And here I'll stay
ChorusA
I wanna dance
EmD
I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance
DAEF#mED
I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance
E
All night
A
I wanna dance
EmD
I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance
DAEF#mED
I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears
DEA
'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of here
AEF#mEDABmE
right outta here
AEF#mEDABmBmEF#mD
I'd marry you, if you could dance, that's what I said
EF#mD
'Cause where I'm goin, there'll be dancing, every day
ChorusA
I wanna dance
EmD
I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance
DAEF#mED
I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance
E
All night
A
I wanna dance
EmD
I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance
DAEF#mED
I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears
DEA
'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of here
[Final ChorusA
I wanna dance
EmD
I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance
DAEF#mED
I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance
E
All night
A
I wanna dance
EmD
I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance
DAEF#mF#Bm
I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears
DEA
'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of here
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