Chords for John Mellencamp cover taxi dancer
Tempo:
118.325 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Em
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A]
[G]
[D] [A]
[G]
Well [D] she's got it out [A] just to be [G] a dancer She's [D] gonna make a living dancing [A]
in the Broadway
[G] show [D] So she hitched a cross country [A] class for all
of us To the big [G] red apple
Where [Em] your dreams are made [A] Debts must be [D] paid on time
But she wasn't used to [A]
living in [G] the city So [D] she took a job cleaning up as a [A] maid
At the Grand Bertha [G] Park Hotel And [D] all her auditions [A]
didn't turn [G] out so
pretty So she [Em] took a job dancing [A] at a bar down the
street [D] as well I'll [G] hold you [A]
close, [D] a taxi dancer
[G] And I'll listen out to [A] your dreams, how they [D] faded away
[G] I'll hold you [A]
close, a [D] taxi dancer We [Em] can't pretend this floor [A]
is a [D] Broadway
stage [A]
[G]
[D] [A]
[G]
Well [D] I don't know how long or how [A] far her
[G] fortune did take her [D] But I heard she sits alone [A] drunk
Downtown on [G] 42nd Street [D] And sometimes an old butcher [A] slip a quarter
into [G] the jukebox And [Em] she'll stagger to the bar [A] and dance with
that [D] girl for free I'll [G] hold [A] you close, [D] a taxi dancer
And [G] I'll listen out [A] to your dreams, how they [D] faded away
[G] I'll hold you [A]
close, [D] a taxi dancer We [Em] can't pretend this floor [A]
is a [D] Broadway
stage I'll [G] hold [A] you close, a [D] taxi dancer
And [G] I'll listen out [A] to your dreams, how they [D] faded away
[G] I'll hold [A] you [G] close, a [D] taxi dancer We [Em] can't pretend this floor [A]
is a [D] Broadway stage
[A] [G]
[D] [A]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[G]
Well [D] she's got it out [A] just to be [G] a dancer She's [D] gonna make a living dancing [A]
in the Broadway
[G] show [D] So she hitched a cross country [A] class for all
of us To the big [G] red apple
Where [Em] your dreams are made [A] Debts must be [D] paid on time
But she wasn't used to [A]
living in [G] the city So [D] she took a job cleaning up as a [A] maid
At the Grand Bertha [G] Park Hotel And [D] all her auditions [A]
didn't turn [G] out so
pretty So she [Em] took a job dancing [A] at a bar down the
street [D] as well I'll [G] hold you [A]
close, [D] a taxi dancer
[G] And I'll listen out to [A] your dreams, how they [D] faded away
[G] I'll hold you [A]
close, a [D] taxi dancer We [Em] can't pretend this floor [A]
is a [D] Broadway
stage [A]
[G]
[D] [A]
[G]
Well [D] I don't know how long or how [A] far her
[G] fortune did take her [D] But I heard she sits alone [A] drunk
Downtown on [G] 42nd Street [D] And sometimes an old butcher [A] slip a quarter
into [G] the jukebox And [Em] she'll stagger to the bar [A] and dance with
that [D] girl for free I'll [G] hold [A] you close, [D] a taxi dancer
And [G] I'll listen out [A] to your dreams, how they [D] faded away
[G] I'll hold you [A]
close, [D] a taxi dancer We [Em] can't pretend this floor [A]
is a [D] Broadway
stage I'll [G] hold [A] you close, a [D] taxi dancer
And [G] I'll listen out [A] to your dreams, how they [D] faded away
[G] I'll hold [A] you [G] close, a [D] taxi dancer We [Em] can't pretend this floor [A]
is a [D] Broadway stage
[A] [G]
[D] [A]
[G]
[D]
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well [D] she's got it out _ [A] just to be [G] a dancer She's _ _ [D] gonna make a living dancing [A] _
in the Broadway
[G] show _ _ _ _ _ [D] So she hitched a cross country [A] class for all
of us To the big [G] red apple _ _ _ _
_ Where [Em] your dreams are made [A] Debts must be [D] paid on time _ _
_ But she wasn't used to _ [A]
living in [G] the city So _ _ _ _ [D] she took a job cleaning up as a [A] maid
At the Grand Bertha [G] Park Hotel _ _ _ _ And [D] all her auditions [A] _
didn't turn [G] out so
pretty So _ _ she [Em] took a job dancing [A] at a bar down the
street [D] as well _ _ I'll _ _ _ [G] _ _ hold you [A]
close, [D] a taxi dancer _ _ _
_ [G] And I'll listen out to [A] your dreams, how they [D] faded away _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ I'll hold you [A]
close, a [D] taxi dancer _ We _ [Em] can't pretend this floor _ [A] _
is a [D] Broadway
stage _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well [D] I don't know how long or how [A] far her
[G] fortune did take her _ _ _ _ _ [D] But I heard she sits alone [A] drunk
Downtown on [G] 42nd Street _ _ _ _ [D] And sometimes an old butcher [A] slip a quarter
into [G] the jukebox _ _ _ _ And [Em] she'll stagger to the bar [A] and dance with
that [D] girl for free _ _ _ I'll _ [G] _ _ hold [A] you close, [D] a taxi dancer
_ And _ _ [G] I'll listen out [A] to your dreams, how they [D] faded away _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I'll hold you [A]
close, [D] a taxi dancer _ We _ [Em] can't pretend this floor [A] _
is a [D] Broadway
stage _ _ _ I'll [G] _ _ hold [A] you close, a [D] taxi dancer _ _ _
And [G] I'll listen out [A] to your dreams, how they [D] faded away _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I'll hold [A] you _ [G] close, a [D] taxi dancer _ _ _ We [Em] can't pretend this floor _ [A]
is a [D] Broadway stage
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well [D] she's got it out _ [A] just to be [G] a dancer She's _ _ [D] gonna make a living dancing [A] _
in the Broadway
[G] show _ _ _ _ _ [D] So she hitched a cross country [A] class for all
of us To the big [G] red apple _ _ _ _
_ Where [Em] your dreams are made [A] Debts must be [D] paid on time _ _
_ But she wasn't used to _ [A]
living in [G] the city So _ _ _ _ [D] she took a job cleaning up as a [A] maid
At the Grand Bertha [G] Park Hotel _ _ _ _ And [D] all her auditions [A] _
didn't turn [G] out so
pretty So _ _ she [Em] took a job dancing [A] at a bar down the
street [D] as well _ _ I'll _ _ _ [G] _ _ hold you [A]
close, [D] a taxi dancer _ _ _
_ [G] And I'll listen out to [A] your dreams, how they [D] faded away _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ I'll hold you [A]
close, a [D] taxi dancer _ We _ [Em] can't pretend this floor _ [A] _
is a [D] Broadway
stage _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well [D] I don't know how long or how [A] far her
[G] fortune did take her _ _ _ _ _ [D] But I heard she sits alone [A] drunk
Downtown on [G] 42nd Street _ _ _ _ [D] And sometimes an old butcher [A] slip a quarter
into [G] the jukebox _ _ _ _ And [Em] she'll stagger to the bar [A] and dance with
that [D] girl for free _ _ _ I'll _ [G] _ _ hold [A] you close, [D] a taxi dancer
_ And _ _ [G] I'll listen out [A] to your dreams, how they [D] faded away _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I'll hold you [A]
close, [D] a taxi dancer _ We _ [Em] can't pretend this floor [A] _
is a [D] Broadway
stage _ _ _ I'll [G] _ _ hold [A] you close, a [D] taxi dancer _ _ _
And [G] I'll listen out [A] to your dreams, how they [D] faded away _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I'll hold [A] you _ [G] close, a [D] taxi dancer _ _ _ We [Em] can't pretend this floor _ [A]
is a [D] Broadway stage
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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