Filipino Dance Hall Girl Chords by Ry Cooder

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_ _ [D] _ But when the evening shadows fall, I [G] am [A] dreaming _ _ of a certain smile, a secret [F#m] _
rendezvous.
[D] _ _ And [B] when the day is past and gone, [Bm] I'll come [Em] creeping _ down [E] the dark end of the street again [A] to you.
[G] _ [D] In a dimly lit cafe as we [E] go [A] dancing, [Em] _ _ [A] I try to smile and hide [D] a love that's true.
_ [D] _ _ [B] Then they play a lovely tune as we [Em] romance, and _ [G] _ [D] I can't [B] pretend no matter what I do.
_ _ Dark and [A] different, _ so [D] they [F#m] tell me.
[D] _ It's [A]
forbidden, _ _ [Em] so [D] they say.
_ But [B] I just tell them _ we're [Em] so happy.
[G] _ _ [D] She's my Filipino [E] _ _ [D] dancehall girl.
_ _ Good friends have all withdrawn their [A] _
salutation.
_ _ Good neighbors pause when I come down [D] the street.
_ _ [B] Preacher has a look of scorn on [Em] Sunday morning.
_ _ [E] And there's a frown [F#] on every [A] face I see.
_ [D] Que sera, sera, the [A] Bible tells me.
[Em] _ [A] No, there's no _ teclorum, [D] so they say.
_ But [B] I just tell them, _ adios [Em] _
_ [G] muchachos.
_ [D] She's my Filipino [E] _ _ [D] dancehall girl.
_ _ Then [A] she _ whispers _ [D] while we're dancing _ in [A] a language _ _ [D] soft and low.
_ _ _ [B] I just tell _ her, [Em] darling I love you.
[G] _ [D] You're my [Bm] Filipino _ [D] _
dancehall girl.
I'll step on it.
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