Capo: 2

SLOW COUNTRY DANCE (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) ------------------------------------------ [Actually in A; capo at the 2nd fret.]

^C[in^Dtro^G] ^G ^GOut on the ^Cfloor the ^Gcouples are ^Dswaying To &^Gquot;One F^Caded Love&quo^Gt; on the ^Djukebox tonight You ^Em7slide in your ^Ccoins and the ^Gmusic keeps pl^Daying A ^Gslow country ^Cdance on a ^DSaturday ^Gnight

^GSweethearts in ^Clove and ^Gothers just ^Dlonely ^GSearching for ^Csomeone to ^Gwaltz with to^Dnight In a ^Em7smoky old ^Cbar you ^Gknow that it's ^Donly A ^Gslow country ^Cdance on a ^DSaturday ^Gnight ^G

And ^Flove's never ^Ceasy or ^Gever as ^Dtrue When the ^Fchanging of ^Cpartners is ^Gno longer ^Dnew ^D You ^Glead with your ^Cheart, and ^Gclosing your ^Deyes ^GDance just to ^Cdance in ^Dthree-quarter ^Gtime ^G[in^Cstr^Dume^Gntal]

Down at the bar a woman tells stories Batting her eyes to someone not there Her glass is half full or maybe half empty Like the jokes told about her when they think she can't hear Now the perfume is cheap and the makeup is careless And the dress out of fashion for a woman her age But she don't give a damn for those who would cherish A much lighter step and a much younger face And love's never easy or ever as true When the changing of partners is no longer new You lead with your heart, and closing your eyes Dance just to dance in three-quarter time

^G[inst^Crumen^Gtal] ^D ^G ^C ^G ^D ^Em7[inst^Crumen^Gtal] ^D ^G ^C ^D ^G ^G

^GOut on the ^Cfloor the ^Gcouples are ^Dswaying To &^Gquot;One F^Caded Love&quo^Dt; on the ^Gjukebox tonight

- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com

Mary Chapin Carpenter - Slow country dance