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Dirty Dancing - Ive Had The Time Of My Life

Ive Had The Time of My Life was written for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and became one of the soundtracks leading singles. Franke Previte, the former lead singer of the band Franke and the Knockouts, was approached to write a song for the movie, and together with John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz, composed this iconic track. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with V ... ocals. See more [+]

Key: E

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Now I' ve, had, the time of my life
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No, I never felt like this before
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Yes, I, swear it' s the truth
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and I owe it all to you
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' Cause I' ve, had, the time of my life
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and I owe it all to you
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I' ve been waiting for so long,

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to stand by me
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We saw the writing on the wall,
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as we felt this magical fantasy
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Now with passion in our eyes,
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there' s no way we could disguise it secretly
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So we take each other' s hand,
' Cause we seem to understand
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the urgency (just remember)
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 You' re the one thing,
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 I can' t get enough of
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 So I' ll tell you something,
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 this could be love because

     E      C#m                  D 
Now I' ve, had, the time of my life
                              E 
No, I never felt like this before
         C#m             D 
Yes, I, swear it' s the truth
                     E 
and I owe it all to you
         D 
With my body and soul
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I want you more than you' ll ever know
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So we' ll just let it go,
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don' t be afraid to lose control
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Yes I know what' s on your mind,

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tonight." (just remember)
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 You' re the one thing,
 G 
 I can' t get enough of
 A 
 So I' ll tell you something,
 B7 
 this could be love because

     E      C#m                  D 
Now I' ve, had, the time of my life
                              E 
No, I never felt like this before
         C#m             D 
Yes, I, swear it' s the truth
                     E 
and I owe it all to you

     E      C#m                  D 
Now I' ve, had, the time of my life
                              E 
No, I never felt like this before
         C#m             D 
Yes, I, swear it' s the truth
                     E 
and I owe it all to you

     E      C#m                  D 
Now I' ve, had, the time of my life
                              E 
No, I never felt like this before
         C#m             D 
Yes, I, swear it' s the truth
                     E 
and I owe it all to you
* Try B instead of B7 if you prefer

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