Key: C
Introduction: Bm7(b5) E7 Am7 Cº F7M G7
C Em7 Am7 G
I won't dance, don't ask me
C Em7 Am7 G
I won't dance, don't ask me
C C7M Dm7 G7 C C/B A7
I won't dance, madame, with you
Gº F Fm Gº G CEm F G7
My heart won't let me do things they should do
C Em7 Am7 G
You know what? You're lovely
C Em7 Am7 G
You know what? You're lovely
C C7M Dm7 G7 C C/B A7
But, oh what you do to me
Fº F Fm Fº G C C/B A7
I'm like an ocean wave that's bumped on the shore
Fº F Fm Fº G C Am7 Bb7 C
I feel so absolutely stumped on the floor
Bridge
G# G#9 G# G#7
When you dance, you're charming and you're gentle
C# C#9 C# C#7
'Specially when you do the Continental
B B7 C7
But this feeling isn't purely mental
Bm7(b5) E7 Am7 Cº F7M G7
For heaven rest us, I'm not asbestos
G Am7 D9
And that's why
C Em7 Am7 G
I won't dance, why should I
C Em7 Am7 G
I won't dance, how could I
C Em7 Am7 G C C/B A7
I won't dance, Merci beaucoup
Gº F Fm Fº G C C/B A7
I know that music leads the way to romance
Gº F7M Cº Dm7 Fº C
So if I hold you in my arms, I won't dance
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