Dance Little Jean
The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I played a wedding for the money,
and I wished that I could tell the bride and groom
Just what I thought of marriage
And what in store after their honeymoon
and I was grumblin' to the dancers
'bout how men and women ought to live apart
And how a promise never made can not be broken
And can never break your heart
When sudenly from out of nowhere
A little girl came dancing 'cross the floor
All her crinolines were billowing
Beneath the skirt of calico that she wore
Oh what a joy fell on the honored guests
As each of them was drawn inside her dream
And they laughed and clapped and stomped their feet
And hollered at her "Dance little Jean"
Dance, little Jean, this day is for you
two people you love, stood up and said "I do"
Dance little Jean, the prayer that you had
Was answered today
Your mama's marrying your dad
Well, my cynical heart just melted
'Cause I knew what this get together meant
How it ended year of tears and sad confusion
That the little girl had spent
Well they told the band to pack it up
About the time the couple cut the cake
But we played as long as they stayed
For love and laughs and little Jeanie's sake
(Chorus)
Glenn Estes,Accounting Manager| My opinions do not reflect those of
B Levy & Son | my employer, unless he happens to be right.
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Readable chord sheet for Dance Little Jean by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
I[G] played a wedding for the money,
a[G]nd I wished that I co[G7]uld tell the bride a[C]nd groom
J[D]ust what I thought [D7]of marriage
A[C]nd what in store after their ho[G]neymoon
a[G]nd I was grumblin' to the dancers
'[G]bout how men an[G7]d women ought t[C]o live apart
A[D]nd how a promise never made can[C] not be broken
A[D]nd can never break[G] your heart
When sudenly from out of nowhere
A little girl came dancing 'cross the floor
All her crinolines were billowing
Beneath the skirt of calico that she wore
Oh what a joy fell on the honored guests
As each of them was drawn inside her dream
And they laughed and clapped and stomped their feet
And hollered at her "Dance little Jean"
[G7] [C] Dance, little Jean, this [G]day is for you
[G] two p[Em]eople y[C]ou love, stood up and [D]said "I do"
[C] Dance little Jean[G], the prayer that you had
[C] Was answered today
[D7] Your mam[G]a's marrying your dad
Well, my cynical heart just melted
'Cause I knew what this get together meant
How it ended year of tears and sad confusion
That the little girl had spent
Well they told the band to pack it up
About the time the couple cut the cake
But we played as long as they stayed
For love and laughs and little Jeanie's sake
(Chorus)
Glenn Estes,Accounting Manager| My opinions do not reflect those of
B Levy & Son | my employer, unless he happens to be right.