
dancing with the moonlight knight
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Tom: Dbm
"Can you tell me where my coutry lies?"
Said the unifaun to his true love's eyes
C#m G#m
"It lies with me" cried the queen of maybe
C#m A C#m G#m A
For her merchandise he traded in his prize
A B E
"Paper late" - cried a voice in the crowd, old man dies
B C#m
The note he left was signed "old father Thames",
B
it seems he's drowned
C#m A B C#m G#m Amaj7
Selling England by the pound
C#m B A B E
Citizens of hope and glory, time goes by it's the time of your life
E
Easy now, sit you down,
B C#m B
Chewing through you wimpey dreams they eat without a sound
C#m A B C#m G#m Amaj7
disgesting England by the pound
C#m G#m Amaj7
, C#m G#m Amaj7
C#m G#m Am7
Young man says "You are what you eat,
C#m G#m Am7
eat well"
C#m G#m Am7
Old man says "You are what you wear,
C#m G#m Am7
wear well"
C#m G#m
You know what you are
Am7 C#m G#m Am7
you don't give a damn
C#m G#m Am7 B
Bursting your belt that is your home-made sham
B
The captain leads his
E F# G#
Dance right on through the night
C#7 F#
join the dance
F# C# F# C# F# C# D#m
Follow on till the grail sunset in the mould
[Refrão]
F# C# F# C# B
Follow on till the gold is cold
E B E F#m E B
Dancing out with the moonlight knight
F#m D E F# C#
Knight soft the greenshield stamp and shout
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C#m G#m A C#m G#m A
There's a fat old lady outside the saloon
C#m G#m A C#m G#m A
Laying out a credit card she plays fortune
C#m G#m A C#m G#m A
The desk is uneven right from the start
C#m G#m A B
All of their hands are playing apart
B
the captain leads his
E F# G#
Dance right on through the night
C#7 F#
join the dance
F# C# F# C# F# C# D#m
Follow on, around table talking down we go
F# C# F# C#
You're the show, off we go
C#
with you play the bobby horse,
C# G#m C#m G#m
I'll play the fool, we'll tease the dull… ring… ing
G#m A C# F#
Round and round round and round
F# C# F# C# F# C# D#m
Follow on, will a twist of the world we go
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