Thief Of Dances Kevin Quain

(Bm) (F#) (Bm) (F#) (Bm) (F#) (Bm) (Bm/F#) (Bm)(hold)
Farewell to (Bm)flesh and perfect (Em)strangers,
Bring on the (A)lights, viva Las (D)Vegas!
Goodbye, Pa(Bm)lookaville, call Cecil (Em)B. DeMille,
We´ll have a (F#)poo(G)dle (F#)(hold)and a (F#)ba(G)by (F#)(hold)grand
And (F#)ro(Em)ses (D)eve(F#7/C#)ry (Bm)day.(F#7/Bb) (Bm)(hold)

Oh, I´m a (Em)bastard, a kissing (Bm)bandit,
(F#)Lock all your (G)daughters a(F#)(hold)way! (F#)(F#)(G)(G)(F#)
I´m a (Em)bastard, the thief of (Bm)dances,
So (F#)get (G)in (F#)(hold)line, it´s (F#)tan(G)go (F#)(hold)time,
And (F#)eve(Em)ry(D)bo(F#7/C#)dy (Bm)pays!(F#7/Bb) (Bm)(hold)

The tank is (Bm)full, the guns are (Em)loaded,
And I´ve got (A)on my lucky (D)boxers.
So shine your (Bm)shoes, say your ‘Hail (Em)Marys’,
And (F#)when (G)in (F#)(hold)doubt, just (F#)knock (G)them (F#)(hold)out,
And (F#)don´t (Em)for(D)get (F#7/C#)to (Bm)smile!(F#7/Bb) (Bm)(hold)

Oh, I´m a (Em)bastard, the kissing (Bm)bandit,
(F#)Lock all your (G)wives a(F#)(hold)way! (F#)(F#)(G)(G)(F#)
I´m a (Em)bastard, the thief of (Bm)dances,
So (F#)get (G)in (F#)(hold)line, it´s (F#)tan(G)go (F#)(hold)time,
And (F#)eve(Em)ry(D)bo(F#7/C#)dy (Bm)pays!(F#7/Bb) (Bm)(hold)

You must ex(Em)cuse my little friend,
He´s got a (Bm)temper like a Frenchman,
And we´re (F#)all in such a hurry,
We´ve got a (Bm)frightful (D/C#)night a(D)head.
If (D/F#)I could (Em)just prevail upon you,
Leave the (Bm)money on the trolley,
Oh, and (F#)please, (G)re(F#)(hold)move your jew(G)el(F#)(hold)ry,
Or I´ll blow (Em)off (D) all (F#7/C#)your (Bm)heads.(F#7/Bb) (Bm)(hold)
- Instrumental, verse and chorus chords -

Oh, stop your (Bm)screaming, I´ll stop the (Em)bleeding,
I know a (A)doctor in Tiju(D)ana.
A man can (Bm)live with a dozen (Em)bullets,
And you´re (F#)gon(G)na (F#)(hold)live for(F#)e(G)ver, (F#)(hold)son,
´Cause (F#)you´re (Em) a (D)mil(F#7/C#)lio(Bm)naire.(F#7/Bb)(Bm)(hold)

Oh, I´m a (Em)bastard, the kissing (Bm)bandit,
(F#)Lock all your (G)mothers a(F#)(hold)way! (F#)(F#)(G)(G)(F#)
I´m a (Em)bastard, the thief of (Bm)dances,
So (F#)get (G)in (F#)(hold)line, it´s (F#)tan(G)go (F#)(hold)time,
And (F#)eve(Em)ry(D)bo(F#7/C#)dy (Bm)pays!(F#7/Bb) (Bm)(hold)

Farewell to (Bm)flesh and perfect (Em)strangers,
Bring on the (A)lights, viva Las (D)Vegas!
Goodbye, Pa(Bm)lookaville, call Cecil (Em)B DeMille,
We´ll have a (F#)poo(G)dle (F#)(hold)and a (F#)ba(G)by (F#)(hold)grand
And (F#)ro(Em)ses (D)eve(F#7/C#)ry (Bm)(hold)day. (Bm)(hold) (Bm)(hold) (Bm)(hold)
(Bm) (F#7) (F#7/Bb) (Bm)

© Kevin Quain, All Rights Reserved

Recorded it in the key of Bm, slightly changed intro and outro, sang last verse and chorus lines loong.

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