[Intro]
Bb Dm C
Bb Dm C
[Verse]
F C
He showed up for work
Dm Bb
And he Brought home his pay cheque
F C
He dressed up for church
Dm Bb
And sang rock of ages
F C
Built her a house
Dm Bb
And bought her a piano
C
One summer he took her
C
Way out to Montana
[Chorus]
Bb Dm C
But he never took her dancing
Bb Dm C
No he never took her dancing
[Verse]
F C
He kept the cars running
Dm Bb
And the lawn mower mowing
F C
The bread on the table
Dm Bb
While the children were growing
F C
and planted her roses
Dm Bb
and mended the fences
C
went back to her family
C
reunions in Texas
[Chorus]
Bb Dm C
But he never took her dancing
Bb Dm C
No he never took her dancing
[Bridge]
Bb
Oh he worked and he worried
C
He hustled and hurried
Bb C
But he never saw time a’ running out
Bb
Those years they kept passing
C
One day she quit asking
Dm C Bb C
The only regret he has now
[Chorus]
Bb Dm C
Is he never took her dancing
Bb Dm C
No he never took her dancing
[Instrumental Break]
Bb Dm C
Bb Dm C
[Verse]
F C
He drove her to town
Dm Bb
While her hair was fraying
F C
when the lord came to take her
Dm Bb
he was by her side praying
F C
later that winter
Dm Bb
he went looking for some pictures
C
found an old box
C
of new ballroom slippers
[Interlude]
Bb Dm C
(Instrumental Bar)
Bb Dm C
No he never took her dancing
Bb Dm C
(Instrumental Bar)
[Bridge]
Bb
Oh he worked and he worried
C
He hustled and hurried
Bb C
But he never saw time a’ running out
Bb
Those years they kept passing
C
One day she quit asking
Dm C Bb C
The only regret he has now
[Chorus]
Bb Dm C
Is he never took her dancing
Bb Dm C
No he never took her dancing