[Verse 1]
C7 F D7
You got to dance with who brung you, swing with who swung you,
G
Don't be a fickle fool,
C7 F
You came here with a gal, who's always been your pal,
G7 C7
Don't leave her for the first unattached girl, it just ain't cool
[Chorus]
F D7
You got to dance with who brung you, swing with who swung you,
Gm D7 Gm
Life ain't no forty-yard dash,
Bb Fdim F D7
Be in it for the long run, 'cause in the long run you'll have more fun,
G7 C7 F
if you dance with who brung you to the bash
[Verse 2]
C7 F
I had a friend from Texas, he really had some style,
C F
he sang that good old Western Swing and drove 'em wild
A7 Dm
Then a talent scout from Vegas said "Boy, play and sing this way"
G7 C7
And in one short year he was broke and in L.A.
[Chorus]
F D7
You got to dance with who brung you, swing with who swung you,
Gm D7 Gm
Life ain't no forty-yard dash,
Bb Fdim F D7
Be in it for the long run, 'cause in the long run you'll have more fun,
G7 C7 F
if you dance with who brung you to the bash
[Verse 3]
C7 F
You gotta be real careful what you wish for,
C7 F
'cause you just might get the whole darn thing,
A7 Dm
Be sure what you want is really something you can use
G7 C7
Or you might wind up half dead, just singing the Blues
[Chorus]
F D7
You got to dance with who brung you, swing with who swung you,
Gm D7 Gm
Life ain't no forty-yard dash,
Bb Fdim F D7
Be in it for the long run, 'cause in the long run you'll have more fun,
G7 C7 F
if you dance with who brung you to the bash
G7 C7 A7 D7
if you dance with who brung you to the bash
G7 C7 F
if you dance with who brung you to the bash