I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can:Juice Newton.
-Album - Quiet Lies - #20 on BB Hot 200
on CAPITOL Records in 1982.
INTRO: D G D G
#1.
D Gbm D G D Bm
He said, I've seen you before, as the band
G
broke into Misty.
D Gb Gbm Bm G D
I put one hand on the bar, the whole room by
A
then was starting to spin.
#2.
D G D
I said, you've got Hemingway's eyes, and that
Bm G
night I called him, Papa.
D Gbm Bm G D
It seems that there are so many lovers, who hold
A
you and yet, whose names you forget.
CHORUS:
D A D G D
Dance, they said, life is only for the mo-ment.
Gbm Bm
The light is brief, don't waste it..the taste is
Gbm G
sweet, so taste it.
D A
So, I said, I understand, I'm dancing as fast
D
as I can.
INTERLUDE: G D G
#3.
D A G D Bm
Maybe we're just shooting stars, needing something
G
to hold on to.
D Gbm Bm G D
But each thing we touch seems to van-ish, like candles
A
and friends..they burn at both ends.
CHORUS:
D A D G D
Dance, they said, life is only for the mo-ment.
Gbm Bm
The light is brief, don't waste it..the taste is
Gbm G
sweet, so taste it.
D A
So, I said, I understand, I'm dancing as fast
D E
as I can.
#4.
Em G A D
He said, I'll see you around and as I brushed my hair
Gbm G
I winked and said, you might.
Em G A D
Cause I know by now how it's done, after all the mornings
G A
after and all the nights.
CHORUS:
D A D G D
Dance, they said, life is only for the mo-ment.
Gbm Bm
The light is brief, don't waste it..the taste is
Gbm G
sweet, so taste it.
D A
So, I said, I understand, I'm dancing as fast
D
as I can.
OUTRO: D G D
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