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One Lady Dancing
Composer: Henning Ohlenbusch
Album: School for the Dead - The Chain CD


[Verse 1]

Bb 
In every town across the states, there’s a band on a stage
Bb                             F
And there’s only just one lady dancing.
F                                  Cm
All these bands play one tune in a hundred saloons
Cm                      F9       Bb
And there’s always just one lady dancing.
Bb
So, some folks point their smokes and they crack a few jokes
Bb                                   F
With the sweat on their beer bottles glistening.
F                                 Cm
But the girl doesn’t mind and the band treats her kindly
Cm                 F9         Bb
At least they know someone is listening.
        Eb                          Ebm
And the space on her face where her smile has been placed,
Bb                             
Has been subject to so much attention.
       Cm                             C7
She’s aware of their glares and she’s glad that she dares
      Cm           F9           Bb
To be judged under all their pretensions.


[Verse 2]
Bb 
In her life, at her home, at  her job, she’s alone,
Bb                                F
And it feels like the weekend is stalling.
F                                        Cm
And the days stretch and yawn until it’s suddenly upon her,
Cm              F9             Bb
By Thursday the dance floor is calling.
Eb                           Ebm                           
Get a ride into town and she puts a few down,
           Bb
Yes, she’s given up on the romancing.
         Cm                         C7
When the band plays a beat she jumps up to her feet,
          Cm       F9        Bb
And she’s only just one lady dancing.
 

[Pre-Chorus Instrumental]
Eb Bb F Bb 
Eb Bb F Bb


[Chorus]
Bb                      Bbmaj7
What’s her sin? Why the guilt?
            Bb7                            Eb
What’s this scene that we built? Is it all fashion?
          Cm       Cmmaj7      Cm7                  F     Abaug
When it’s music we hear, is it music we fear in our hearts?
 

[Verse 3]
Bb 
So the crowd disappears and the band disappears
Bb                               F
And the walls of the club are dissolving.
F                                 Cm
And the girl spins around and she lifts off the ground.
Cm              F9      Bb
Is she dying or is she evolving?
          Eb                      Ebm
And some folks ask her why as she sails across the sky.
       Bb
If she knows she just won’t say the answer.
         Cm                    C7
And they wave and they shout, “What’s it all about?”
Cm               F9       Bb        
“Please tell us, One Lady Dancer.”


[Pre-Chorus Instrumental]
Eb Bb F Bb 
Eb Bb F Bb


[Chorus]
Bb                      Bbmaj7
What’s her sin? Why the guilt?
            Bb7                            Eb
What’s this scene that we built? Is it all fashion?
          Cm       Cmmaj7      Cm7                  F     Abaug
When it’s music we hear, is it music we fear in our hearts?
 
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    • Ancient Bones - Lyrics and Chords
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    • What We Did and What We Didn't Do - Lyrics and Chords
    • The Hold Out - Lyrics and Chords
    • We're All Stars - Lyrics and Chords
    • We Didn't See Them Until We Did - Lyrics and Chords
    • Made Up Stars - Lyrics and Chords
    • Life of Leisure - Lyrics and Chords
    • Exploding the Past - Lyrics and Chords
    • Sneaking Up on the Moon - Lyrics and Chords
    • California Brown - Lyrics and Chords
    • Sit on Roofs - Lyrics and Chords
    • A Northern Lake (Erin) - Lyrics and Chords
    • College Town - Lyrics and Chords
    • Willing to Be Forgiven - Lyrics and Chords
    • Misdirection Octopus - Lyrics and Chords
    • The Best News of Our Lives - Lyrics and Chords
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    • Jake and Kim Broke Up (Leave Me Out of It) - Lyrics and Chords
    • I Wasn't Looking For This - Lyrics and Chords
    • Somebody Else's Problem - Lyrics and Chords
    • Waiting For Life - Lyrics and Chords
    • Saving Your Life - Lyrics and Chords
    • The Wrong Way Out of Town - Lyrics and Chords
    • She Does, She Does - Lyrics and Chords
    • The People You See Regularly Never Grow Old - Lyrics and Chords
    • Levitation - Lyrics and Chords
    • Periscope - Lyrics and Chords
    • Feel Like I Should - Lyrics and Chords
    • This Time It Looks Good - Lyrics and Chords
    • Save My Place - Lyrics and Chords
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    • One Lady Dancing - Lyrics and Chords