Written by Cashy John
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C Am Dm G I work at the Palace Ballroom C Am Dm G But, gee that Palace is cheap C Am Em Am When I get back to my chilly hall room Em G C I'm much too tired to sleepVerse 2:
C Am Dm G I'm one of those lady teachers C Am Em A beautiful hostess, you know A D The kind the Palace features C Am G At exactly a dime a thC Ten cents a dance Dm G That's what they pay me C Dm G Gosh, how they weigh me down C Ten cents a dance Dm G Pansies and rough guys C Bm E Tough guys who tear my gown Em A Dm Seven to midnight I hear drums Em A Dm Loudly the saxophone blows Fm Em Trumpets are breaking my eardrums A D G Customers crush my toes C Sometime I think Dm G I've found my hero C Dm E But it's a queer romance A Dm All that you need is a ticket E G C Come on, big boy, ten cents a danceBridge:
Am E C Fighters and sailors and bowlegged tailors C Can pay for their ticket and rent me Am E Am Butchers and barbers and rats from the harbors C G C Are sweethearts my good luck has sent me Em Though I've a Chorus of elderly beaus Fm Stockings are porous with holes at the toes Em Am I'm there till closing time G Dance and be merry, it's only a dimeC Ten cents a dance Dm G That's what they pay me C Dm G Gosh, how they weigh me down C Ten cents a dance Dm G Pansies and rough guys C Bm E Tough guys who tear my gown Em A Dm Seven to midnight I hear drums Em A Dm Loudly the saxophone blows Fm Em Trumpets are breaking my eardrums A D G Customers crush my toes C Sometime I think Dm G I've found my hero C Dm E But it's a queer romance A Dm All that you need is a ticket E G C Come on, big boy, ten cents a dance
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