Written by Joe Jackson
Intro: G Am {x4} G Am G Hey you, I'm dancin' with your girl Am G Her head is in a whirl Am C D C D7 She don't know who to turn to G Am G All right, I'll leave her just this time Am G But she could soon be mine Am C D C D7 And I could soon be hers too Em Am7 D7 Bm Em One night, soon if I'm lucky gonna get that girl Am7 D7 Bm Em Am Soon if I'm lucky gonna get that girl D G F#m I'm gonna make her mine Bm Em Am7 D7 Bm Em One night, soon if I'm lucky gonna get that girl Am7 D7 Bm Em Am Soon if I'm lucky gonna get that girl D G Am G Am I'm gonna make her mine G Em G6/E He sits there drinkin' gin and G Em G6/E Em D She sits there drinkin' beer like me G Em G6/E He's timing every move but G Em G6/E Em D She's only killing time like me C G And of course, what will be will have to be Am But if I tread carefully C D C D7 It could be a case of right place right time G Am G Hey you, I'm dancin' with your girl Am G Her head is in a whirl Am C D C D7 She don't know who to turn to G Am G All right, I'll leave her just this time Am G But she could soon be mine Am C D C D7 And I could soon be hers too Em Am7 D7 Bm Em One night, soon if I'm lucky gonna get that girl Am7 D7 Bm Em Am If I'm lucky gonna get that girl D G F#m I'm gonna make her mine Bm Em Am7 D7 Bm Em One night, soon if I'm lucky gonna get that girl Am7 D7 Bm Em Am If I'm lucky gonna get that girl Am7 I'm gonna get her E7(9) I'm gonna get her A Bm A Hey you, I'm dancin' with your girl Bm A Her head is in a whirl Bm D E D E7 She don't know who to turn to A Bm A All right, I'll leave her just this time Bm A But she could soon be mine Bm D E D E7 And I could soon be hers too F#m Bm7 E7 C#m F#m One night, soon if I'm lucky gonna get that girl Bm7 E7 C#m F#m Bm If I'm lucky gonna get that girl E A G#m I'm gonna make her mine C#m F#m Bm7 E7 C#m F#m One night, soon if I'm lucky gonna get that girl Bm7 E7 C#m F#m Bm f I'm lucky gonna get that girl E A G#m I'm gonna make her mine C#m F#m Bm7 E7 C#m F#m Bm7 E7 C#m F#m Bm E A