[Intro]
G G
C/G G
[Verse 1]
G
Rita was sixteen years
G
hazel eyes and chestnut hair
C/G G
She made the Woolworth counter shine
G
And Eddie was a sweet romancer
G
And a darn good dancer
C/G G
When they'd waltz the aisles of the five & dime
[Verse 2]
G
Now Eddie played the steel guitar
G
mama cried as he played the bars
C/G G
He kept young Rita out late at night
G
So they married up in Abilene
G
Lost a child in Tennessee
C/G G
Oh and still that love survived
[Chorus]
G Am
cuz they'd sing dance a little closer to me
G
Dance a little closer now
Am D
Dance a little closer tonight
G Am
Dance a little closer to me
Am
Cuz it's closing time and love's on sale
D G
tonight at this five and dime
[Verse 3]
G
One of the boys in Eddie's band
G
He took a shine to Rita's hand
C/G G
So Eddie ran off with the bass man's wife
G
Oh but he was back by June
G
singin' a different tune
C/G G
And sporting Ms. Rita back by his side
[Chorus]
G Am
cuz he'd sing dance a little closer to me
G
Dance a little closer now
Am D
Dance a little closer tonight
G Am
Dance a little closer to me
Am
Cuz it's closing time and love's on sale
D G
tonight at this five and dime
[Instrumental]
G G
C/G G
G G
C/G G
[Verse 4]
G
Eddie traveled with the bar room bands
G
Till arthritis took his hands
C/G G
Now he sells insurance on the side
G
And Rita's got her house to keep
G
Dime store novels and a love so sweet
C/G G
They dance to the radio late at night
[Chorus]
G Am
And they’d sing dance a little closer to me
G
Dance a little closer now
Am D
Dance a little closer tonight
G Am
Dance a little closer to me
Am
Cuz it's closing time and love's on sale
D G
tonight at this five and dime
[Verse 1]
G
Rita was sixteen years
G
hazel eyes and chestnut hair
C/G G
She made the Woolworth counter shine
G
And Eddie was a sweet romancer
G/B
And a darn good dancer
C/G G
When they'd waltz the aisles of the five & dime
C/G G
When they'd waltz the aisles of the five & dime
C/G G
When they'd waltz the aisles of the five & dime
Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes and chestnut hair
She made the Woolworth counter shine
And Eddie was a sweet romancer
And a darn good dancer
And they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
And they'd sing
Now Eddie played the steel guitar and his mama cried 'cause he played in the bars
And kept young Rita out late at night
So they married up in Abilene
Lost a child in Tennessee
And still that love survived
'Cause they'd sing
Dance a little closer to me
Dance a little closer now
Dance a little closer tonight
Dance a little closer to me
'Cause it's closing time and love's on sale tonight at this five and dime
One of the boys in Eddie's band
Took a shine to Rita's hand
So Eddie ran off with the bass man's wife
Oh, but he was back by June singin' a different tune
And sporting Miss Rita back by his side
And he'd sing
Dance a little closer to me
Dance a little closer now
Dance a little closer tonight
Dance a little closer to me
'Cause it's closing time and love's on sale tonight at this five and dime
Eddie traveled with the bar room bands
But arthritis took his hands
Now he sells insurance on the side
And Rita's got her house to keep
Dime store novels and a love so sweet
They dance to the radio late at night
And they sing
Dance a little closer to me
Dance a little closer now
Dance a little closer tonight
Dance a little closer to me
'Cause it's closing time and love's on sale tonight at this five and dime
'Cause Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes and chestnut hair
She made the Woolworth counter shine
And Eddie was a sweet romancer
And a darn good dancer
When they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
When they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
When they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
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