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Am Adim Am/D Am/C# Dm Dm/C# Dm7 Dm6
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Am G#m7 Am7
She mesmerizes with a smile
Dm
Dark eyes as compelling as the bourbon
Am G#m7 Am7 F
That girl in the canary yellow dress
E7
Says yes
Am G#m7 Am7
She flips a pack of cigarettes
Dm
He doesn't smoke, but he takes one nonetheless
Am G#m7 Am7 F E7
It helps to keep his motives true, the girl was blue
F E7
What else is the poor boy supposed to do
Am Adim Am/D Am/C#
She bounces like a flame,
Am A
clothes on her
Dm Dm/C# Dm7 Dm6
Eyes closed Yellow dress
F# F
Runs and swirls
Am G#m7 Am7
It's late, the hour's growing horns
Dm
The band seems to draw her ever closer
Am G#m7 Am7 F E7
This girl gets right down in the groove, grooves a move
F E7
Leads him out to where they play the blues
Am Adim Am/D Am/C#
She dances like a flame
Am
Has no cares, yellow-dressed flame
Dm Dm/C# Dm7 Dm6
Eyes closed, arms above
F# F
She shakes pearls and snakes
Bbm Am7 Bbm7
Too late in this folie a troix
Ebm
He sees that the heart is pounding for
Bbm Am7 Bbm7 F# F7
Big daddy who falls down to his knees, begging her please
F# F7
Lifts his sax, says "here's my little tease"
Bbm Bdim Bm/Eb Bm/D
Her dancing sets the place on fire
Bbm Bb
Heaven and hell
Ebm Ebm/D Ebm7 Ebm6
The flames come up his spine
G F#
As she shakes, whirls and snakes
