Tom: G
G C G C
[Verse 1]
G C
See you dancin? in the corner with
D C
All of your best girlfriends
G C D
Laughin? and singin? these are the days of
C
Your innocence
G C D
All us boys want in your circle but we
C
Don?t dare break in
G D G C G
I?m leanin? against the wall thinkin?
[Chorus]
G C D
While your laugh is still easy
Am Em
And your heart is still light
C D
Why don?t you dance with this red-blooded
Am Em
American boy tonight
C D
?Cause your life is just a breath
Am Em
And tonight is just the dance
C
So why don?t you give this red-blooded
D C G
American boy the chance
[Verse 2]
G C
A woman stands beside me in my mind
D C
Her hair has a touch of gray
G C
Sometimes I just shut my mouth
D C
I know she knows what I?m gonna say
G C
A look comes from her eyes
D C
Only born of loving years
G D
Sometimes I open up my mouth and
G C G
I fight back her tears
I say
[Chorus]
C D
While your laugh is still easy
Am Em
And your heart is still light
C D
Why don?t you dance with this red-blooded
Am Em
American boy tonight
C D
?Cause your life is just a breath
Am Em
And tonight is just the dance
C
So why don?t you give this red-blooded
D C G
American boy the chance
[Verse 3]
D Am
Oh baby I?m out of control
Em
Don?t know which way to run
D
Don?t know which way to go
D Am
Oh these days it?s getting harder to live
Em C D
We all need someone to hold onto
C D
Just hold onto me and I?ll hold onto you
C D
Dance with me - I wanna dance with you
C D Em D C D Em D
Oh oh oh Oh Oh Oh
[Chorus]
C D
While your laugh is still easy
Am Em
And your heart is still light
C D
Why don?t you dance with this red-blooded
Am Em
American boy tonight
C D
?Cause your life is just a breath
Am Em
And tonight is just the dance
C
So why don?t you give this red-blooded
D C G
American boy the chance
