Intro: C#
- Verse 1:
C#
Well, she was just seventeen,
F#
You know what I mean,
C# G#
And the way she looked was way beyond compare.
- Chorus:
C# G#/C F# A
So how could I dance with another (ooh)
C# G# C#
When I saw her standin' there.
- Verse 2:
C# F#
Well she looked at me, and I, I could see
C# G#
That before too long I'd fall in love with her.
- Chorus:
C# G#/C F# A
So how could I dance with another (ooh)
C# G# C#
When I saw her standin' there.
F#
Well, my heart went "boom,"
F#
When I crossed that room,
F# G# F#
And I held her hand in mine...
- Verse 3:
C#
Well, we danced through the night,
F#
And we held each other tight,
C# G#
And before too long I fell in love with her.
- Chorus:
C# G#/C F# A
So how could I dance with another (ooh)
C# G# C#
When I saw her standing there
- Instrumental: C# C# F# F#
C# C# G# G#
C# C# F# F#
C# G# C# C#
F#
Well, my heart went "boom,"
F#
When I crossed that room,
F# G# F#
And I held her hand in mine...
- Verse 4:
C#
Oh, we danced through the night,
F# C#
And we held each other tight,
G#
And before too long I fell in love with her.
- Chorus:
C# G#/C F# A
So, I'll never dance with another (whooh)
C# G# C#
When I saw her standing there
C# G# C#
Yeah, since I saw her standing there
C# G# F# C#
Yeah, since I saw her standing there