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Verse 1 
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See you dancin' in the corner with 
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All of your best girlfriends 
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Laughin' and singin' these are the days of 
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Your innocence 
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All us boys want in your circle but we 
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Don't dare break in 
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I'm leanin' against the wall thinkin' 

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While your laugh is still easy 
         Am             Em      
And your heart is still light 
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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 
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So why don't you give this red-blooded 
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American boy the chance  
 
Verse 2 
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A woman stands beside me in my mind 
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Her hair has a touch of gray 
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Sometimes I just shut my mouth 
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I know she knows what I'm gonna say 
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A look comes from her eyes 
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Only born of loving years 
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Sometimes I open up my mouth and 
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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 
 
 
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Oh baby I'm out of control 
            Em   
Don't know which way to run 
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Don't know which way to go 
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Oh these days it's getting harder to live 
       Em               C   D 
We all need someone to hold onto 
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Just hold onto me and I'll hold onto you 
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Dance with me - I wanna dance with you 
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Oh oh oh   Oh      Oh Oh 
            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