"Teach My Fingers How To Dance"

Words John W Selleck Music John Drummond
Teach My Fingers How To Dance capo 0
| C+e G /B-Am | G |
| D D/A | D D/A | F#m | F#m |
My old guitar's been lonely , I've been so "on the run".
| Am | Am | C | G |
I've had no time to dust its face, Or give its strings a strum.
| D D/A | D D/A | F#m | F#m |
We've made no songs together, For must be 'bout a year.
| Am | Am | C | G |
Its time old friends should laugh again,Or maybe shed a tear.
| C | C | G | D D/A |
I'll tune up your strings, old pal,And let you sing your song.
| F#m | % | G | % |
Say now, won't you teach me? I'd love to sing along.
| D D/A | A | G | Bm |
If I listen carefully, I’ll hear just what you say.
| D D/A | A | G | D D/A | % |
Teach my fingers how to dance, To the music that you play.
| D D/A | D D/A | F#m | F#m |
Tonight, my friend, sing me a song, For the girl that's on my mind.
| Am | Am | C | G |
Make it soft as dew drops, On a quiet summer night.
| D D/A | D D/A | F#m | F#m |
Touch the words with sunrise,Turn them all to gold--
| Am | Am | C | G |
Your hollow body’s aching for, Her story to be told CHORUS
| Em | % | G | D |
(L) I’ve often I heard you (H) singing, When you thought no one was near,Very
| Bm | % | F#m | % |
sadly to yourself, It rang out awful clear.
| G | % |D F#m | Bm |
(H) I don't blame you old guitar, For feeling oh so blue.
| C | % | A | A |
(M) I know I would feel that way, If (ML) all alone like you.
VERSE SOLO HARMONICA DCHORUS