The Cats - Save The Last Dance For Me Chords & Tabs

 

Save The Last Dance For Me Chords & Tabs

The Cats Chords & Tabs

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Save The Last Dance For Me Chords

   
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME: The CATS (1977) (Pomus/Shuman) 4/4 - 105

The first release of this song was in 1960, by The Drifters,
who scored a big international hit record with it.
The Cats, from Volendam, The Netherlands, recorded it in 1976,
and it was released on single in 1977.
It peaked on nr. 6 in the Dutch Top-40 and it charted for 8 weeks.
In all, The Cats scored 5 nr. 1's, and in total a massive 36 Top-40 hit records!

|%   |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.

INTRO: |E    |%    |%    |%

VERSE 1:

       |E           |%
You can dance, ev'ry dance with the guy,
   |%                         |B             |% 
who gives you the eye, let him hold you tight.       
       |%            |%
You can smile,  ev'ry smile for the man,
   |B7                        |E             |E7
who held your hand, 'neath the pale moonlight.

CHORUS:

             |A                   |%
But don't for-get who's taking you home,
                        |E       |%
and in whose arms you're gonna be.
  |B                |B7            |E    |%
So darlin', save the last dance for me.

VERSE 2:

    |E             |%
Oh I know, that the music's fine,
    |%                     |B            |%
like sparkling wine, go and have your fun.       
         |%          |%          |
Laugh and sing, while we're apart, 
B7                       |E     |E7
don't give your heart, to anyone.

CHORUS:
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             |A                   |%
But don't for-get who's taking you home,
                        |E       |%
and in whose arms you're gonna be.
                                                   / (Break)
           |B                |B7            |E    |E
No, no, no, darlin', save the last dance for me.

BRIDGE:

                     |B          |%
Baby don't you know I love you so,
                         |E    |%
can't you feel it when we touch.
                 |B         |B7 
I will never ever let you go,
                |E    |%
I love you oh so much.

VERSE 3:

                   |E            |%
Now listen, you can dance, go and carry on,
        |%                      |B         |%
till the night is gone, and it's time to go.
     |%              |%
If he asks, if you're all alone,
      |B7                     |E          |E7
can he take you home, you must tell him no.

CHORUS:

             |A                   |%
But don't for-get who's taking you home,
                        |E       |%
and in whose arms you're gonna be.
           |B                |B7            |E    |%
No, no, no, darlin', save the last dance for me.   M - m,

Outro:

B        |B7            |E    |%     |
save, the last dance for me.   M - m,
B                |B7            |E    |
darlin', save the last dance for me.
%                          |
Here me when I say now, now,

(Repeat and fade out:)

B        |B7            |E    |%          |
save, the last dance for me.   Babe please,
B        |B7            |E
save, the last dance for me.