{title: Long tall glasses}
{artist: Leo Sayer}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 144}
{key: A}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[A]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
I was [A]travellin' down the road, feelin' hungry and cold
I saw a [A7]sign sayin' "Food and drinks for everyone"
so [D7]naturally I thought I would take me a look in[A]side
I saw [E7]so much food, there was [D7]water comin' from my [A]eye
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{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
Yeah there was [A]ham an' there was turkey, there was caviar
an' [A7]long tall glasses, with wine up to yar
an' then [D7]somebody grabbed me, threw me outta my [A]chair
said: "Be[E7]fore you can eat, you gotta [D7]dance like Fred As[A]taire"
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{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
[A] You know I can't dance, you know I can't dance
you know I can't dance, you [A7]know I can't dance
I can't [D]dance [A] [E] [D] [E] [-] [Eb] [-] [D] [-] [Db] [-] [C] [-] [B] [-] [A]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 4}
I am a [A]man of the road - a hobo by name
I don't [A7]seek entertainment, just poultry and game
but if it's [D7]all the same to you, then yes I will try my [A]hand
if you were as [E7]hungry as me then I'm [D7]sure you would unders[E]tand [Eb] [-] [D] [-] [Db] [-] [C] [-] [B] [-] [A]
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{start_of_part: Link}
Hmmm, now wait a minute. Of course I can dance, of course I can dance.
[A] I'm sure I can dance, I'm sure I can dance. I can dance!
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{start_of_verse: Verse 5}
I can [D]dance, I really hit the [A]floor, ah feels good,
[E] look at me dancin' [D] [E] [-] [Eb] [-] [D] [-] [Db] [-] [C] [-] [B] [-] [A]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 6}
I did a [A]two-step, quick-step and a bossa nova
a little [A7] Victor Silvester, and a Rudy Valentino
you [D7]should've seen me movin', right across the [A]floor
hand me [E7]down my tuxedo, next [D7]week I'm comin' back for [A]more
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{start_of_verse: Verse 7}
I can [A]dance -- oh yes! I can dance, look at me dancin' the [D7]floor's movin'
I feel [A]good -- I can dance, I can [E7]dance, I can dance, I can [D7]dance, I can dance
I can [E]dance [Eb] [-] [D] [-] [C#] [-] [C] [-] [B] [-] [A]
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