Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Words & Music by Al Dubin & Joe Burke
Recorded by Ruth Etting, 1930 (#1)

Intro Verse:

D7 (xx0212@1)       G (320003@1)         D7 (xx0212@1)             G (320003@1)   D7Those (xx0212@1)who dance and romance while they dance --

G (320003@1)          Edim (3423xx@1)    Am7 (x02010@1)  
They seem so happy and gay;

Am (x02210@1)             Am+7           Am7Am6
Though they sing while they swing and they sway,

A (x02220@1)       Gdim (3423xx@1)Cdim (2312xx@1)      D (xx0232@1)  D9  D7Somehow (xx0212@1)I can't feel that way.



G (320003@1)         Cdim (2312xx@1)Am7 (x02010@1)  G (320003@1) G6I've (320000@1)been dancing with tears in my eyes,

D7 (xx0212@1)     G (320003@1)       Edim (3423xx@1)      Am7 (x02010@1)   D9 
'Cause the boy in my arms wasn't you;

Am (x02210@1)         Am+7      Am7 (x02010@1) Am6Dancing (x02212@1)with somebody new,

D9           D7 (xx0212@1)  Edim (3423xx@1)  GWhen (320003@1)it's you that my hearts calling to.

Am (x02210@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)   Am (x02210@1)      E7Trying (020130@1)to smile, once in a while,

Am (x02210@1)       Am+7        D (xx0232@1)  D7But (xx0212@1)I find that so hard to do.

Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)         Cdim (2312xx@1)Am7 (x02010@1)  G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1)E7I've (020130@1)been dancing with tears in my eyes,

C (x32010@1)       CdimAm7   D7 (xx0212@1) G'Cause (320003@1)the boy in my arms was - n't you.

The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions are the work of The Guitarguy.

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