Let the Music Play is the 1984 debut studio album from dance music–Latin freestyle 
singer Shannon. The title track  became a massive hit, peaking at number 8 on the 
Billboard Hot 100, and number 1 on the Billboard dance chart. The album itself 
would go on to sell over one million copies worldwide.



              let the music play By Shannon.



Cm  
We started dancing 
     Ab           Bb    Cm
 And love put us into a groove.
     Ab        Bb         Cm    Ab   Bb   
 As soon as we started to move.
 Cm                         Ab  
 The music played while our bodies
    Bb                  Cm
 Displayed through the dance.
       Ab           Bb        Cm     Ab  Bb
 Then love picked us out for romance.
 Cm
 I thought it was clear
     Ab                Bb        Cm   
The plan was we would share this feeling
       Ab    Bb
Just between ourselves
     Cm
But when the music changed
    Ab          Bb
The plan was re-arranged

Cm                            Ab    Bb
He went to dance with someone else
Cm
We started dancing
    G#          Bb      Cm
And love put us into a groove
        Ab         Bb       Cm    
 But now he's with somebody new
  Ab        Bb             Cm       Ab  Bb
 What does love want me to do OO OO  OO. 
Cm  Ab       Bb
            Love said,
 Cm  
 Let the music play,
 Ab       Bb
 He won't get away.
Cm     
just keep the groove
    Ab                 Bb    
and he'll be coming back to you again. let it play
 Cm                  Ab       Bb
let the music play. He won't get away.
Cm       
this groove he can't ignore.
Ab                  Bb     
he wont leave you anymore ,no, no, no,
 
instrumental music break: Cm Ab Bb/Cm Ab Bb/Cm Ab Bb /Cm Ab Bb/Cm Ab Bb

Cm                    bA
He tried pretending  a dance is just 
   Bb            Cm
 A dance , but I see
       G#         Bb          Cm  Ab  Bb
 He's dancing his way back to me
Cm          
Guess he's discovered
 G#           Bb
 We are truly lovers
 Cm                   Ab   Bb
 Magic from the very  start
  Cm                     Ab     Bb
'Cause love just kept me grooving
     Cm         Ab   Bb     
 And he felt me moving
       Cm       G#     Bb
 Even though we danced apart
   Cm          
So we started dancing
     Ab           Bb       Cm
 And love put us into the groove
      Ab        Bb         Cm
 As soon as we started to move
    Ab        Bb          Cm  Ab     
 As soon as we started to move
 Bb
Love said
 Cm
 Let the music play
  Ab      Bb
 He won't get away
  Cm    
 Just keep the groove
           Ab        Bb
 And then he'll come back to you again
 (Let it play)
Cm                     Ab
He tried pretending  a dance is just 
   Bb            Cm
 A dance , but I see
       G#         Bb         Cm
 He's dancing his way back to me
Cm          
Guess he's discovered
 Ab           Bb
 We are truly lovers
 Cm                    Ab   Bb
 Magic from the very  start
  Cm                     G#     Bb
'Cause love just kept me grooving
     Cm         Ab   Bb     
 And he felt me moving
       Cm       Ab     Bb
 Even though we danced apart
Cm          
So we started dancing
     Ab           Bb       Cm
 And love put us into the groove
      Ab        Bb         Cm
 As soon as we started to move
     Ab       Bb          Cm  Ab    
 As soon as we started to move
 Bb
Love said
 Cm
 Let the music play
 Ab      Bb
 He won't get away
  Cm    
 Just keep the groove
          Ab        Bb
 And then he'll come back to you again
 (Let it play)
Cm    
Let the music play 
 Ab      Bb
  He won't get away
  Cm
 This groove he can't ignore
  Ab               Bb
 He won't leave you anymore