Laughing Into 1939

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Party hat and satin dress
F      C     F             A   
Silver paper curled in her long
       Dm
 black hair
        C         Bb              
Tapping one small elegant shoe in 
Gm    A
time
Dm      C       Bb
Oh, the way she plays with them
F        C         F      
Smile at one, then dance with 
      A
another
Dm     C            Bb           
Pretty soon they're forming up a 
A                      Dm C Bb A A
line

[Chorus]
          Bb        C             
And she's laughing, laughing into 
   Dm                 Bb  C Dm Dm
1939
    Bb        C                Dm
Oh, laughing, laughing into 1939
                       Bb  C Dm Dm


[Verse]
        C         Bb              
Oh, the party draws them in
              Dm Dm C  Bb

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F  C            F
It breathes and moves
     A        Dm
To a life its own
       C         Bb            Gm
In its arms it's gathering all 
    A
time
Dm       C       Bb
From the dark he watches her
F      C      F          A      
Moving in and out of the bobbing 
 Dm
crowd
       C    Bb                    
If she even notices, she gives no 
A
sign

[Chorus]
          Bb        C             
And she's laughing, laughing into 
   Dm         Bb  C Dm Dm
1939
    Bb        C                Dm
Oh, laughing, laughing into 1939
                       Bb  C Dm Dm

    C                     F
For tonight is New Year's Eve
                        Bb
Uncork your spirits and welcome it 
in
                    F
Who knows what it's got up its 
sleeve
                  Bb
Can't wait for it all to begin
F                          A
Stand by the girl with the purple 
balloon
    Dm                    G
The look in her eyes just lights up 
the room
       Bb
In the corner of her smile, she'll 
be seeing you soon
A
Under a mistletoe moon              
            [instrumental break]
Dm     C      Bb        F       
Out on to the balcony   Come the
 C        F             A        
 King and Queen And the crowd go 
Dm
wild
       C          Bb              
He's a little bit nervous But 
        A
that's just fine

[Chorus]
          Bb        C             
And she's laughing, laughing into 
   Dm         Bb  C Dm Dm
1939
    Bb        C                Dm
Oh, laughing, laughing into 1939
                       Bb  C Dm Dm