The Continental

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Verse 1 ]
Dm              D        
It's somethin / daring, the 
         G
Continental
         Am7            D    
A way of dancing that's really 
        G
ultra-new
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It's very subtle, the Continental
           Am7           D        
Because it does what you want it 
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to do     /        /     /

[Verse 2 ]
Dm         D                 G
It has a / passion, the Continental
       A             D       
An invitation to moonlight and 
    G
romance
               A7       D 
It's quite the fashion, the 
        G
Continental
Continues after the ad
            Am7          D        
Because you tell of your love 
      G
while you dance

[Bridge]
     Cm        F7         Bb
Your li-i-ips     whisper so 
tenderly.
G7    Cm        F7            D
Her   ey-y-es      answer your 
      D7
song.

[Verse 3 ]
             A7       D           
Two bodies / swaying, The Conti / 
G
nental,
                          D   
And you are / saying just what 
                   G
you're thinking / of.
           D                 G
So keep on dancing, The Continental,
           Am7       D7           
For it's a song of romance and of 
G
love.

[Verse 4 ]  (tempo changes)
C  C  C  C
         You kiss while you're 
dancing
                 Dm  Em    
It's continental,   /   it's 
       Dm
continental
You sing while you're dancing
Your voice is gentle and sent / 
A7        D7
imental  /

[Other]
                    C7             
You'll / know be / fore the dance 
     A7
is through
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That you're in love with her and 
                      G7
she's in love with you
       C
You'll find while you're dancin'
               Dm
That there's a rhythm in your heart 
and soul
A certain rhythm that you can't 
control,
And you will do
         G              C         
The Continental all the time.    /
Dm Gm
      /
 C     Dm   Gm       C        Dm
/     /     Beauti / ful mu / 
   G7  C
sic     /      /
Cm Gm7     C               Gm7  
   Dange / rous rhythm /       /    
C
 /
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/Ooo oo  /oo oo /oo   /      /
Gm7      C
    Ooo /    /   /  /