Tonart: E major•
Verse 1
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When I first met Belinda
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It was down in Corpus Christi
Esus4
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Esus4
Back in August I believe,
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back in '53
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She was workin' as a dancer
F#m
And her life- size tinted photo
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Esus4
Beckoned tantalizingly from a
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Esus4
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A
marquee
Verse 2
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The red neon was flashin'
Esus4
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Music poured out on the street
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And the club, I'm sure,
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had seen it's better days
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And a sea of blurry eyes
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And upturned faces watched Belinda
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As she danced within the noisy,
Verse 3
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But you cannot know my mind
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didn't make a sound
You may know my body
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But you cannot know my mind
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Then she'd dip and twirl and
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smile and dance around
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Verse 4
Esus4
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She revealed her body slowly
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Esus4
So that all the cowboys strained
D
Bm
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and craned to see
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Her sequined skirts would swirl and twirl
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And catch the light and sparkle
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And Belinda's eyes would wander
restlessly
Esus4
Verse 5
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Esus4
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Now, I did not know Belinda
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When she was a little girl
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But as a child,
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I'm sure she often dreamed
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And I used to wonder, used to ponder
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Just what did go wrong
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But then Belinda was not
Verse 6
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But you cannot know my mind
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Am
She moved her lips but didn't
You may know my body
C
But you cannot know my mind
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Am
Then she'd dip and twirl and smile
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Verse 7
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Then one night I wrote a hasty note
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And threw it on the stage
Esus4
Askin' her if she would have
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Bm
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a drink with me
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And we talked of many things
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About the sunshine and the country
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And a tear came to her eye quite suddenly
Verse 8
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And I listened to her, thought about her
Finally, I asked her
"Tell me, Belinda,
Esus4
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what does your life mean?"
Cm
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She looked me in the eye
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And told me "Forty bucks a week
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And to be a damn good dancin'
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"Ah, you may know my body
Verse 9
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But you cannot know my mind"
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Am
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She said to me as she prepared to go
You may know my body
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But you cannot know my mind
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Am
Then she laughed and left to do
Outro 1
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