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Love at the Five and Dime

Nanci Griffith

Capo 3

Intro (x2):

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Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes and chestnut hair

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she made the Woolworth counter shine

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Eddie was a sweet romancer, and a darn good dancer

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they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime

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Eddie played the steel guitar and his mama cried 'cuz he played in the bars

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And kept young Rita out late at night

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So they married up in Abilene, lost a child in Tennessee

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still that love survived

Chorus

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One of the boys in Eddie's band took a shine to Rita's hand

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so Eddie ran off with the bass man's wife

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Oh but he was back by June and be singin’ a different tune

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And sportin' Miss Rita back by his side

Chorus

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Eddie traveled with the barroom bands ‘till arthritis took his hands

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now he sells insurance on the side

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Rita's got a house to keep she writes dime store novels and a love so sweet

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they dance to the radio late at night

Chorus

Repeat First Verse

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they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime

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they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime