Verse:
G Plastic D chairs lined C up for the oldies
They’re D here but they’re not all G there
As we G start someone D calls out ‘That’s e C nough’
The D others just sit and G stare
And C every five minutes Jack D yells ‘It must be lunchtime’
and C we play The Tennessee D Waltz
When we’re G playing uku D lele in the C locked dementia ward
of the D local nursing G home
Instrumental:
G | G | C | C |
D | D | G | G |
Verse:
G We never D sing C ‘I’ll fly away’
because it’s D too close to the G bone
‘Will G somebody D please get me C out of here’
yells an D old man sitting a G lone
C Sometimes we play D Elvis or Chuck Berry
but it’s C mostly old-time D tunes
When we’re G playing uku D lele in the C locked dementia ward
of the D local nursing G home
Instrumental:
G | G | G | G |
G | D | G | G |
Verse:
There’s a G nice old D lady who’s C still all there
but her D husband’s so far G gone
She’s G holding his D hand He C likes country music
so D we play ‘Ring of G Fire’
C She lives upstairs ‘cause she D can’t bear to leave him there
C He doesn’t know her D name any more
When we’re G playing uku D lele in the C locked dementia ward
of the D local nursing G home
Instrumental:
G | G | C | G | G
G | G | D | G | G
Verse:
We G sing our last D song ‘Save the C Last Dance for Me’
Their D memories start flooding G back
G Grey heads are D nodding in C time someone hums
‘It’s D nearly lunchtime’ shouts G Jack
C Tears are rolling down D old wrinkled cheeks
C Then it’s time to go D home
When we’re G playing uku D lele in the C locked dementia ward
of the D local nursing G home
Yeah we’re G playing uku D lele in the C locked dementia ward
of the D local nursing G home
Outro:
So D darling save the D7 last dance for me | C | G
Verse:
G Plastic D chairs lined C up for the oldies
They’re D here but they’re not all G there
As we G start someone D calls out ‘That’s e C nough’
The D others just sit and G stare
And C every five minutes Jack D yells ‘It must be lunchtime’
and C we play The Tennessee D Waltz
When we’re G playing uku D lele in the C locked dementia ward
of the D local nursing G home
Instrumental:
G | G | C | C |
D | D | G | G |
Verse:
G We never D sing C ‘I’ll fly away’
because it’s D too close to the G bone
‘Will G somebody D please get me C out of here’
yells an D old man sitting a G lone
C Sometimes we play D Elvis or Chuck Berry
but it’s C mostly old-time D tunes
When we’re G playing uku D lele in the C locked dementia ward
of the D local nursing G home
Instrumental:
G | G | G | G |
G | D | G | G |
Verse:
There’s a G nice old D lady who’s C still all there
but her D husband’s so far G gone
She’s G holding his D hand He C likes country music
so D we play ‘Ring of G Fire’
C She lives upstairs ‘cause she D can’t bear to leave him there
C He doesn’t know her D name any more
When we’re G playing uku D lele in the C locked dementia ward
of the D local nursing G home
Instrumental:
G | G | C | G | G
G | G | D | G | G
Verse:
We G sing our last D song ‘Save the C Last Dance for Me’
Their D memories start flooding G back
G Grey heads are D nodding in C time someone hums
‘It’s D nearly lunchtime’ shouts G Jack
C Tears are rolling down D old wrinkled cheeks
C Then it’s time to go D home
When we’re G playing uku D lele in the C locked dementia ward
of the D local nursing G home
Yeah we’re G playing uku D lele in the C locked dementia ward
of the D local nursing G home
Outro:
So D darling save the D7 last dance for me | C | G
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