Ruth Etting - Ten cents a dance

I ^Cwork at the ^AmPalace ^DmBallroom^G But, ^Cgee that ^AmPalace is ^Dmcheap^G When ^CI get ^Amback to my ^Emchilly ^Amhall room I'm ^Emmuch too ^Gtired to ^Csleep

I'm ^Cone of those ^Amlady ^Dmteachers^G A ^Cbeautiful ^Amhostess, you ^Emknow The ^Akind the Palace ^Dfeatures At ^Cexactly a ^Amdime a ^Gthrow

^CTen cents a dance ^DmThat's what they ^Gpay me ^CGosh, how they ^Dmweigh me ^Gdown ^CTen cents a dance ^DmPansies and ^Grough guys ^CTough guys who tear my ^Bmgown^{E Em}Seven to ^Amidnight I ^Dmhear drums ^EmLoudly the ^Asaxophone ^Dmblows ^FmTrumpets are breaking my ^Emeardrums ^ACustomers crush my ^Dtoes^{G C}Sometime I think ^DmI've found my ^Ghero ^CBut it's a ^Dmqueer ro^Emance ^AAll that you need is a ^Dmticket ^ECome on, big boy, ^Gten cents a ^Cdance

^AmFighters and ^Esailors and ^Cbowlegged tailors Can ^Cpay for their ticket and rent me ^AmButchers and ^Ebarbers and ^Amrats from the harbors Are ^Csweethearts my good ^Gluck has sent ^Cme ^EmThough I've a chorus of elderly beaus ^FmStockings are porous with holes at the toes ^EmI'm there till closing ^Amtime ^GDance and be merry, it's only a dime

^CTen cents a dance ^DmThat's what they ^Gpay me ^CGosh, how they ^Dmweigh me ^Gdown ^CTen cents a dance ^DmPansies and ^Grough guys ^CTough guys who tear my ^Bmgown^{E Em}Seven to ^Amidnight I ^Dmhear drums ^EmLoudly the ^Asaxophone ^Dmblows ^FmTrumpets are breaking my ^Emeardrums ^ACustomers crush my ^Dtoes^{G C}Sometime I think ^DmI've found my ^Ghero ^CBut it's a ^Dmqueer ro^Emance ^AAll that you need is a ^Dmticket ^ECome on, big boy, ^Gten cents a ^Cdance