Verse 1
   F#m      E 
My name is Mary 
         D 
I'm from Greenville, Mississippi 
F#m              D 
This is where I live 
        D 
in this old folks' dormitory 
F#m            A                   D 
Every Sunday night Sarah comes to see us 
F#m                      A 
   She plays that old upright 
                 D 
but Sarah always seems to leave us 
F#m       E               F#m     E   D 
When she plays something comes over me 
               E            F#m        D 
'cause from my head all the way to my feet 
 
Chorus
        A 
I wanna dance 
         Em                                D 
I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance 
D                                        A  E  F#m E D                   
I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance 
    E 
All night 
        A 
I wanna dance 
        Em                                D 
I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance 
D                                       A  E    F#m E  D 
I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears 
D                                           A 
'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of here 
 
Verse 2
      F#m                D 
I had three girls and a boy 
A        D                E 
but now one's gone off to heaven 
F#m                  A 
She's with her papa now 
                  D             E 
'cause he left for lack of penicillin 
F#m                   A                 D 
And the older that I get I figure everyone is dyin' 
F#m                       A 
They're all dyin' for a change 
               D              E 
And I know I'm dyin' for some action 
F#m        E             F#m            D 
Days like these, Sunday feels so far away 
D        E                        A  
So until then I'm gonna sit right here, 
              D 
And here I'll stay 
 
Chorus
        A 
I wanna dance 
         Em                                D 
I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance 
D                                        A  E  F#m E D                   
I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance 
    E 
All night 
        A 
I wanna dance 
        Em                                D 
I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance 
D                                       A  E    F#m E  D 
I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears 
D          E                                 A 
'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of here 
 
A E F#m E D A Bm E 
                 right outta here 
A E F#m E D A Bm 
 
Bm        E                 F#m                   D 
I'd marry you, if you could dance, that's what I said 
                 E                 F#m             D 
'Cause where I'm goin, there'll be dancing, every day 
 
Chorus
A 
I wanna dance 
         Em                                D 
I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance 
D                                        A  E  F#m E D                   
I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance 
    E 
All night 
        A 
I wanna dance 
        Em                                D 
I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance 
D                                       A  E    F#m E  D 
I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears 
D          E                                 A 
'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of here 
 
Final Chorus
A 
I wanna dance 
        Em                                 D 
I wanna snap my fingers all night long and dance 
D                                        A  E  F#m E D 
I wanna move around the room just like a woman in a trance 
    E 
All night 
        A 
I wanna dance 
        Em                                D 
I wanna wrap my arms around your neck and dance 
D                                       A  E    F#m F#  Bm 
I wanna listen to the music that's been ringin' in my ears 
D          E                                A 
'Cause one day I'm gonna dance right out of here