Intro
C Am G# C 
 
First verse
C 
Pardon my brashness, dear 
   Fm 
Seeing you standing here 
C                              G# 
Dancing's more customary for a soiree 
C 
Isn't the band sublime? 
F 
And as it happens I'm 
C 
Just in the mood to do a two-step, do step 
F 
Out on the floor with me 
Fm 
I'm new here too, you see 
F                         Dm   Fm 
Might you be charmingly coerced? 
C 
No need to be so shy 
     F 
Take reassurance, I 
C 
Know how to guide you through the worst steps, 
G#          C   G#  C 
First steps first 
 
Bridge
G#          C               F 
Why be all alone when music calls? 
A#                           C F 
I have nothing more or less to prove. 
      A                                A# 
But unless we want a party filled with flowers on the walls 
        A               A#         E     C 
Someone has to make the very first move 
 
Last verse
F           Fm 
Starting is daunting, true 
Fm 
Trusting in something new 
F                           Dm      D 
Fearful your luck will be reversed, but 
C        Am 
I have a feeling I'd 
    Cm     C 
Steady you if you tried 
C                                Am 
Soon you'll be dancing through rehearsed steps 
G#          C      D 
First steps first scatting
C           C G# Cm C 
First steps first 
G                  C 
  First steps first!