Biography:
The Cats fue una banda de rock de Volendam, Países Bajos. Junto con BZN, eran figuras clave de lo que llegó a llamarse el Palingsound (anguila-sonido), un paraguas para los artistas que residen en Volendam.
La banda comenzó su vida como dos dúos separados: Cees Veerman (6 de octubre de 1943 - 15 de marzo de 2014 ) y Arnold Mühren (nacido el 28 de enero 1944), que se inició en una banda de skiffle, y su primo Piet Veerman (nacido el 01 de marzo
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SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME: The CATS (1977) (Pomus/Shuman) 4/4 - 105
The first release of this song was in 1960, by The Drifters,
who scored a big international hit record with it.
The Cats, from Volendam, The Netherlands, recorded it in 1976,
and it was released on single in 1977.
It peaked on nr. 6 in the Dutch Top-40 and it charted for 8 weeks.
In all, The Cats scored 5 nr. 1's, and in total a massive 36 Top-40 hit records!
|% |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.
INTRO: |E |% |% |%
VERSE 1:
|E |%
You can dance, ev'ry dance with the guy,
|% |B |%
who gives you the eye, let him hold you tight.
|% |%
You can smile, ev'ry smile for the man,
|B7 |E |E7
who held your hand, 'neath the pale moonlight.
CHORUS:
|A |%
But don't for-get who's taking you home,
|E |%
and in whose arms you're gonna be.
|B |B7 |E |%
So darlin', save the last dance for me.
VERSE 2:
|E |%
Oh I know, that the music's fine,
|% |B |%
like sparkling wine, go and have your fun.
|% |% |
Laugh and sing, while we're apart,
B7 |E |E7
don't give your heart, to anyone.
CHORUS:
|A |%
But don't for-get who's taking you home,
|E |%
and in whose arms you're gonna be.
/ (Break)
|B |B7 |E |E
No, no, no, darlin', save the last dance for me.
BRIDGE:
|B |%
Baby don't you know I love you so,
|E |%
can't you feel it when we touch.
|B |B7
I will never ever let you go,
|E |%
I love you oh so much.
VERSE 3:
|E |%
Now listen, you can dance, go and carry on,
|% |B |%
till the night is gone, and it's time to go.
|% |%
If he asks, if you're all alone,
|B7 |E |E7
can he take you home, you must tell him no.
CHORUS:
|A |%
But don't for-get who's taking you home,
|E |%
and in whose arms you're gonna be.
|B |B7 |E |%
No, no, no, darlin', save the last dance for me. M - m,
Outro:
B |B7 |E |% |
save, the last dance for me. M - m,
B |B7 |E |
darlin', save the last dance for me.
% |
Here me when I say now, now,
(Repeat and fade out:)
B |B7 |E |% |
save, the last dance for me. Babe please,
B |B7 |E
save, the last dance for me.
Tab by: DAIRYBEAT (André H. Hofman, Purmerend, Netherlands).
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The first release of this song was in 1960, by The Drifters,
who scored a big international hit record with it.
The Cats, from Volendam, The Netherlands, recorded it in 1976,
and it was released on single in 1977.
It peaked on nr. 6 in the Dutch Top-40 and it charted for 8 weeks.
In all, The Cats scored 5 nr. 1's, and in total a massive 36 Top-40 hit records!
|% |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.
INTRO: |E |% |% |%
VERSE 1:
|E |%
You can dance, ev'ry dance with the guy,
|% |B |%
who gives you the eye, let him hold you tight.
|% |%
You can smile, ev'ry smile for the man,
|B7 |E |E7
who held your hand, 'neath the pale moonlight.
CHORUS:
|A |%
But don't for-get who's taking you home,
|E |%
and in whose arms you're gonna be.
|B |B7 |E |%
So darlin', save the last dance for me.
VERSE 2:
|E |%
Oh I know, that the music's fine,
|% |B |%
like sparkling wine, go and have your fun.
|% |% |
Laugh and sing, while we're apart,
B7 |E |E7
don't give your heart, to anyone.
CHORUS:
|A |%
But don't for-get who's taking you home,
|E |%
and in whose arms you're gonna be.
/ (Break)
|B |B7 |E |E
No, no, no, darlin', save the last dance for me.
BRIDGE:
|B |%
Baby don't you know I love you so,
|E |%
can't you feel it when we touch.
|B |B7
I will never ever let you go,
|E |%
I love you oh so much.
VERSE 3:
|E |%
Now listen, you can dance, go and carry on,
|% |B |%
till the night is gone, and it's time to go.
|% |%
If he asks, if you're all alone,
|B7 |E |E7
can he take you home, you must tell him no.
CHORUS:
|A |%
But don't for-get who's taking you home,
|E |%
and in whose arms you're gonna be.
|B |B7 |E |%
No, no, no, darlin', save the last dance for me. M - m,
Outro:
B |B7 |E |% |
save, the last dance for me. M - m,
B |B7 |E |
darlin', save the last dance for me.
% |
Here me when I say now, now,
(Repeat and fade out:)
B |B7 |E |% |
save, the last dance for me. Babe please,
B |B7 |E
save, the last dance for me.
Tab by: DAIRYBEAT (André H. Hofman, Purmerend, Netherlands).
FREE Dairybeat ORIGINALS, COVERS and BACKING TRACKS on:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=137360&content=music
https://soundcloud.com/dairybeat
https://www.youtube.com/user/Dairybeat
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