Biography:
Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey) is a highly successful country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. According to Songfacts, Carpenter had a fairly privileged upper middle class upbringing. Her father was at least partly responsible for her embarking on a musical career. The song "House of Cards" was inspired by the divorce of her parents when she was sixteen.
One of her most widely known singles is "Passionate Kisses" (written by fellow singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams)
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Other songs:
- 10000 Miles
- A Keeper For Every Flame
- A Lot Like Me
- A Road Is Just A Road
- Capo Chart
- Christmas Time In The City
- Come Darkness Come Light
- Down At The Twist And Shout
- Down In Marys Land
- Downtown Train
- Grow Old With Me
- Halley Came To Jackson
- He Thinks Hell Keep Her
- Hot Buttered Rum
- House Of Cards
- I Am A Town
- I Feel Lucky
- I Put My Ring Back On
- I Want To Be Your Girlfriend
- Its Only Love
- John Doe No 2
- John Doe No 24
- Jubilee
- Keeping The Faith
- Let Me Into Your Heart
- Naked To The Eye
- Not Too Much To Ask
- Oh Rosetta
- Only A Dream
- Other Streets And Other Towns
- Outside Looking In
- Passionate Kisses
- Quittin Time
- Shut Up And Kiss Me
- Slave To The Beauty
- Slow Country Dance
- Stones In The Road
- Tender When I Want To Be
- Thanksgiving Song
- The Age Of Miracles
- The Blue Distance
- The Bug
- The Calling
- The End Of My Pirate Days
- The Hard Way
- The Last Word
- The Long Way Home
- The Longest Night Of The Year
- The Moon And St Christopher
- The More Things Change
- This Is Love
- Too Tired
- Walking Through Fire
- Wall Around Your Heart
- When Shes Gone
- Wherever You Are
- Why Walk When You Can Fly
- You
- You Win Again
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SLOW COUNTRY DANCE (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)
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[Actually in A; capo at the 2nd fret.]
C D G G
[intro]
G C G D
Out on the floor the couples are swaying
G C G D
To "One Faded Love" on the jukebox tonight
Em7 C G D
You slide in your coins and the music keeps playing
G C D G
A slow country dance on a Saturday night
G C G D
Sweethearts in love and others just lonely
G C G D
Searching for someone to waltz with tonight
Em7 C G D
In a smoky old bar you know that it's only
G C D G G
A slow country dance on a Saturday night
F C G D
And love's never easy or ever as true
F C G D D
When the changing of partners is no longer new
G C G D
You lead with your heart, and closing your eyes
G C D G
Dance just to dance in three-quarter time
G C D G
[instrumental]
Down at the bar a woman tells stories
Batting her eyes to someone not there
Her glass is half full or maybe half empty
Like the jokes told about her when they think she can't hear
Now the perfume is cheap and the makeup is careless
And the dress out of fashion for a woman her age
But she don't give a damn for those who would cherish
A much lighter step and a much younger face
And love's never easy or ever as true
When the changing of partners is no longer new
You lead with your heart, and closing your eyes
Dance just to dance in three-quarter time
G C G D G C G D
[instrumental]
Em7 C G D G C D G G
[instrumental]
G C G D
Out on the floor the couples are swaying
G C D G
To "One Faded Love" on the jukebox tonight
- Adam Schneider, [email protected]
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
SLOW COUNTRY DANCE (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)
------------------------------------------
[Actually in A; capo at the 2nd fret.]
C D G G
[intro]
G C G D
Out on the floor the couples are swaying
G C G D
To "One Faded Love" on the jukebox tonight
Em7 C G D
You slide in your coins and the music keeps playing
G C D G
A slow country dance on a Saturday night
G C G D
Sweethearts in love and others just lonely
G C G D
Searching for someone to waltz with tonight
Em7 C G D
In a smoky old bar you know that it's only
G C D G G
A slow country dance on a Saturday night
F C G D
And love's never easy or ever as true
F C G D D
When the changing of partners is no longer new
G C G D
You lead with your heart, and closing your eyes
G C D G
Dance just to dance in three-quarter time
G C D G
[instrumental]
Down at the bar a woman tells stories
Batting her eyes to someone not there
Her glass is half full or maybe half empty
Like the jokes told about her when they think she can't hear
Now the perfume is cheap and the makeup is careless
And the dress out of fashion for a woman her age
But she don't give a damn for those who would cherish
A much lighter step and a much younger face
And love's never easy or ever as true
When the changing of partners is no longer new
You lead with your heart, and closing your eyes
Dance just to dance in three-quarter time
G C G D G C G D
[instrumental]
Em7 C G D G C D G G
[instrumental]
G C G D
Out on the floor the couples are swaying
G C D G
To "One Faded Love" on the jukebox tonight
- Adam Schneider, [email protected]
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