Dm7     5x353x
Abdim   4x343x
Fmaj7   133210

[Intro]
F D7 G C7 F G C
F D Gm Bb Abdim Dm7
D C F

[Verse]
F                         D7
You got to dance with who brung you,
G
swing with who swung you,
G          Dm7      G
Don't be a fickle fool,
C                    C7
you came here with a gal,
Dm7
who's always been your Pal,
G6                      G7      Bb       C
don't leave her for the first unattached girl,
Bb    Abdim   C
it just ain't cool

[Chorus]
Dm7                             D7
You got to dance with who brung you,
G              Gm
swing with who swung you,
Gm             D         Gm
Life ain't no forty-yard dash,
Bb               Abdim
be in it for the long run,
Dm7                     D
in the long run you'll have more fun,
D7     C7                       Dm7
if you dance with who brung You to the bash

[Verse]
F Cmaj7
I had a friend from Texas,
Dm
really had some style, he sang
C                          Dm
good old western swing and nearly drove 'em wild
A                              Dm
when a talent scout from vegas said "boy,
Dm
play and sing this way"
G7                                 C
In one short year he was broke and in L.A.

[Chorus]
Dm7                             D7
You got to dance with who brung you,
G              Gm
swing with who swung you,
D7         Gm
Life ain't no forty-yard dash,
Bb               Bdim
be in it for the long run,
Dm7                     D
in the long run you'll have more fun,
D7     C7                       Dm7
if you dance with who brung You to the bash

[Instrumental]
F D G C Dm
G C F D Gm Bb
F D G Em F C

[Verse]
Cmaj7                                   Dm7
You gotta be real careful what you wish for,
C7
'cause you just might get
C7             Dm7
The whole darn thing,
A                         Dm
be sure what you want is really something you can use
G
Or you might wind up half dead,
C                C7
just singing the blues

[Outro]
Dm7                             D7
You got to dance with who brung you,
G              Gm
swing with who swung you,
Gm
Life ain't no forty-yard dash,
Bb               Abdim
be in it for the long run,
Dm7                     D
in the long run you'll have more fun,
D7                    C7
if you dance with who brung you
Dm7
Swing with who sung you
G7              C7              Dm7    Fmaj7
dance with who brung you to the bash   YEAH!