If I Didnt Have A Dime Chords

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If I Didnt Have A Dime by Mickey Gilley is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G 
If I didn't have a dime and I didn't take the time 

            C 
To play the jukebox 

         G 
Whoa-o-o Saturday night would'a been a 

D7                       G 
Sad and lonely night for me 



And if you weren't standing there 
  
                                     C 
Ruby lips and golden hair beside the jukebox 

         G 
Whoa-o-o I'd have lost my chance to 
  
D7                             G  D7  G 
Hold you while you danced with me umm hum 


                  D7 
While the records turned and turned 

                          G 
We danced and learned our hearts had yearned for this 

D7 
Neath the moon we walked and walked and 

                   G       D7 A7  D7 
Talked of love and then we kiiiissed 
  

         G 
Now with every sweet caress 

                                        C 
Oh my darlin' how I blessed that little jukebox 

         G 
Whoa-o-o love songs that they sing 

D7 
Wouldn't mean a single thing 


     G 
Even though you're standing there 

     D7 
Ruby lips and golden hair 

     G 
If I didn't have a dime 
  
      D7                               G 
And I didn't take the time to play the jukebox 



And if you weren't standing there 
  
                                     C 
Ruby lips and golden hair beside the jukebox 

         G 
Whoa-o-o I'd have lost my chance to 
  
D7                             G  D7  G 
Hold you while you danced with me umm hum 


                  D7 
While the records turned and turned 

                          G 
We danced and learned our hearts had yearned for this 

D7 
Neath the moon we walked and walked and 

                   G       D7 A7  D7 
Talked of love and then we kiiiissed  


         G 
Now with every sweet caress 

                                        C 
Oh my darlin' how I blessed that little jukebox 

         G 
Whoa-o-o love songs that they sing 

D7 
Wouldn't mean a single thing 


     G 
Even though you're standing there 

     D7 
Ruby lips and golden hair 

     G 
If I didn't have a dime  

      D7                               G 
And I didn't take the time to play the jukebox 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante