Verse
G C G
We went out one evenin', my darlin' and I
C G A7 D
She seemed so different and I wondered why
G C G
We stopped at a tavern and there I could see
C G D G D
That she loved another one better than me
G C G
The band was playin' an old fashioned waltz
C G A7 D
The dance floor was crowded and I wasn't long
G C G
When up stepped a stranger, I never had seen
C G D G
He asked my darlin': "Will you dance with me?
Bridge
Em G C G
While they were dancin', I sat alone
Em G C G
I knew I had lost her, the one I loved
G C G
Lost to a stranger I never had seen
C G D G
The waltz they were playin' had ended my dream