Pete has also observed that, though the song is about tango, it's actually set as a beguine.
[Intro]
(A) E/D D Bm/A A
As the world goes past me
E/D D Bm/A A
I have enough to last me
G F#m E
As long as you come to call
Bm G9 A
And hang your coat and hat on the hook in the hall
G/D A
This is the step we'll learn tonight
Em F#m
Turn on a dime and stay upright
G F#m
Come back slowly in your own time
E E9 A
I'll wait for you
E/D D Bm/A A
And as the world goes past me
E/D D Bm/A A
I have enough to last me
G F#m E
As long as we dance like this
Bm G9 A
What a man's never had he will never miss
G/D A
This is the way the step looks best
Em F#m
Keep it neat as you come to rest
G F#m
And if my heart seems to skip a beat
E E9 A
Just wait for me
F/C G
Just wait for me the way I wait for you
Dm Em
For all the endless hours in a week
F Em
This is the silent language lovers speak
Dm G
When they mean nothing except what's true
F/C G
Just wait for me the way I wait for you
Dm Em
To change your shoes before we say goodbye
F Em
This the world where I will never die
Dm E E7
Or lie awake for what I'm going through
[instrumental break]
(A) E/D D Bm/A A
And as the world goes past me
E/D D Bm/A A
I have enough to last me
G F#m E
As long as we dance like that
Bm
There's a hook in the hall
G9 A
And it's waiting for your coat and hat
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