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I Wanna Dance With Somebody

by Whitney Houston

Written by: Merrill & Rubicam

I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY Merrill & Rubicam Whitney Houston | F /// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | Dm /// | //// | Bb /// | Gm A Bb C-4 | F /// | //// | C Dm ||: ~ ^The clock strikes ~ ^up | on the^ho ur and^the | sun be^gins s to ^fade.| ||: ~ ^Ive been^in lo^ve ~ and | lost my^sens s^es ss | spin^n^ning^thru u the ^town. | C Dm | ee ee // | / Still^e ^nough time ^to | fi^gu^re^out / how^to | chase my ^blues a ^way.| | nn nn // | / ^Soon er^or ^la ter ^the | f^e^ver^ends / and^I | wi^nd^up^feel ling down.| G Dm C-4 C | yy yy // | ~ ^Ive done^al ^ri ght ^up. | p til ^now / Its^the | | nn nn // | ~ ^I need^a ma^n^wholl^take.| e a ^chance ~ ^on a^love.| Am C F Bb Bm D C | light of^day y that ^show | s me h=o ww ~ ^and | when the^night ~ ^falls ss.| | e that ^burns s^hot^e^nough.| h to la=s tt ~ ^So | when the^night ~ ^falls ss.| Bb F Bb C | ss ss (lone li ness) | ^calls s s s ss / | | ss s^my (lone ly heart) | ^calls s s s ss / | F | / Oh h^I wanna^dance.| e^with^some^bod d^y / | / ~ ^I wanna^feel the^heat | Dm | ~ ^with some^bod d^y / | / Yeah h^I wanna^dance.| e^with^some^bod d^y / | BbM7 C-4 F | // with some | bod^y^who^lov e^s me | / Oh h^I wanna^dance.| e^with^some^bod d^y / | Dm | / ~ ^I wanna^feel the^heat | ~ ^with some^bod d^y / | / Ye^ah h^I wanna^dance.| | / ~ ^I wanna^feel the^heat.| tt tt tt tt | / Ye^ah h^I wanna^dance.| BbM7 | e^with^some^bod d^y / | // with some | C-4 F 1. | bod^y^who^lov e^s me.| ee ee e^e=e e=e ~ | //// :|| Gm A Bb C-4 Dm 2. | bod^y^who^lov e^s^me^Some.| e^bod=y ~ ^who oo ~ ^some.| e^bod=y ~ ^who oo / | C Gm Am Dm | / some^bod d^y^who^loves.| ss m^e ee yeah^Some.| e^bod=y ~ ^who oo ~ ^some.| C C Bb | e^bod=y # ^who oo / | / to^ho l^d^me^in.| nn his^arms ss oh | Gm Dm C-4 C | ~ ^I need^a ma^n^wholl^take.| e a ^chance ~ ^on a^love.| Am C F Bb Bm D C | e that ^burns s^hot^e^nough.| h to la=s tt ~ ^So | when the^night ~ ^falls ss.| Bb F Bb C | ss s^my (lone ly heart) | ^calls s s s ss / | To CHORUS, ad lib and fade

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I Wanna Dance With Somebody is performed by Whitney Houston and written by Merrill & Rubicam. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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