[Verse 1]
C           F/C   C      F/C   C                     F/A    G/B
  Blue jean baby,   L.A. lady,   seamstress for the band
C         F/C  C         F/C   C                       F    G
  Pretty eyed,   pirate smile,   you'll marry a music man
F        Em7  Am7               D/F#    Dm7  E7              Am    G7/B
  Ballerina,     you must have seen her,     dancing in the sand
C           F/C   C        F/C     C                    G/D F Em Dm
  Now she's in me,  always with me,  tiny dancer in my hand

C   F/C   C   F/C

[Verse 2]
C        F/C    C             F/C   C                          F/A    G/B
  Jesus freaks,   out in the street,  handing tickets out for God
C         F/C   C          F/C    C                           F      G
  Turning back,   she just laughs,  the boulevard is not that bad
F       Em7  Am7             D/F#  Dm7/F       E7      Am    G7
  Piano man,    he makes his stand,     in the auditorium
C         F   C               F     C                                    G/D F Em Dm
  Looking on,   she sings the songs,  the words she knows, the tune she hums

C   F/C   C   F/C

[Bridge]
Ab              Bb
  But oh how it feels so real
Gm               Cm
Lying here, with no one near
Ab                          Bb
Where only you, and you can hear me
             G/B
When I say, "Softly..."
 G/D
"Slowly..."

[Chorus]
F        C/E    Dm            Dm  C/E
"Hold me closer Tiny Dancer"

   F       C/E       Dm
e|----555------000------5---5---------|
B|----666------555------6---6---------|
G|----555------555------7---7---------|
D|----777------555------7---7---------|
A|-8-------77--------5----5---5---5-7-|
E|------------------------------------|

F          C/E               G/A
"Count the headlights on the highway"

   F       C/E       G
e|----555------000---3----3----3--|
B|----666------555---3----3----3--|
G|----555------555---0----0----0--|
D|----777------555---0----0----0--|
A|-8-------77--------2----2----2--|
E|-------------------3----3----3--|

F       C/E               Dm       Dm  C/E
"Lay me down in sheets of linen"
  F       C/E       Dm

e|----555------000------5---5---------|
B|----666------555------6---6---------|
G|----555------555------7---7---------|
D|----777------555------7---7---------|
A|-8-------77--------5----5---5---5-7-|
E|------------------------------------|

F          C/E        G/A
"You had a busy day today"

   F       C/E       G
e|----555------000---X---X-X--X---X-X--X--|
B|----666------555---8---8-8--8---8-8--8--|
G|----555------555---7---7-7--7---7-7--7--|
D|----777------555---9---9-9--9---9-9--9--|
A|-8-------77--------10--1010-10--1010-10-|
E|----------------------------------------|

F        C/E    Dm            Dm  C/E
"Hold me closer Tiny Dancer"
F          C/E               G/A
"Count the headlights on the highway"
F       C/E               Dm       Dm  C/E
"Lay me down in sheets of linen"
F          C/E        G/A   F/A   G/A   F
"You had a busy day today"

C   F/C   C   F/C

[Verse 1]
C           F/C   C      F/C   C                     F/A    G/B
  Blue jean baby,   L.A. lady,   seamstress for the band
C         F/C  C         F/C   C                       F    G
  Pretty eyed,   pirate smile,   you'll marry a music man
F        Em7  Am7               D/F#    Dm7  E7              Am    G7/B
  Ballerina,     you must have seen her,     dancing in the sand
C           F/C   C        F/C     C                    G/D F Em Dm
  Now she's in me,  always with me,  tiny dancer in my hand

C   F/C   C   F/C

[Bridge]
Ab              Bb
  But oh how it feels so real
Gm               Cm
Lying here, with no one near
Ab                          Bb
Where only you, and you can hear me
             G/B
When I say, "Softly..."
 G/D
"Slowly..."

[Chorus]
F        C/E    Dm            Dm  C/E
"Hold me closer Tiny Dancer"
F          C/E               G/A
"Count the headlights on the highway"
F       C/E               Dm       Dm  C/E
"Lay me down in sheets of linen"
F          C/E        G/A   F/A   G/A   F
"You had a busy day today"

F        C/E    Dm            Dm  C/E
"Hold me closer Tiny Dancer"
F          C/E               G/A
"Count the headlights on the highway"
F       C/E               Dm       Dm  C/E
"Lay me down in sheets of linen"
F          C/E        G/A   F/A
"You had a busy day today"

[Outro]
C   F/C   C   F/C   C   F/C   C  F/C C