’cause you on ly got one chance,

your first dance, first dance.

When I close my eyes,

I see me and you at the prom.

We’ve both been wait ing so long

for this day to come.

Now that it’s (F)here, ly let’s make it spe cial.

(I can’t de ny,)

there’s so man y thoughts in my mind.

The D.

J.’s play ing my fav ’rite song, ain’t no chap er one.

(F)This could be the night of your dreams.

On ly if you (C)give,

give the first dance to me,

girl, I (Em7)prom ise I’ll be gen tle,

but we (F)got ta do it slow ly.

If you (C)give,

give the first dance to me,

I’m gon’ cher ish ev ’ry mo ment, ’cause it on ly (F)hap pens once,

once in a life time.

I could n’t ask for more;

we’re rock in’ back ing and forth

un der the co ball.

Now We’re the (F)on ly ones on the floor.

cial.

(I can’t de ny,)

there’s so man y thoughts in my mind.

The D.

J.’s play ing my fav ’rite song; now we’re all a lone.

(F)Here’s the op por tu of ni ty.

On ly if you (C)give,

give the first dance to me,

girl, I (Em7)prom ise I’ll be gen tle,

but we (F)got ta do it slow ly.

If you (C)give,

give the first dance to me,

I’m gon’ cher ish ev ’ry mo ment, ’cause it on ly (F)hap pens once,

once in a life time.

I could n’t ask for more; once in...

(C)Ev ’ry bod y says that we look cute to geth er.

(Em7)Let’s make this a night the two of us re mem ber.

No (F)teach ers a round to see us danc ing close.

I’m (Dm7)tell ing you, our par ents will nev er know.

Be fore the (C)lights go up and the mu sic turns off, (Em7)that’s the per fect time for me to taste your lip gloss.

Your glass slip per’s in my hand right here: we’ll (G)make it be fore the clock strikes nine.

If you once in a life time,

’cause you on ly got one chance,

your first dance.

If you (C)give,

give the first dance to me,

I’m gon’ cher ish ev ’ry mo ment, ’cause it on ly (F)hap pens once,

once in a life time.