She Used To Wanna Be A Ballerina
Buffy Sainte-Marie (1971)


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Intro
| [G] | [G] | [A] | [A] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [G] |

She [G] used to wanna be a balle- [A] rina
She [C] used to wanna be a paper [G] swan
She [G] used to dance pretend for the Prince of [A] England
With her [C] deerskin boots and her ballet makeup [G] on.

She [G] used to run among the forest [A] branches
[C] Costumed in the feather and the leaves she'd [G] find
[G] Practicing her pirouettes and [A] prances
[C] Perfectly Pavlova in her [G] prime.

Chorus
[G] La dat dat dat, [A] la dat dat dat,
Oh [C] look in your heart, [G] see where she's at.
[G] La dat dat dat, [A] la dat dat dat,
Oh [C] look in your heart, [G] see where she's at.

She [G] used to wanna be a balle- [A] rina
She [C] settled for the satisfaction of her [G] soul,
[G] Rock and roll will never be Tchai- [A] kovsky
But [C] Tchaikovsky'll never be rock and [G] roll    

Chorus
[G] La dat dat dat, [A] la dat dat dat,
Oh [C] look in your heart, [G] see where she's at.
[G] La dat dat dat, [A] la dat dat dat,
Oh [C] look in your heart, [G] see where she's at.


#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 3/2/19 JJ
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