C                                   G
I was at a dance, when he caught my eye,
                           G7      C
standin' all alone lookin' sad and shy.
             C7                    F
We began  to dance..swayin' to and fro,
    C               G             C
and soon I knew I'd never let him go.


[Chorus 1]
C                     G                   C
Blame it on the Bossa Nova with its magic spell,
                      G                    C
blame it on the Bossa Nova..that he did so well.
                      F
Oh, it all began with just one little dance,
                  C
but soon it ended up a big romance,
                      G                  C
blame it on the Bossa Nova, the dance of love.


[Chorus 2]
                G 
Now, was it the moon(no, no, the Bossa Nova),
             C
or the stars above(no, no, the Bossa Nova).
                G
Now, was it the tune?(yeah, yeah, the Bossa Nova)
C   F        C        
the dance of love.


[Verse 2]
                C                     G
Now I'm glad to say, I'm his bride to be,
                G7      C
and we're gonna raise a family.
                    C7             F
And when our kids ask..how it came about,
    C            G              C
I'm gonna say to them without a doubt.  


[Chorus]
C                     G                   C
Blame it on the Bossa Nova with its magic spell,
                      G                    C
blame it on the Bossa Nova..that he did so well.
                      F
Oh, it all began with just one little dance,
                  C
but soon it ended up a big romance,
                      G                  C
blame it on the Bossa Nova, the dance of love.


[Chorus]
C                     G                   C
Blame it on the Bossa Nova with its magic spell,
                      G                    C
blame it on the Bossa Nova..that he did so well.
                      F
Oh, it all began with just one little dance,
                  C
but soon it ended up a big romance,
                      G                  C
blame it on the Bossa Nova, the dance of love.