You're The One That Taught Me How To Swing Song Lyrics and Chords
You're The One That Taught Me How To Swing Song Lyrics and Chords by Dolly Parton
You're The One That Taught Me How To Swing
Written and Recorded by Dolly Parton
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You were not content with me
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when I was like I used to be
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was too old fashioned too
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simple and too
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plain
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so you took this country girl
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taught me all about the
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world
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you're the one that
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taught me how to
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swing
I used to never drink or smoke I'd
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even blushed your dirty jokes
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never wanted to take part in
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all those worldly
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games
But
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you dressed me up in sexy clothes
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took me where the swingers
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go
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you're the one that
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taught me how to
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swing
But
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you don't want me swingin' now but
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you're the one that taught me how
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It was you that
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wanted me to
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change
I'm
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only what you've made of me
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your mistake was changin'
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me
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you're the one that
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taught me how to
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swing
You want me like I was before
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but I'm not like that anymore
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plain ole simple country girl
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won't never be the
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same
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don't expect me to go back
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cause it's a bit too late for
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that
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you're the one that
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taught me how to
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swing
Repeat #3
Yes you're the one that
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taught me how to
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swing
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Taught me how to
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swing
FAQ
Who sang the the song You're The One That Taught Me How To Swing?
- The song You're The One That Taught Me How To Swing was sang by Dolly Parton.
Who is Dolly Parton?
- Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), before her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well, but she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including her own label, Dolly Records. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Parton's music includes Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had 25 songs reach no. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). She has 44 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. She has garnered 11 Grammy Awards and 50 nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award ten Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award five Academy of Country Music Awards, also including Entertainer of the Year four People's Choice Awards and three American Music Awards.
In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She has composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5". She is also in a select group to have received at least one nomination from the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmy Awards. As an actress, she has starred in films such as 9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), for which she earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress, as well as Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Straight Talk (1992) and Joyful Noise (2012).
