C                                         G  
 was at a dance, when he caught my eye, 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 
                                      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 
                            G  
Now, was it the moon (no, no, the Bossa Nova) 
                       C  
Or the stars above (no, no, the Bossa Nova).  
                          G                                                      C 
Now, was it the tune? (yeah, yeah, the Bossa Nova)  
      F            C        C  G  G7  C  
The dance of love.  
                                 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. 
                                       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  
                                      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  
                                G  
Now, was it the moon (no, no, the Bossa Nova)  
                       C  
Or the stars above (no, no, the Bossa Nova) 
                          G                                                    C 
Now, was it the tune (yeah, yeah, the Bossa Nova)  
                               G  
Now, was it the moon (no, no, the Bossa Nova)  
                       C  
Or the stars above (no, no, the Bossa Nova) 
                          G                                                    C 
Now, was it the tune (yeah, yeah, the Bossa Nova)