Verse 1CAmCAm
I danced in the morning when the world was begun
DmG7
I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun
CAmCAm
I came down from Heaven and I danced on the earth
DmG7C
In Bethlehem I had my birth
ChorusCAmCAm
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
CAmDmG7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
CAmC
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
DmG7C
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.
Verse 2CAmCAm
I danced for the scribe and the pharisee
DmG7
But they would not dance and they would not follow me
CAmCAm
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John
DmG7C
They came with me and the dance went on
ChorusCAmCAm
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
CAmDmG7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
CAmC
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
DmG7C
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.
Verse 3CAmCAm
I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame
DmG7
The holy people said it was a shame
CAmCAm
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high
DmG7C
And they left me there on a cross to die
ChorusCAmCAm
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
CAmDmG7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
CAmC
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
DmG7C
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.
Verse 4CAmCAm
I danced on a Friday (slow down) when the sky turned black
DmG7
It's hard to dance with the world on your back
CAmCAm
They buried my body and they thought I'd gone
DmG7C
(speed up again) But I am the dance and I still go on
ChorusCAmCAm
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
CAmDmG7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
CAmC
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
DmG7C
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.
Verse 5]
CAmCAm
They cut me down and I leapt up high
DmG7
I am the life that'll never, never die
CAmCAm
I'll live in you if you'll live in me
DmG7C
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said he.
OutroCAmCAm
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
CAmDmG7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
CAmC
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
DmG7C
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.
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