Misc Traditional – Lord Of The Dance (Guitar)

  G             Em               Bm          Em
I danced in the morning when the world was begun,

      Am                                       D7
And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,

      G              Em           Bm            Em
And I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,

   Am    D7    C      G
At Bethlehem I had my birth. 

G      Bm                     Em
Dance, then, wherever you may be,

G                    Am          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,

         G        Em       G    D7      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,

         C        D7         G      C    G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

  G              Em             Bm   Em
I danced for the scribe and the pharisee,

         Am                                       D7
But they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me.

  G              Em             Bm        Em
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John 

     Am      D7         C          G
They came to me and the Dance went on.

G      Bm                     Em
Dance, then, wherever you may be,

G                    Am          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,

         G        Em       G    D7      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,

         C        D7         G      C    G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

  G             Em             Bm        Em
I danced on the Sabbath when I cured the lame;

    Am                        D7
The holy people said it was a shame.

     G                Em                Bm         Em
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me on high,

         Am      D7         C        G
And they left me there on a Cross to die.

G      Bm                     Em
Dance, then, wherever you may be,

G                    Am          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,

         G        Em       G    D7      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,

         C        D7         G      C    G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

  G           Em              Bm         Em
I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black 

     Am                                   D7
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back.

     G         Em            Bm          Em
They buried my body and they thought I'd gone,

    Am       D7           C        G
But I am the Dance, and I still go on.

G      Bm                     Em
Dance, then, wherever you may be,

G                    Am          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,

         G        Em       G    D7      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,

         C        D7         G      C    G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

     G      Em         Bm       Em
They cut me down and I leapt up high;

Am                                 D7
I am the life that'll never, never die;

     G       Em            Bm      Em
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -

Am       D7          C           G
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.