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For A Dancer

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      EADGBe   
  C-  032010
  F-  133211 
G  -  3x0003  or  320033
 Am-  x02210
 C7-  x32310
[Verse 1]
  CKeep a fire burning Fin your eye
  CPay attention to the Fopen sky
  CYou never know what Fwill be coming downC  G  
  CI don't remember losing Ftrack of you
  CYou were always dancing in and Fout of view
  CI must've thought you'd Falways be aroundC  G  
  AmAlways keeping things Freal by playing the clownC  
  Now you're Gnowhere to be found
[Instrumental]
C   F   C   G
[Verse 2]
  CI don't know what happens when Fpeople die
  CCan't seem to grasp it as hard Fas I try
(F)                                  C     F  
  It's like a song I can hear playing right in my ear
  That I can't Csing  -  I can't help Glistening
  CAnd I can't help feeling stupid Fstanding 'round
  CCrying as they Fease you down
  C'Cause I know that you'd Frather we were dancingC  
  GDancing our sorrow awayAm  
  FRight on dancing
          CNo matter what fatGe chooses to play
  There's nothing you can do about it Canyway
[Bridge]
  Just Fdo the steps that Cyou've been shown
  By Feveryone you've Cever knownG  
  AmUntil the dance becomeC7s your very own
  FNo matter how Gclose to yours 
  AmAnother's steps have grownF  
  In the Cend there is one Gdance you'll do alone
[Instrumental]
C   F   C   G
[Verse 3]
  CKeep a fire for thFe human race
  CLet your prayers go driftinFg into space
  CYou never know whaFt will be coming downC  G  
  CPerhaps a better world iFs drawing near
  CAnd just as easily it coulFd all disappear
  CAlong with whateveFr meaning you might have founCdG  
  AmDon't let the unFcertainty turn you arCound
          The world keeps turning around and around
  Go Gon and make a joyful soundC  
[Bridge]
  InFto a dancer Cyou have grown
  From a Fseed somebody Celse has thrownG  
  AmGo on ahead and C7throw some seeds of your owFn
  FAnd somewhere beGtween the time you arAmrive 
  And the time you Fgo
  May lie the Creason you were aliveG  
  But you'll never know
[Outro]
C   F   C   G   C   G   C

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For A Dancer

by Jackson Browne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

EADGBe

- 032010

- 133211

G - 3x0003 or 320033

- x02210

- x32310

[Verse 1]

C F

Keep a fire burning in your eye

C F

Pay attention to the open sky

C F C G

You never know what will be coming down

C F

I don't remember losing track of you

C F

You were always dancing in and out of view

C F C G

I must've thought you'd always be around

Am F C

Always keeping things real by playing the clown

Now you're nowhere to be found

[Instrumental]

C F C G

[Verse 2]

C F

I don't know what happens when people die

C F

Can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try

F C F

()

It's like a song I can hear playing right in my ear

C G

That I can't sing - I can't help listening

C F

And I can't help feeling stupid standing 'round

C F

Crying as they ease you down

C F C

'Cause I know that you'd rather we were dancing

G Am

Dancing our sorrow away

Right on dancing

C G

No matter what fate chooses to play

There's nothing you can do about it anyway

[Bridge]

F C

Just do the steps that you've been shown

F C G

By everyone you've ever known

Am C7

Until the dance becomes your very own

F G

No matter how close to yours

Am F

Another's steps have grown

C G

In the end there is one dance you'll do alone

[Instrumental]

C F C G

[Verse 3]

C F

Keep a fire for the human race

C F

Let your prayers go drifting into space

C F C G

You never know what will be coming down

C F

Perhaps a better world is drawing near

C F

And just as easily it could all disappear

C F C G

Along with whatever meaning you might have found

Am F C

Don't let the uncertainty turn you around

The world keeps turning around and around

G C

Go on and make a joyful sound

[Bridge]

F C

Into a dancer you have grown

F C G

From a seed somebody else has thrown

Am C7 F

Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own

F G Am

And somewhere between the time you arrive

And the time you go

C G

May lie the reason you were alive

But you'll never know

[Outro]

C F C G C G C

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