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I Will Dance When I Walk Away

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Capo # 7
BbAug:        x10332   
D/C#:         x40232
           Em7022030
[Intro]
D   D/C#  D    G
[Verse 1]
DIn our cold and D/C#empty house 
DI lingered now for fGar too long 
DI vainly held the D/C#rosary 
DTo pray you'd stay Gwith me a while
DBut nothing seems to D/C#keep me here 
DThe way it used to Gdo before 
DThis time it's me that's D/C#leaving you 
DI'll never turn Garound
[Bridge]
Asus2Cause when the Dlaughter's Ggone 
Asus2I know I must bDe moving onG  
[Refrain]
Em7And I will dance when I wGalk away 
Oh, I'm gonna Dsing 
D/C#I won't beg or pAsus2ray 
Em7I will dance when I wGalk away 
Oh, I'm gonna Dsing 
I won't beg or Asus2pray 
No more
[Verse 2]
DI'm standing at the D/C#crossroads now 
DThe fields of opportGunity 
DI'm ready to go D/C#anywhere 
DI'm full of hope and fGull of fear
DAnd bridges back have D/C#all been burned 
DAnd freedom has been dGuly earned 
DI'll remember why I've D/C#gone 
DRemember where I'm Gcoming from
[Bridge]
Asus2Oh, when the lDaughter's Ggone, Guuhuu 
Asus2I know I must Dbe moving GonG  
[Refrain]
Em7And I will dance when I wGalk away 
Oh, I'm gonna Dsing 
D/C#I won't beg or Asus2pray 
Em7I will dance when I Gwalk away 
Oh, I'm gonna sDing 
D/C#I won't beg Asus2or pray
[Interlude]
  Em7-- Dsus4  
BbaugAnd now I leave my mask with you 
CmThe part I played I never knew 
Asus2Tonight you're alone
[Refrain][3x] 
And I will dance when I walk away 
Oh, I'm gonna sing 
I won't beg or pray 
I will dance when I walk away 
Oh, I'm gonna sing 
I won't beg or pray
Oh, this is not a home for me

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I Will Dance When I Walk Away

by Katzenjammer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

D/C#

Asus2

Dsus4

Bbaug

Capo # 7

BbAug: x10332

D/C#: x40232

Em7

022030

[Intro]

D D/C# D G

[Verse 1]

D D/C#

In our cold and empty house

D G

I lingered now for far too long

D D/C#

I vainly held the rosary

D G

To pray you'd stay with me a while

D D/C#

But nothing seems to keep me here

D G

The way it used to do before

D D/C#

This time it's me that's leaving you

D G

I'll never turn around

[Bridge]

Asus2 D G

Cause when the laughter's gone

Asus2 D G

I know I must be moving on

[Refrain]

Em7 G

And I will dance when I walk away

Oh, I'm gonna sing

D/C# Asus2

I won't beg or pray

Em7 G

I will dance when I walk away

Oh, I'm gonna sing

Asus2

I won't beg or pray

No more

[Verse 2]

D D/C#

I'm standing at the crossroads now

D G

The fields of opportunity

D D/C#

I'm ready to go anywhere

D G

I'm full of hope and full of fear

D D/C#

And bridges back have all been burned

D G

And freedom has been duly earned

D D/C#

I'll remember why I've gone

D G

Remember where I'm coming from

[Bridge]

Asus2 D G G

Oh, when the laughter's gone, uuhuu

Asus2 D G G

I know I must be moving on

[Refrain]

Em7 G

And I will dance when I walk away

Oh, I'm gonna sing

D/C# Asus2

I won't beg or pray

Em7 G

I will dance when I walk away

Oh, I'm gonna sing

D/C# Asus2

I won't beg or pray

[Interlude]

Em7 Dsus4

Bbaug

And now I leave my mask with you

The part I played I never knew

Asus2

Tonight you're alone

[Refrain][3x]

And I will dance when I walk away

Oh, I'm gonna sing

I won't beg or pray

I will dance when I walk away

Oh, I'm gonna sing

I won't beg or pray

Oh, this is not a home for me

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