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[Verse 1]
CBack when I was a Gchild
AmBefore life reFmoved all the innocence
CMy father would Glift me high
AmAnd dance with my Fmother and me and then
CSpin me around till I Amfell asleep
DmThen up the stairs he would Amcarry me
And I Dmknew for sure
GI was loved
[Chorus]
CIf I could get Ganother chance
AmAnother walk, Fanother dance with him
DmI'd play a song that would Amnever, ever end
How I'd Flove my mother to Gdance with my father agCain
[Instrumental]
C   G   Am   F
[Verse 2]
CWhen I and my mother would Gdisagree
AmTo get my way I would Frun from her to him
CHe'd make me laugh just to Gcomfort me, yeah, yeah
AmThen finally make me do just Fwhat my mama said
CLater that night when I Amwas asleep
DmHe left a dollar unAmder my sheet
Never Dmdreamed that he
Would be Ggone from me
[Chorus]
CIf I could steal Gone final glance
AmOne final step, Fone final dance with him
DmI'd play a song that would Amnever, ever end
cause i'd Flove my mother to Gdance with my father
aCgain
[Verse 3]
DmSometimes I'd listen outGside her door
CAnd I'd hear my mama Amcryin' for him
DmI pray for her even mGore than me
FI pray for her even Gmore than me
DI know I'm prayin' for Amuch too much
BmBut could You send back Gthe only man she loved
EmI know You don't do it Bmusually
But GLord, she's dyin' to Adance with my father agDain
[Instrumental]
D   A   Bm   G
[Bridge]
Every Emnight I fall asleep
And Athis is all I ever Ddream

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Dance With My Father

by Luther Vandross

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[Verse 1]

C G

Back when I was a child

Am F

Before life removed all the innocence

C G

My father would lift me high

Am F

And dance with my mother and me and then

C Am

Spin me around till I fell asleep

Dm Am

Then up the stairs he would carry me

And I knew for sure

I was loved

[Chorus]

C G

If I could get another chance

Am F

Another walk, another dance with him

Dm Am

I'd play a song that would never, ever end

F G C

How I'd love my mother to dance with my father again

[Instrumental]

C G Am F

[Verse 2]

C G

When I and my mother would disagree

Am F

To get my way I would run from her to him

C G

He'd make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeah

Am F

Then finally make me do just what my mama said

C Am

Later that night when I was asleep

Dm Am

He left a dollar under my sheet

Never dreamed that he

Would be gone from me

[Chorus]

C G

If I could steal one final glance

Am F

One final step, one final dance with him

Dm Am

I'd play a song that would never, ever end

F G

cause i'd love my mother to dance with my father

again

[Verse 3]

Dm G

Sometimes I'd listen outside her door

C Am

And I'd hear my mama cryin' for him

Dm G

I pray for her even more than me

F G

I pray for her even more than me

D A

I know I'm prayin' for much too much

Bm G

But could You send back the only man she loved

Em Bm

I know You don't do it usually

G A D

But Lord, she's dyin' to dance with my father again

[Instrumental]

D A Bm G

[Bridge]

Every night I fall asleep

A D

And this is all I ever dream

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