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Intro:  Bb   F   Gm  Eb  
Verse:
BbBack when FI wGmas a FchiBbld, before life removed all the innocence
BbMy faDmtheEbr woulFd lift Bbme high and dance with my mother and me and then
BbSpin Ebme around 'til I fell asleep
CmThen up Bbthe stairs he would carry me
CmAnd I kFnew for sure I was loved
BbIf I DmcouGmld get anEbother chance, another walk, another 
dance with him
CmI'd pGmlay a song that would never, ever end
CmHow I'd love, love, love
FTo dBbance with my father again 
         Bb F Gm Eb
BbWhen I Fand my mother would disagree
GmTo geFt mBby way, I would run from her to him
BbHe'd maDmke me laugh just to comfort me
EbThen finallFy make me Bbdo just what my mama said
BbLater Ebthat night when I was asleep
CmHe lefBbt a dollar under my sheet
CmNever Fdreamed that he would be gone from me
BbIf I Dmcould sGmteal one final Ebglance, one final step, one 
final dance with him
CmI'd pGmlay a song that would never, ever end
Cm'Cause I'd love, love, love
FTo dBbance with my father again
EbSometimes I'd listen outsFide her door
BbAnd I'd Gmhear how my mother cried for him
EbI pray Ffor her even more than me
EbI pray Ffor her even more than me
Bb F Gm Eb
CI knoGw I'm praying for much too much
AmBut could Fyou send back the only man she loved
DmI know you Amdon't do it usually
DmBut dear Lord she's dying
GTo dCance with my father again
DmEvery night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream
C G Am F C

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Dance With My Father

by Celine Dion

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb F Gm Eb

Intro:

Verse:

Bb F Gm F Bb

Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence

Bb Dm Eb F Bb

My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then

Bb Eb

Spin me around 'til I fell asleep

Cm Bb

Then up the stairs he would carry me

Cm F

And I knew for sure I was loved

Bb Dm Gm Eb

If I could get another chance, another walk, another

dance with him

Cm Gm

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

How I'd love, love, love

F Bb

To dance with my father again

Bb F Gm Eb

Bb F

When I and my mother would disagree

Gm F Bb

To get my way, I would run from her to him

Bb Dm

He'd make me laugh just to comfort me

Eb F Bb

Then finally make me do just what my mama said

Bb Eb

Later that night when I was asleep

Cm Bb

He left a dollar under my sheet

Cm F

Never dreamed that he would be gone from me

Bb Dm Gm Eb

If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one

final dance with him

Cm Gm

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

'Cause I'd love, love, love

F Bb

To dance with my father again

Eb F

Sometimes I'd listen outside her door

Bb Gm

And I'd hear how my mother cried for him

Eb F

I pray for her even more than me

Eb F

I pray for her even more than me

Bb F Gm Eb

C G

I know I'm praying for much too much

Am F

But could you send back the only man she loved

Dm Am

I know you don't do it usually

But dear Lord she's dying

G C

To dance with my father again

Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream

C G Am F C

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