Dubliners, Lord Of The Dance (1975)
Key: :[G] (w: Hymn: 'Simple Gifts'; Lyrics: Sydney Carter, 1967)
VERSE 1:
I
[G] danced in the morning when the
[Em7] world was young
I
[Am] danced in the moon, and the
[D7] stars and the sun
I
[G] came down from Heaven and I
[Em7] danced on the Earth
At
[Am] Bethlehem I
[G] had ^
[Cadd9] my
[G] birth
CHORUS:
[G] Dance, then, wher-
[Em7]-ever you may be
[G] I am the lord of the
[Am] dance said he
And I
[G] lead you all wher-
[Em7]-ever you may be
And I
[Am] lead you all in the
[G] dance ^
[Cadd9] said
[G] he
VERSE 2:
I
[G] danced for the Pharoah and the
[Em7] pharisees
[Am] They wouldn't dance, they
[D7] wouldn't follow me
I
[G] danced for the fishermen
[Em7] James and John
They
[Am] came with me so the
[G] dance ^
[Cadd9] went
[G] on
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 3:
I
[G] danced on the Sabbath and I
[Em7] cured the lame
The
[Am] holy people
[D7] said it was a shame
They
[G] ripped, they stripped, they
[Em7] hung me high
[Am] Left me there on the
[G] cross ^
[Cadd9] to
[G] die
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL:
[G] [G] [Am] [Am]
[G] [G] [Am] ^
[G]^
[Cadd9]^
[G]
REPEAT INSTRUMENTAL:
VERSE 4:
I
[G] danced on a Friday when the
[Em7] world turned black
It's
[Am] hard to dance with the
[D7] devil on your back
They
[G] buried my body; they
[Em7] thought I was gone
But
[Am] I am the dance, and the
[G] dance ^
[Cadd9] goes
[G] on
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 5:
They
[G] cut me down and they
[Em7] left up high
[Am] I am the life that
[D7] will never ever die
I
[G] live in you if you
[G] live in me
[Am] I am the Lord of the
[G] dance ^
[Cadd9] said
[G] he
REPEAT CHORUS:
REPEAT INSTRUMENTAL: [x2] 