Lord Of The Dance chords by Sydney Carter

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
  G             Em               Bm          Em
I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
      Am                                       D7
And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
      G              Em           Bm            Em
And I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,
   Am    D7    C      G
At Bethlehem I had my birth.


Chorus:
G      Bm                     Em
Dance, then, wherever you may be,
G                    Am          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
         G        C        G    D7      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,
         C        D7         G      C    G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

Verse 2:
  G              Em             Bm   Em
I danced for the scribe and the pharisee,
         Am                                       D7
But they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me.
  G              Em             Bm        Em
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John
     Am      D7         C          G
They came to me and the Dance went on.

Chorus:
G      Bm                     Em
Dance, then, wherever you may be,
G                    Am          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
         G        C        G    D7      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,
         C        D7         G      C    G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

Verse 3:
  G             Em             Bm        Em
I danced on the Sabbath when I cured the lame;
    Am                        D7
The holy people said it was a shame.
     G                Em                Bm         Em
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me on high,
         Am      D7         C        G
And they left me there on a Cross to die.

Chorus:
G      Bm                     Em
Dance, then, wherever you may be,
G                    Am          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
         G        C        G    D7      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,
         C        D7         G      C    G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

Verse 4:
  G           Em              Bm         Em
I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black
     Am                                   D7
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back.
     G         Em            Bm          Em
They buried my body and they thought I'd gone,
    Am       D7           C        G
But I am the Dance, and I still go on.

Chorus:
G      Bm                     Em
Dance, then, wherever you may be,
G                    Am          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
         G        C        G    D7      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,
         C        D7         G      C    G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

Verse 5:
     G      Em         Bm       Em
They cut me down and I leapt up high;
Am                                 D7
I am the life that'll never, never die;
     G       Em            Bm      Em
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
Am       D7          C           G
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.