Lord Of The Dance chords by The Dubliners

Tuning: Celtic (D A D G A D)

The Lord of the Dance

G                Em     G
I danced in the morning when the world was begun.
 D             C       D
I danced in the Moon and the Stars and the Sun.
 G              D     Em
I came down from Heaven and I danced on Earth..
  D      C   G
at Bethlehem I had my birth.

Chorus:
G        Em      G
Dance, dance, wherever you may be..
Em          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
     G         Em      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be..
     D          G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)

Verse 2:
G                Em  G
I danced for the scribes and the phar..isees.
     D            C        D
But they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me.
 G             D     Em
I danced for fishermen, for James and John..
   D          C     G
they came with me and the Dance went on.
Chorus:
G         Em      G
Dance, dance, wherever you may be..
Em          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
     G         Em      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be..
     D          G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)

Verse 3:
G               Em    G
I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame.
  D           C   D
The holy people thought it was a shame.
   G               Em   G
They cut and they stripped and they hung me high..
     D         C    G
and they left me there on a cross to die.

Chorus:
G         Em      G
Dance, dance, wherever you may be..
Em          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
     G         Em      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be..
     D          G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)


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

Chorus:
G         Em      G
Dance, dance, wherever you may be..
Em          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
     G         Em      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be..
     D          G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)

Verse 5:
G           Em    G
They cut me down but I leapt up high.
D            C      D
I am the Light that will never, never die.
   G           Em   G
I'll live in you if you'll live in Me..
 D         C      G
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.



Chorus:
G         Em      G
Dance, dance, wherever you may be..
Em          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
     G         Em      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be..
     D          G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)

Outro:
G         Em      G
Dance, dance, wherever you may be..
Em          D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
     G         Em      G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be..
     D          G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)