Lord Of The Dance chords by The Dubliners

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Celtic (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD)

The Lord of the Dance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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