The Last Dance chords by Ken Hensley

Tuning: Standard tuning

Difficulty: novice

SONG:   THE LAST DANCE (EL GITANO VIEJO)
ARTIST: KEN HENSLEY
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM

                THE LAST DANCE (EL GITANO VIEJO)
                          KEN HENSLEY

INTRO:
Am G   Am Em   Am G Fmaj7 G
Am G   Am Em   Am G Fmaj7 G

VERSE:
  Am            G             Am        Em
I met a sad old gypsy on the road to Berlin
     Am              G            Fmaj7         G
By chance I got to spend a little time with him
 Am                 G             Am         Em
Shared a few life stories on that dusty old train
       Am               Em
So I thought I'd take a minute
         Fmaj7       G        Am
Just to share them again with you

Am G   Am Em   Am G Fmaj7 G
Am G   Am Em   Am G Fmaj7 G


VERSE:
    Am                 G                   Am        Em
He talked of all the twists and turns he'd taken in life
    Am               G            Fmaj7         G
And how his spirit clung to God to do what was right
 Am               G                 Am          Em
Sure he got the prize but he never counted the cost
 Am                   Em
Felt his pain as he shared with me
Fmaj7         G       Am
     All that he had lost

Am G   Am Em   Am G Fmaj7 G


VERSE:
   Am              G            Am           Em
If you could only see what was there in his eyes
    Am          G            Fmaj7          G
An eternity of wandering in search of the prize
     Am               G              Am         Em
He'd had it all, the money, all the fame and romance
Am             G          C    G           Am
Now he shed a tear as he faced   the last dance


BREAK:
      Dm
The blessing comes but once he said
          C
But it's not for you, it must be shared
    Bb
And if you keep it to yourself
       C
You'll be no use to anyone else
    Dm
And he who gives will take away
     C
And you will face the same dark day
     Bb
That even now is all my pain
C                      E      Am
 I'll never have this dance again


BREAK 2:
  C       G           Dm                C
Chances, dances, how quickly this life passes
Am                 F
All our hopes and all our dreams
     E
Get lost in all our selfish schemes
               C                   G
You see, it's not about you, it's not about me
       Dm                   C
It's about loving something we can't see
     Am                     F
It's all about what we are willing to share
       E                              F
It's about our hearts and who lives there


INSTRUMENTAL:
F   Am   Dm   F   Gm   F   Gm   C
A Bb C C#


SOLO OVER THESE CHORDS:

Dm  G   Bbm F  Dm  G  Bbm  C
F   Am  Dm  F  Gm  F  Gm   C
Dm  G   Bbm F  Dm  G  Bbm  C#  F
F   G   Fm  Bb F   G  Ab   Bb  F  G
Fm  Bb  F   G  Fm  Bb F    G   Fm Bb


VERSE:
        Cm                    Bb
As the train rolled into the city
              Cm           Bb
He shook his head as if to say
      Cm                  Bb
It's your turn now, just know the game
      Ab              Bb
That you're about to play
         Cm                Bb
And it seemed as if right there and then
   Cm                Bb
A light came to his eyes
   Cm                Bb
As he exchanged the dance of life
      Ab          Bb
For a far better prize


BREAK:
    Dm                 C            Dm      C
And so the tired old gypsy drifted slowly away
 Dm            C                  Bb       C
Beaten by the game he'd taught so many to play
    Dm              C          Dm           C
He said "I'd do it all again if I had the chance"
         Dm            C
But I'm ready now for one more bow
      Bb  C          Bb
I'll take  the last dance


OUTRO:
Dm  C  Dm  C   Dm  C  Bb  C
Dm  C  Dm  C   Dm  C  Bb  C
Dm  C  Dm  C   Dm  C  Bb  C
Dm  C  Dm  C   Dm  C  Bb  C
Dm  C  Dm  C   Dm  C  Bb  C
Dm  C  Dm  C   Dm  C  D