Chords with lyrics
D MajorD
E minor 7Em7
A7A7
Em6Em6
D MajorD
D6D6 Dance, ballerina, dance
D MajorD
A7A7
D9D9
G+G
CdimCdim
E minor 7Em7
A7A7
E minor 7Em7
A7A7 And do your pirouette in rhythm with your aching heart
E minorEm B7/13-
E minor 7Em7
Em6Em6 Dance, ballerina, dance
E minorEm B7/13-
E minor 7Em7
Em6Em6
E minor 7Em7
A7A7
D MajorD
A7A7 You musn't once forget a dancer has to dance the part
D MajorD
E minor 7Em7
A7A7
Em6Em6
D MajorD
D6D6 Whirl, ballerina, whirl
D MajorD
A7A7
D9D9
G+G
CdimCdim
E minor 7Em7
A7A7
E minor 7Em7
A7A7 And just ignore the chair that's empty in the second row
E minorEm B7/13-
E minor 7Em7
Em6Em6 This is your moment, girl
E minorEm B7/13-
E minor 7Em7
Em6Em6
E minor 7Em7
A7A7
D MajorD Although he's not out there applauding as you steal the show
BridgeF#F#
F#7F#7 C#m5-/7
F#7F#7
B minorBm
Em6Em6 Once you said, "His love must wait its turn"
B minorBm
B7B7 B7/13-
E minorEm B7/13-
E7E7
E minor 7Em7 You wanted fame instead, I guess that's your concern
G/BG/B
A7A7 We live and learn
D MajorD
E minor 7Em7
A7A7
Em6Em6
D MajorD
D6D6 And love is gone, ballerina, gone
D MajorD
A7A7
D9D9
G+G
CdimCdim
E minor 7Em7
A7A7
E minor 7Em7
A7A7 So on with your career you can't afford a backward glance
E minorEm B7/13-
E minor 7Em7
Em6Em6 Dance on and on and on
E minorEm B7/13-
E minor 7Em7
Em6Em6
A augmentedA thousand people here have come to see the show
E minor 7Em7
A7A7 As round and round you go
G/BG/B
A7A7
D MajorD
Am7Am7
D6D6 So ballerina dance, dance, dance
ⓘ Guitar chords for 'Ballerina' by The Mills Brothers, a jazz band formed in 1928 from Piqua, Ohio, USA. They are no longer active.