Lord Of The Dance chords by Songs Of Praise

Intro:
C Am C Am

Verse 1:
  C             Am               C           Am
I danced in the morning when the world was begun
  Dm                         G7
I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun
  C              Am           C             Am
I came down from Heaven and I danced on the earth
   Dm    G7    C   F  C
In Bethlehem I had my birth

Chorus:
 C      Am        C            Am
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
 C        Am          Dm           G7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
          C    F   C        A            C
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
          Dm       G7         C       F    C
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.

Verse 2:
  C              Am             C    Am
I danced for the scribe and the pharisee
         Dm                       G7
But they would not dance and they would not follow me
  C              Am             C         Am
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John
     Dm        G7         C     F    C
They came with me and the dance went on

Chorus:
 C      Am        C            Am
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
 C        Am          Dm           G7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
          C    F   C        A            C
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
          Dm       G7         C       F    C
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.

Verse 3:
  C             Am             C        Am
I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame
    Dm          G7
The holy people said it was a shame
     C                Am                C       Am
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high
         Dm      G7         C     F  C
And they left me there on a cross to die

Chorus:
 C      Am        C            Am
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
 C        Am          Dm           G7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
          C    F   C        A            C
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
          Dm       G7         C       F    C
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.

Verse 4:
  C           Am                          C          Am
I danced on a Friday (slow down) when the sky turned black
     Dm                     G7
It's hard to dance with the world on your back
     C         Am            C           Am
They buried my body and they thought I'd gone
                     Dm       G7          C     F  C
(speed up again) But I am the dance and I still go on

Chorus:
 C      Am        C            Am
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
 C        Am          Dm           G7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
          C    F   C        A            C
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
          Dm       G7         C       F    C
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.

Verse 5:
     C      Am         C        Am
They cut me down and I leapt up high
Dm                     G7
I am the light that'll never, never die
     C       Am            C       Am
I'll live in you if you'll live in me
 Dm       G7          C       F    C
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said he.

Outro:
 C      Am        C            Am
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
 C        Am          Dm           G7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
          C    F   C        A            C
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
          Dm       G7         C       F    C