Lord Of The Dance chords by Traditional

Verse 1:
 G       Em        Bm     Em
I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
   Am                    D7
And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
   G       Em      Bm      Em
And I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,
  Am  D7  C   G
At Bethlehem I had my birth.

Chorus:
G   Bm           Em
Dance, then, wherever you may be,
G          Am     D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
     G    C    G  D7   G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,
     C    D7     G   C  G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

Verse 2:
 G       Em       Bm  Em
I danced for the scribe and the pharisee,
     Am                    D7
But they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me.
 G       Em       Bm    Em
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John
   Am   D7     C     G
They came to me and the Dance went on.

Chorus:
G   Bm           Em
Dance, then, wherever you may be,
G          Am     D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
     G    C    G  D7   G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,
     C    D7     G   C  G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

Verse 3:
 G       Em       Bm    Em
I danced on the Sabbath when I cured the lame;
  Am            D7
The holy people said it was a shame.
   G        Em        Bm     Em
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me on high,
     Am   D7     C    G
And they left me there on a Cross to die.

Chorus:
G   Bm           Em
Dance, then, wherever you may be,
G          Am     D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
     G    C    G  D7   G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,
     C    D7     G   C  G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

Verse 4:
 G      Em       Bm     Em
I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black
   Am                  D7
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back.
   G     Em      Bm     Em
They buried my body and they thought I'd gone,
  Am    D7      C    G
But I am the Dance, and I still go on.

Chorus:
G   Bm           Em
Dance, then, wherever you may be,
G          Am     D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
     G    C    G  D7   G
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,
     C    D7     G   C  G
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

Verse 5:
   G   Em     Bm    Em
They cut me down and I leapt up high;
Am                 D7
I am the life that'll never, never die;
   G    Em      Bm   Em
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
Am    D7     C      G