Verse 1
[C] [G]
Back when I was a child
[Am] [F]
Before life removed all the innocence
[C] [G]
My father would lift me high
[Am] [F]
And dance with my mother and me and then
[C] [Am]
Spin me around till I fell asleep
[Dm] [Am]
Then up the stairs he would carry me
[Dm]
And I knew for sure
[G]
I was loved
Chorus
[C] [G]
If I could get another chance
[Am] [F]
Another walk, another dance with him
[Dm] [Am]
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
[F] [G] [C]
How I'd love my mother to dance with my father again
Instrumental
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
Verse 2
[C] [G]
When I and my mother would disagree
[Am] [F]
To get my way I would run from her to him
[C] [G]
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeah
[Am] [F]
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
[C] [Am]
Later that night when I was asleep
[Dm] [Am]
He left a dollar under my sheet
[Dm]
Never dreamed that he
[G]
Would be gone from me
Chorus
[C] [G]
If I could steal one final glance
[Am] [F]
One final step, one final dance with him
[Dm] [Am]
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
[F] [G]
cause i'd love my mother to dance with my father
[C]
again
Verse 3
[Dm] [G]
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
[C] [Am]
And I'd hear my mama cryin' for him
[Dm] [G]
I pray for her even more than me
[F] [G]
I pray for her even more than me
[D] [A]
I know I'm prayin' for much too much
[Bm] [G]
But could You send back the only man she loved
[Em] [Bm]
I know You don't do it usually
[G] [A] [D]
But Lord, she's dyin' to dance with my father again
Instrumental
[D] [A] [Bm] [G]
Bridge
[Em]
Every night I fall asleep
[A] [D]
And this is all I ever dream
