Intro
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Eb]
Verse 1
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [F] [Bb]
Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
[Bb] [Dm] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then
[Bb] [Eb]
Spin me around 'til I fell asleep
[Cm] [Bb]
Then up the stairs he would carry me
[Cm] [F]
And I knew for sure I was loved
[Bb] [Dm] [Gm] [Eb]
If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
[Cm] [Gm]
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
[Cm]
How I'd love, love, love
[F] [Bb]
To dance with my father again
Instrumental
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Eb]
Verse 2
[Bb] [F]
When I and my mother would disagree
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
To get my way, I would run from her to him
[Bb] [Dm]
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
[Bb] [Eb]
Later that night when I was asleep
[Cm] [Bb]
He left a dollar under my sheet
[Cm] [F]
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me
[Bb] [Dm] [Gm] [Eb]
If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him
[Cm] [Gm]
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
[Cm]
'Cause I'd love, love, love
[F] [Bb]
To dance with my father again
[Eb] [F]
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
[Bb] [Gm]
And I'd hear how my mother cried for him
[Eb] [F]
I pray for her even more than me
[Eb] [F]
I pray for her even more than me
Instrumental
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Eb]
**Change in key from Bb to C!
Verse 3
[C] [G]
I know I'm praying for much too much
[Am] [F]
But could you send back the only man she loved
[Dm] [Am]
I know you don't do it usually
[Dm]
But dear Lord she's dying
[G] [C]
To dance with my father again
[Dm]
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream
Outro
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C]
