Dance With My Father

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 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 C G Am F 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 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 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 D A Bm G Em Every night I fall asleep A D And this is all I ever dream