The Lord Of The Dance

G Bm Em G Am D7 G C G D G C D7 G C G G Em Bm Em I danced in the morning when the world was begun; and I Am D7 Danced in the moon and the stars and the sun; and I G Em Bm Em Came down from heaven and I danced on the Earth. At Am D7 C G Bethlehem, I had my birth. G Bm Em Dance, then wherever you may be; G Am D7 I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. And I’ll G C G D Lead you all wher- ever you may G C D7 G C G Be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he. G Em Bm Em I danced for the scribe and the Pha-ri-see, But they Am D7 Would not dance and they would not follow me: I G Em Bm Em Danced for the fishermen, for James and John, they Am D7 C G Came to me and the dance went on. G Bm Em Dance, then wherever you may be; G Am D7 I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. And I’ll G C G D Lead you all wher- ever you may G C D7 G C G Be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.] G Em Bm Em I danced on the Sabbath when I cured the lame, the Am D7 Holy people said it was a shame. They G Em Bm Em Whipped and they stripped and they hung me high; and they Am D7 C G Left me there on the cross to die. G Bm Em Dance, then wherever you may be; G Am D7 I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. And I’ll G C G D Lead you all wher- ever you may G C D7 G C G Be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he. G Em Bm Em I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black; It’s Am D7 Hard to dance with the devil on your back. They G Em Bm Em Buried my body and they thought I’d gone, but Am D7 C G I am the dance and I still go on. G Bm Em Dance, then wherever you may be; G Am D7 I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. And I’ll G C G D Lead you all wher- ever you may G C D7 G C G Be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he. G Em Bm Em They cut me down and I leapt up high, Am D7 I am the life that’ll never, never die. I’ll G Em Bm Em Live in you if you’ll live in me. Am D7 C G I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. G Bm Em Dance, then wherever you may be; G Am D7 I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. And I’ll G C G D Lead you all wher- ever you may G C D7 G C G Be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.