Dance With My Father

Jessica Sanchez

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Back when I was a child

before life removed all the innocence

my father would lift me high

and dance with my mother and me and then,

Spin me around 'til I fell asleep

then up the stairs he would carry me

and I knew for sure I was loved

If I could get another chance,

another walk, another dance with him,

I'd play a song that would never, never end

How I'd love, love, love to dance with my father again

II.

When I and my mother would disagree,

to get my way I would run from her to him

He'd make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah yeah

and finally make me do just what my mama said

later that night when I was asleep,

he left a dollar under my sheet

never dreamed that he would be gone from me.

If I could steal one final glance,

one final step, one final dance with him

I'd play a song that would never, ever end

'Cause I'd love, love, love to dance with my father again

Sometimes I'd listen outside her door

and I hear my mother cried for him

I pray for her even more than me,

I pray for her even more than me.

I know I'm praying, for much too much

but could you send back the only man she loved,

I know you don't do it usually, but dear Lord she's dying

to dance with my father again.

Every night I fall asleep this is all I ever dreamed

I learned this by ear and i think it's just perfect just maybe a little hard for beginners ^.^

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Readable chord sheet for Dance With My Father by Jessica Sanchez

[F#] [C#] [Ebm] [B]

I.
[F#]Back when I was a [C#]child
[Ebm]before life rem[B]oved all the innocence
[F#]my father would li[C#]ft me high  [Ebm]
and dance with my m[B]other and me and then,
[F#]Spin me around 'til I [Ebm]fell asleep
[Abm]then up the stairs he would[Ebm] carry me
and I k[B]new for sure I was l[C#]oved

[F#]If I could get an[C#]other chance,
a[Ebm]nother walk, an[B]other dance with him,  [Abm]
I'd play a song that would ne[Ebm]ver, never end
How I'd l[B]ove, love, love to d[C#]ance with my father[F#] again

[C#] [Ebm] [B]

II.
[F#]When I and my mother would di[C#]sagree,
[Ebm]to get my way I would r[B]un from her to him
[F#]He'd make me laugh just to co[C#]mfort me, yeah yeah
[Ebm]and finally make me d[B]o just what my mama said
[F#]later that night when I [Ebm]was asleep,
[Abm]he left a dollar [Ebm]under my sheet
never d[B]reamed that he would be [C#]gone from me.

If [F#]I could steal one [C#]final glance,
one [Ebm]final step, one f[B]inal dance with him
[Abm]I'd play a song that would ne[Ebm]ver, ever end
'Cause I'd l[B]ove, love, love to [C#]dance with my father a[F#]gain

[B]Sometimes I'd listen out[C#]side her door
[F#]and I hear my mothe[C#]r c[Ebm]ried for him [C#]    [B]
I pray for her even m[C#]ore than me,
[B]I pray for her even m[C#]ore than me.

[F#] [C#] [Ebm] [B]

I k[Ab]now I'm praying, fo[Eb]r much too much
but c[Fm]ould you send back the [C#]only man she loved,
[Bbm]I know you don't do it u[Fm]sually, but dear [C#]Lord she's dying
to d[Eb]ance with my father[Ab] again. [Eb]

[C#]Every night I fall asleep [Eb]this is all I ever d[Ab]reamed

[Eb] [Fm] [C#] [Ab]

I learned this by ear and i think it's just perfect just maybe a little hard for beginners ^.^