Dance With My Father
Luther VandrossVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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 till 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
Id play a song that would never, ever end
How Id love, love, love to dance with my father again
When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way I would run from her to him
Hed make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeah
Then 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
Id play a song that would never, ever end
Cause Id love, love, love to dance with my father again
Sometimes Id listen outside her door
And Id hear how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me
I know Im prayin for much too much
But could You send back the only man she loved
I know You dont do it usually
But dear Lord, shes dyin to dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep
And this is all I ever dream
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Readable chord sheet for Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross
[Bb]Back when I was a chi[F]ld [Eb]Before life removed[F] all the innocence [Bb]My father would lift [F]me high [Eb]And dance with my mother and me [F]and then [Bb]Spin me around till I fell a[Eb]sleep [Ebm]Then[F#] up the stairs he would car[Bb]ry me And I knew[C] for sure I was lov[F]ed [Bb]If I could get anothe[F]r chance [Gm]Another walk, another d[Bb]ance with him [Cm]Id play a song that would never, ever en[Gm]d [Eb]How Id love, love, love to dance with [F]my father again [Bb] When I and my mother would disagree To get my way I would run from her to him Hed make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeah Then 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 Id play a song that would never, ever end Cause Id love, love, love to dance with my father again [Eb]Sometimes Id listen outside her door[F] [Bb]And Id hear how my mot[F]her cried for him [Gm] [Eb]I pray for her even more than [F]me [Cm7]I pray for her even more tha[F]n me [Bb] [F] [Gm] [Eb] I [C]know Im prayin for much too much[G] But could[Am] You send back the only man she loved[F] [Dm]I know You dont do it usually [Am] But dear Lord, shes [F]dyin to dance with my fath[G]er again [Am] [Dm] [Fm]Every night I fall asleep And this is all I ever dream [C] [C] [G] [F] [Dm7] [G7] [G] [C]