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Lord Of The Dance

Sydney Carter
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D-DU-UDU
 I danced  in the morning, when the world  was begun
 I danced  in the moon and the stars  and the sun
 I came  down from heaven and they danced  on earth
 I badly  had my, had  my birth.
 I danced  for the scribe and the far  out sea
 They wouldn't  dance, they wouldn't  follow me
 So I danced  for the fishermen James  and John
 came  with me and the dance  went on.
 I danced  on the sabbath and cure  of the lenght
 The holy  people, they said  it was a shame
 They whipped  and stripped and they hung  me high
 Left  me there on a cross  to die.
 I danced  on the friday, when the sky  turned black
 It's hard  to dance with the devil  on your back
 They buried  my body they thought  I got
 But I  ad the dance still  go on.
 They got  me down, but I leap  up high
I  am the light, that will ever,  never die
 And I live  in you, if you live  in me
I  am the lord of the dance,  said he.

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Readable chord sheet for Lord Of The Dance by Sydney Carter

I d[G]anced in the morning, when the w[D]orld was beg[Em]un
I d[D]anced in the moon and the st[C]ars and the s[D]un
I c[G]ame down from heaven and they d[D]anced on [Em]earth
I b[D]adly had my, h[G]ad my birth.

I d[G]anced for the scribe and the f[D]ar out s[Em]ea
They w[D]ouldn't dance, they w[C]ouldn't follow m[D]e
So I d[G]anced for the fishermen J[D]ames and J[Em]ohn
c[D]ame with me and the d[G]ance went on.

I d[G]anced on the sabbath and c[D]ure of the l[Em]enght
The h[D]oly people, they s[C]aid it was a sh[D]ame
They wh[G]ipped and stripped and they h[D]ung me h[Em]igh
L[D]eft me there on a cr[G]oss to die.

I d[G]anced on the friday, when the sk[D]y turned bl[Em]ack
It's h[D]ard to dance with the d[C]evil on your b[D]ack
They b[G]uried my body they th[D]ought I g[Em]ot
But [D]I ad the dance st[G]ill go on.

They go[G]t me down, but I l[D]eap up h[Em]igh
[D]I am the light, that will [N.C.]ever, never d[D]ie
And I l[G]ive in you, if you l[D]ive in m[Em]e
[D]I am the lord of the d[G]ance, said he.

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