|Capo 1 Intro: >A E/G# F#m D, D Verse 1: >A E/G# Back when I was a child >D Esus E Before life removed all the innocence >A E/G# My father would lift me high >D Esus E And dance with my mother and me and then >A/C# D Spin me around till I fell asleep >F6 A/E Then up the stairs he would carry me > B/Eb And I knew for sure > Esus E I was loved Chorus: > A E/G# If I could get another chance > F#m D Another walk, another dance with him >Bm F#m I'd play a song that would never, ever end > D How I'd love love love > Esus E To dance with my father again Interlude: >A E/G# F#m D Verse 2: > A E/G# When I and my mother would disagree >D Esus E To get my way I would run from her to him >A E/G# He'd make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeah >D Esus E Then finally make me do just what my mama said >A/C# D Later that night when I was asleep >F6 A/E He left a dollar under my sheet > B/Eb Never dreamed that he > Bm7 Esus E Would be gone from me Chorus: > A E/G# If I could steal one final glance > F#m D One final step, one final dance with him >Bm F#m I'd play a song that would never, ever end > D 'Cause I'd love love love > Esus E A To dance with my father again Bridge: >D E Sometimes I'd listen outside her door >A E/G# F#m And I'd hear how mama would cry for him >D Esus E I'd pray for her even more than me >Bm7 Esus E I'd pray for her even more than me Interlude: >A E/G# F#m D Chorus: > B F#/Bb I know I'm prayin' for much too much > G#m But could You send back > E The only man she'd loved >C#m G#m I know You don't do it usually > E But Dear Lord, she's dyin' > F#sus F# G#m C#sus To dance with my father again Outro: > Em Every night I fall asleep > Em And this is all I ever dream > B F#/Bb E C#m F#7 B Heee!