Dance With My Father Chords by Luther Vandross

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[Bb] _ _ That when I was [F] a _ _ _ child, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ before life removed [F] all the _ innocence,
[Bb] _ _ _ my father [F] would lift me high _ _ _
[Eb] _ and _ _ dance with my [Cm] _ mother [F] and me.
And [Bb] then spin me around till [Eb] I fell asleep. _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ Then up the stairs he would [Bb] carry me.
_ And I [C] knew for sure _ I was [Bb] _ _ [F] loved. _ _ _
[Bb] If I could get _ _
[Dm] _ another [F] _ chance, _ _
[Gm] _ another _ walk, _ _
[Eb] _ another _ dance with [Cm] him,
_ I'd miss all that would [Gm] _ never ever end.
How [Eb] I'd love, love, _ love [G] to dance [F] with my father _
[Bb] _ _ again. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ When [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ I and my mother would [F] _ disagree _ _ to [Eb] _
_ _ get my way, I would run [F] from her to [Bb] him.
He'd make me laugh [F] just to comfort me.
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_ Then finally [Bb] make [G] me do [F] just what my mama [A]
[Bb] said.
_ Later that night when I [Eb] was asleep, _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ he left the dollar [Bb] under my sheet.
Never _
[C] dreamed that he would be [Cm] gone from [F] me. _ _
[Bb] If I could _ steal [F] one _ final glance, _ [Gm]
one final step, _ _ [Eb] one final _ dance with [Cm] him,
I'd play a song that would [Gm] never ever end.
Cause I'd [Eb] love, love, _ love _ [Bb] to dance with [F] my father _ _
[Bb] again. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Sometimes I'd listen _ _
[F] outside her _ door _ _
[Bb] and I'd hear how my [F] mother [Gm] cried for _ _ him. _ _
[Eb] _ I'd pray for her even more than [F] me. _ _ _
[Cm] _ I'd pray for her even more [G] than _ _ [F] me. _
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I know I'm praying _ [G] for much too much, _ [Am]
but could you send back [F] the only _ man she loved?
[Dm] _ I know you don't do it [Am] _ usually, _ _ but dear [F] Lord, she's dying _ [A] to dance with [G] my _ father _
[Am] _ _ again. _ _ _ _
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[Fm] Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever _ [C] dream. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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