LORD OF THE DANCE: A SONG OF THE CHRIST BY DONOVAN Chords
Tempo:
188.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
D
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I [Bm] danced in the morning [F#] when the world was begun, [A] I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun, [Bm] I came down from heaven and I danced on earth, [A] at Bethlehem [G] I had my [D] birth.
Dance then, wherever you may be, I [Bm] am the [A] Lord of the dance, said [D] He, and I'll [Bm] lead you [F#m] all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you [G] all in the dance, said [E] He.
[A]
I [D] [Bm] danced for the scribe and the Pharisee, [A] they would not dance, they wouldn't follow me, so I [Bm] danced for the fisherman James and John, [A] came with [G] me and the dance went [Bm] on.
Dance then, wherever [D] you may be, I am the Lord of the dance, said He, and I'll [Bm] lead you [F#m] all wherever [B] you may be, [A] and I'll lead you [G] all in the dance, said [D] He.
[A]
[D] I [Bm] danced on the Sabbath [F#] and the cured the lame, [A] the holy [G] people, they said it [A] was a shame, [D] they [Bm] whippered, they stripped, and they hung me high, [A] left me there [G] on a cross [Bm] to die.
Dance then, [A] wherever you may be, [Dm] I [Bm] am the Lord [A] of the dance, said He, [D] and I'll [Bm] lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all [G] in the dance, said [D] He.
[A]
[D] I [Bm] danced on the Friday when the sky turned black, [A] it's hard to dance [G] with the devil [A] on your back, they [Bm] buried me body, they thought I'd gone, [A] but I am a dancer [Gm] and I still go on.
[Bm] Dance then, [A] wherever you may be, [Bm] I am the Lord [A] of the dance, said He, [Bm] and I'll lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all [G] in the dance, [D] said He.
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm] They cut me down, [F#m] but I leap up high, [A] I am the life [G] that will never, [A] never die, [Bm] and I'll live in you [F#m] if you live in [Bm] me.
[A] I am the Lord of [G] the dance, said He.
[Bm] Dance then, [B] wherever you may be, for I am the Lord of [A] the dance, said He, and [F#m] I'll lead you all wherever you may be, and [A] I'll lead you all in [Gm] the [E] dance, said He.
Dance [Bm]
then, [B] wherever you may be, I am the Lord of [A] the dance, said He, [Bm] and I'll lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all in [G] the dance, [A] said He.
[D] Dance [Bm]
then, wherever you may be, I am the Lord [A] of the dance, said He, [Bm] and I'll lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all in [Gm] the dance, [D] said
Dance then, wherever you may be, I [Bm] am the [A] Lord of the dance, said [D] He, and I'll [Bm] lead you [F#m] all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you [G] all in the dance, said [E] He.
[A]
I [D] [Bm] danced for the scribe and the Pharisee, [A] they would not dance, they wouldn't follow me, so I [Bm] danced for the fisherman James and John, [A] came with [G] me and the dance went [Bm] on.
Dance then, wherever [D] you may be, I am the Lord of the dance, said He, and I'll [Bm] lead you [F#m] all wherever [B] you may be, [A] and I'll lead you [G] all in the dance, said [D] He.
[A]
[D] I [Bm] danced on the Sabbath [F#] and the cured the lame, [A] the holy [G] people, they said it [A] was a shame, [D] they [Bm] whippered, they stripped, and they hung me high, [A] left me there [G] on a cross [Bm] to die.
Dance then, [A] wherever you may be, [Dm] I [Bm] am the Lord [A] of the dance, said He, [D] and I'll [Bm] lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all [G] in the dance, said [D] He.
[A]
[D] I [Bm] danced on the Friday when the sky turned black, [A] it's hard to dance [G] with the devil [A] on your back, they [Bm] buried me body, they thought I'd gone, [A] but I am a dancer [Gm] and I still go on.
[Bm] Dance then, [A] wherever you may be, [Bm] I am the Lord [A] of the dance, said He, [Bm] and I'll lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all [G] in the dance, [D] said He.
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm] They cut me down, [F#m] but I leap up high, [A] I am the life [G] that will never, [A] never die, [Bm] and I'll live in you [F#m] if you live in [Bm] me.
[A] I am the Lord of [G] the dance, said He.
[Bm] Dance then, [B] wherever you may be, for I am the Lord of [A] the dance, said He, and [F#m] I'll lead you all wherever you may be, and [A] I'll lead you all in [Gm] the [E] dance, said He.
Dance [Bm]
then, [B] wherever you may be, I am the Lord of [A] the dance, said He, [Bm] and I'll lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all in [G] the dance, [A] said He.
[D] Dance [Bm]
then, wherever you may be, I am the Lord [A] of the dance, said He, [Bm] and I'll lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all in [Gm] the dance, [D] said
Key:
A
Bm
D
G
F#m
A
Bm
D
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_ I _ _ [Bm] danced in the morning [F#] when the world was begun, [A] I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun, [Bm] I came down from heaven and I danced on earth, [A] at Bethlehem [G] I had my [D] birth.
Dance then, wherever you may be, I [Bm] am the [A] Lord of the dance, said [D] He, and I'll [Bm] lead you [F#m] all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you [G] all in the dance, said [E] He.
_ [A]
I [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] danced for the scribe and the _ Pharisee, [A] they would not dance, they wouldn't follow me, so I [Bm] danced for the fisherman James and John, [A] came with [G] me and the dance went [Bm] on.
Dance then, wherever [D] you may be, I am the Lord of the dance, said He, and I'll [Bm] lead you [F#m] all wherever [B] you may be, [A] and I'll lead you [G] all in the dance, said [D] He.
_ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ I [Bm] danced on the Sabbath [F#] and the cured the lame, [A] the holy [G] people, they said it [A] was a shame, [D] they [Bm] whippered, they stripped, and they hung me high, [A] left me there [G] on a cross [Bm] to die.
_ Dance then, [A] wherever you may be, [Dm] I [Bm] am the Lord [A] of the dance, said He, [D] and I'll [Bm] lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all [G] in the dance, said [D] He.
_ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ I [Bm] danced on the Friday when the sky turned black, [A] it's hard to dance [G] with the devil [A] on your back, _ _ they _ _ _ _ [Bm] buried me body, they thought I'd gone, [A] but I am a dancer [Gm] and I still go on.
[Bm] _ Dance then, [A] wherever you may be, [Bm] I am the Lord [A] of the dance, said He, [Bm] and I'll lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all [G] in the dance, [D] said He.
_ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] They cut me down, [F#m] but I leap up high, [A] I am the life [G] that will never, [A] never die, [Bm] and I'll live in you [F#m] if you live in [Bm] me.
[A] I am the Lord of [G] the dance, said He.
[Bm] Dance then, [B] wherever you may be, for I am the Lord of [A] the dance, said He, and [F#m] I'll lead you all wherever you may be, and [A] I'll lead you all in [Gm] the [E] dance, said He.
Dance [Bm]
then, [B] wherever you may be, I am the Lord of [A] the dance, said He, [Bm] and I'll lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all in [G] the dance, [A] said He.
[D] Dance [Bm]
then, wherever you may be, I am the Lord [A] of the dance, said He, [Bm] and I'll lead you all wherever you may _ be, [A] and I'll lead you all in [Gm] the dance, [D] said
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ [Bm] danced in the morning [F#] when the world was begun, [A] I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun, [Bm] I came down from heaven and I danced on earth, [A] at Bethlehem [G] I had my [D] birth.
Dance then, wherever you may be, I [Bm] am the [A] Lord of the dance, said [D] He, and I'll [Bm] lead you [F#m] all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you [G] all in the dance, said [E] He.
_ [A]
I [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] danced for the scribe and the _ Pharisee, [A] they would not dance, they wouldn't follow me, so I [Bm] danced for the fisherman James and John, [A] came with [G] me and the dance went [Bm] on.
Dance then, wherever [D] you may be, I am the Lord of the dance, said He, and I'll [Bm] lead you [F#m] all wherever [B] you may be, [A] and I'll lead you [G] all in the dance, said [D] He.
_ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ I [Bm] danced on the Sabbath [F#] and the cured the lame, [A] the holy [G] people, they said it [A] was a shame, [D] they [Bm] whippered, they stripped, and they hung me high, [A] left me there [G] on a cross [Bm] to die.
_ Dance then, [A] wherever you may be, [Dm] I [Bm] am the Lord [A] of the dance, said He, [D] and I'll [Bm] lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all [G] in the dance, said [D] He.
_ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ I [Bm] danced on the Friday when the sky turned black, [A] it's hard to dance [G] with the devil [A] on your back, _ _ they _ _ _ _ [Bm] buried me body, they thought I'd gone, [A] but I am a dancer [Gm] and I still go on.
[Bm] _ Dance then, [A] wherever you may be, [Bm] I am the Lord [A] of the dance, said He, [Bm] and I'll lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all [G] in the dance, [D] said He.
_ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] They cut me down, [F#m] but I leap up high, [A] I am the life [G] that will never, [A] never die, [Bm] and I'll live in you [F#m] if you live in [Bm] me.
[A] I am the Lord of [G] the dance, said He.
[Bm] Dance then, [B] wherever you may be, for I am the Lord of [A] the dance, said He, and [F#m] I'll lead you all wherever you may be, and [A] I'll lead you all in [Gm] the [E] dance, said He.
Dance [Bm]
then, [B] wherever you may be, I am the Lord of [A] the dance, said He, [Bm] and I'll lead you all wherever you may be, [A] and I'll lead you all in [G] the dance, [A] said He.
[D] Dance [Bm]
then, wherever you may be, I am the Lord [A] of the dance, said He, [Bm] and I'll lead you all wherever you may _ be, [A] and I'll lead you all in [Gm] the dance, [D] said
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