Lord of the Dance Chords by Maddy Prior, John Oconnor, Jack Hunt, John Kirkpatrick, John Shayler, Ian Smith, Chris Yates, Janet Wright, Vince Cross, Phil Milner, Nigel Pegrum

Tempo:
125 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Em

G

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lord of the Dance chords
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[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [Em]
[A] [D] I danced in the morning when the world has begun [Em] I danced in the moon [A] and the star and
the sun [D] I came down from heaven and I danced on earth
[Em] At [A] Bethlehem [G] I had [D] my birth
God said, wherever you may be I am the Lord [Em] and the God [A] said, He is the
[D]
[Em] [A] Lord [D] and the God said, He [G] is [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
[A] [D] the Lord and the God said, He is the Lord
I danced for the scribe and the pharisee [Em] They would not dance [A] and they would not follow
me [D] I danced for the fisherman, for James and
John [Em] They came [A] with me [G] and the dance [D] went on
Dance then, wherever you may be I am the Lord [E] and the [A] God said, He will
[D] love you if you call me Wherever you may [Em] be and I will [A] lead you
on [D] and the dance will be
[G] [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
[A] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D]
[Dm] [E] [A] [Dm] [G]
[D] Dance then, wherever you may be I am the Lord [Em] and the God [A] said, He will [D] love
you if you call me Wherever you may be [Em] and I will lead [A] you
on [G] and the dance [D] will be
[G] I [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
[A] [D] danced on a Friday when the sky was blue [Em] It's hard to dance [A] with the devil on your
[D] back They buried my body and they thought I was
dead [Em] But I [A] am the dance and I [G] still [D] go on
Dance then, wherever you may be I am the Lord [E] and the God said, [A] He will [Dm] love
[D] you if you call me Wherever you may be [Em] and I will lead [D] you
on and the dance will be
[G] [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
[D] Down and I leap,
[Em] I am the light that [A] will never ever die
[D] I'll live in you if you live in me [Em] I am [A] the Lord and the [G] God said, [D] He will
Dance then, wherever you may be I am the Lord and [Em] the God said, [A] He will [D] love
you if you call me Wherever you may [A] be and I [Em] will lead [A] you
on [D] and the dance will be
Dance then, wherever you may be I am the Lord and [Em] the God said, [A] He will [D] love
you if you call me Wherever you may be and [Em] [A] [D] I will lead you
Dance then, wherever you may be I am the Lord and [Em] the God said, [A] He will love
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
Em
121
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To learn Maddy Prior, John Oconnor, Jack Hunt, John Kirkpatrick, John Shayler, Ian Smith, Chris Yates, Janet Wright, Vince Cross, Phil Milner, Nigel Pegrum - Lord Of The Dance chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Em, A, D, Em, A, G, D and G of chords. Kick off your practice at a gentle 62 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 125 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [D] I danced in the morning when the world has begun [Em] I danced in the moon [A] and the star and
the sun [D] I came down from heaven and I danced on earth
[Em] At _ [A] Bethlehem [G] I had [D] my birth
God said, wherever you may be I am the Lord [Em] and the God [A] said, He is the
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] Lord [D] and the God said, He [G] is [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [D] the Lord and the God said, He is the Lord
I danced for the scribe and the _ pharisee [Em] They would not dance [A] and they would not follow
me [D] I danced for the fisherman, for James and
John [Em] They came [A] with me [G] and the dance [D] went on
_ Dance then, wherever you may be I am the Lord [E] and the [A] God said, He will
[D] love you if you call me Wherever you may [Em] be and I will [A] lead you
on [D] and the dance will be
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ Dance _ then, wherever you may be I am the Lord [Em] and the God [A] said, He will [D] love
you if you call me Wherever you may be [Em] and I will lead [A] you
on [G] and the dance [D] will be
[G] I _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] danced on a Friday when the sky _ was blue [Em] It's hard to dance [A] with the devil on your
[D] back They buried my body and they thought I was
dead [Em] But I [A] am the dance and I [G] still [D] go on
_ Dance then, wherever you may be I am the Lord [E] and the God said, [A] He will [Dm] love
[D] you if you call me Wherever you may be [Em] and I will lead [D] you
on and the dance will be
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ Down and I leap, _
_ _ [Em] I am the light that [A] will never ever die
[D] I'll live in you if you live in me [Em] I am [A] the Lord and the [G] God said, [D] He will
Dance then, wherever you may be I am the Lord and [Em] the God said, [A] He will [D] love
you if you call me Wherever you may [A] be and I [Em] will lead [A] you
on [D] and the dance will be
_ Dance then, wherever you may be I am the Lord and [Em] the God said, [A] He will [D] love
you if you call me Wherever you may be and [Em] _ _ [A] _ [D] I will lead you
_ Dance then, wherever you may be I am the Lord and [Em] the God said, [A] He will love
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The Lovely in the Dances - Songs of Sydney Carter album includes this song.