Chords for The Garden Song / Lord of the Dance

_ _ [D] _ _ _ Inch by inch, row by [G] row
I'm gonna make [D] this garden [G] grow
All it takes is a [Bm] rake and a hoe
[E] And a piece of fertile [A] ground
Inch by inch, [D]
inch by inch, row by [G] row
Someone [D]
bless these seeds I sow
[G] _ Someone warm [D] them [Bm] from below
Till the rains come [D] tumbling [A] down
_ [D] Pulling [G] weeds, [D] picking [G] stones
Man is [D] made of dreams and [G] bones
I feel the need to grow [Bm] my own
For the [Em] time is [F#m] close at hand
[D] Grain for [G] grain, [D] sun and rain
[G] Make my way [D] in nature's chain
[G]
Tune my [D] body [Bm] and my brain
[Em] To the music [A]
from the land
Let me hear you now
Inch by inch, [G] row [D] by row
[G] I'm [D] gonna make this garden grow
[G] All it takes is a [Bm] rake and a hoe
[Em] And a piece of [A] fertile ground
Inch by inch, [D] inch by inch, row by row
Someone bless these seeds I sow
[G] _ Someone [D] warm them from [Bm] below
Till the [A] rains come [D] tumbling down _
Plant your rows straight and [G] long
Temper them [D] with prayer and song
[G] Mother Earth [D] will [Bm] make them [E] strong
If you give them [F#m] love and care
_ [D] Oh, crow watching [G] _ [D] _ [G] hungrily
From his [D] perch in yonder [G] tree
In my garden [Bm] I'm as free
[E] As that [A] feathered thief [D] up [A] there
_ [D] Inch by [G] inch, row [D] by row
[G] I'm gonna make [D] this garden grow
[G] _
All it [D] takes is a rake [Bm] and a hoe
And [B] a piece of fertile _ [F#m] ground
[D] Inch by inch, row by [G] row
Someone bless these [D] seeds I sow
[G] Someone warm [D] them [Bm] from below
[E] Till the rains come [D] tumbling _ [A] down
Dance, dance wherever you may be
I [F#m] am the lord of the [A] dance said he
[D] I'll lead you all wherever you may be
[A] I'll lead you [D] all in the dance said he
_ I danced in the morning
[Bm] when the world [F#m] was begun
I [E] danced in the [A] Moon,
the Stars and the Sun
[D] I came out of Heaven
and I danced on [B] Earth
And [A] [D] Bethlehem I had my birth
Dance, dance wherever you may be
I [F#m] am the [A] lord of the dance said he
[D] I'll lead you all everywhere [F#m] you may be
I lead you [D] all in the dance, said he.
_ _ I danced on the [B] Sabbath and I cured the lame,
The holy men, [D] they said it was a shame,
They whipped me, stripped [Bm] me, hung me [A] high,
Left me out on the [D] cross to die.
Dance, dance, wherever you may be,
[F#m] I am the Lord [A] of the dance, said he.
[D] I lead you all, [F#m] wherever you may be,
[A] I lead [D] you all in the dance, said he.
_ _ I danced for the scribe [Bm] and the Pharisee,
[E] They wouldn't [A] dance and they wouldn't follow [D] me,
I danced for [Bm] the fishermen, James and John,
[A] They came with [D] me and the dance went on.
Dance, dance, wherever you may be,
I am the [A] Lord of the dance, said [D] he.
I lead you all, wherever [F#m] you may be,
I lead you [D] all in the dance, said he.
_ I danced [F#m] on the Friday [Bm] when the sky turned black,
It's hard to [A] dance with the devil on [D] your back,
They buried [Bm] my body and they thought I'd gone,
[D] I am the light and the dance goes on.
Dance, dance, wherever you may be,
I am the [A] Lord of the dance, said [D] he.
I lead you all, wherever you may be,
[A] I lead you [D] all in the dance, said he.
_ _ They cut [C#m] me down, [Bm] I leapt up high,
I am the light that will [A] never, never [D] die.
I live [Bm] in you if you live in me,
For I am the [D] Lord of the dance, said he.
Dance, dance, wherever you may be,
I am the [A] Lord of the dance, said [D] he.
I lead you all, wherever you [B] may be,
I lead you [D] all in the dance, said he. _
_ All God's critters got a place in the choir,
Some sing low, some sing higher,
[G] Some sing out loud [D] on the telephone wire,
Some just clap their hands,
A pause or anything they got now.
_ Listen to the bass, it's the one on the [A] bottom,
Or the bullfrog [D] floats and the [G] hippopotamus moans,
It groans with a [D] big to-do,
And the [A] old crowd just goes loose.
[D] All God's critters got a place in [A] the choir,
Some sing [D] low, some sing [G] higher,
Some sing out loud on [D] the telephone wire,
Some just clap their hands,
A pause or anything they got [B] now.
The dogs and the cats, they take up the middle,
While the honeybee hums [E] and the cricket [A] fiddles,
The donkey [E] brays and the pony nays,
[B] And the old coyote howls.
[E] All God's critters got a place in the choir,
Some sing low, some sing [A] higher,
Some sing out [E] loud on the telephone wire,
Some just [B] clap their hands,
A pause or anything [F#] they got now.
Listen to the top, where the little birds [C#] sing on the melody,
[F#] Where the high [B] notes ring it,
The hoot owl hollers [F#] over everything,
And the jaybird disagrees.
All God's critters got a place [C#] in the choir,
Some [F#] sing low, some [B] sing higher,
Some sing out loud [F#] on the telephone wire,
Some just clap their hands,
A pause or anything they got now.
Singing in the night time, singing [C#] in the day,
The little duck quacks, then he's on his way,
[B] The possum ain't [F#] got much to say,
And the porcupine talks to himself.
All God's critters got a place in the choir,
Some [C#] sing low, some sing higher,
[B] Some sing out [F#] loud on the telephone wire,
Some just clap their hands,
A pause or anything they [G] got now.
It's a simple song of living, sung everywhere,
[D] By the ox and the [G] fox and the grizzly [C] bear,
The grumpy [G] alligator and the hog above,
The sly raccoon and the turtle dove.
All God's critters got a place in the [D] choir,
Some sing [G] low, some sing [C] higher,
Some sing out [G] loud on the telephone wire,
Some just clap their hands,
A pause or anything they got now.
All God's critters got a place in [D] the choir,
Some sing [G] low, some [C] sing higher,
Some sing out [G] loud on the telephone wire,
Some just clap their hands,
A pause or anything they got now. _ _
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