C (x32010@1)               GBack (320003@1)when I was a child
Am (x02210@1)          FBefore (133211@1)life removed all the innocence
C (x32010@1)             GMy (320003@1)father would lift me high
Am (x02210@1)              FAnd (133211@1)dance with my mother and me and then

C (x32010@1)                   GSpin (320003@1)me around till I fell asleep
Am (x02210@1)                        FThen (133211@1)up the stairs he would carry me
      CAnd (x32010@1)I knew for sure
GI (320003@1)was loved

C (x32010@1)            GIf (320003@1)I could get another chance
Am (x02210@1)          FAnother (133211@1)walk, another dance with him
Dm (xx0231@1)                       AmI'd (x02210@1)play a song that would never, ever end
        F (133211@1)                                     CHow (x32010@1)I'd love my mother to dance with my father again

C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)                        GWhen (320003@1)I and my mother would disagree
Am (x02210@1)                  FTo (133211@1)get my way I would run from her to him
C (x32010@1)                        GHe'd (320003@1)make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeah
Am (x02210@1)                         FThen (133211@1)finally make me do just what my mama said

C (x32010@1)                     GLater (320003@1)that night when I was asleep
Am (x02210@1)               FHe (133211@1)left a dollar under my sheet
      CNever (x32010@1)dreamed that he
         GWould (320003@1)be gone from me

C (x32010@1)              GIf (320003@1)I could steal one final glance
Am (x02210@1)            FOne (133211@1)final step, one final dance with him
Dm (xx0231@1)                       AmI'd (x02210@1)play a song that would never, ever end
          Fcause (133211@1)i'd love my mother to dance with my father
 Cagain (x32010@1)
Dm (xx0231@1)                    GSometimes (320003@1)I'd listen outside her door
C (x32010@1)                  AmAnd (x02210@1)I'd hear my mama cryin' for him
F (133211@1)                 GI (320003@1)pray for her even more than me
F (133211@1)                 GI (320003@1)pray for her even more than me

C (x32010@1)                    GI (320003@1)know I'm prayin' for much too much
Am (x02210@1)                    FBut (133211@1)could You send back the only man she loved
Dm (xx0231@1)                   AmI (x02210@1)know You don't do it usually
    F (133211@1)                                        CBut (x32010@1)Lord, she's dyin' to dance with my father again

C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1)CEvery (x32010@1)night I fall asleep
    G (320003@1)                AmAnd (x02210@1)this is all I ever dream
      CEvery (x32010@1)night I fall asleep
    G (320003@1)                AmAnd (x02210@1)this is all I ever dream