Intro: Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Verse: Bb5 F5 G5 F5 Bb5 Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence Bb5 D5 Eb5 F5 Bb5 My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then Bb5 Eb5 Spin me around 'til I fell asleep C5 Bb5 Then up the stairs he would carry me C5 F5 And I knew for sure I was loved Bb5 D5 G5 Eb5 If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him C5 G5 I'd play a song that would never, ever end C5 How I'd love, love, love F5 Bb5 To dance with my father again Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 When I and my mother would disagree G5 F5 Bb5 To get my way, I would run from her to him Bb5 D5 He'd make me laugh just to comfort me Eb5 F5 Bb5 Then finally make me do just what my mama said Bb5 Eb5 Later that night when I was asleep C5 Bb5 He left a dollar under my sheet C5 F5 Never dreamed that he would be gone from me Bb5 D5 G5 Eb5 If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him C5 G5 I'd play a song that would never, ever end C5 'Cause I'd love, love, love F5 Bb5 To dance with my father again Eb5 F5 Sometimes I'd listen outside her door Bb5 G5 And I'd hear how my mother cried for him Eb5 F5 I pray for her even more than me Eb5 F5 I pray for her even more than me Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 C5 G5 I know I'm praying for much too much A5 F5 But could you send back the only man she loved D5 A5 I know you don't do it usually D5 But dear Lord she's dying G5 C5 To dance with my father again D5 Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream C5 G5 A5 F5 C5
