D    Em7  A7   Em6  D    D6
Dance,  ballerina, dance,
    D   A7     D9     G    C?     Em7      A7  Em7  A7
And do your pirouette in rhythm with your aching heart.
 Em            B   Em7  Em6
Dance, ballerina, dance,
   Em          B     Em7    Em6     Em7  A7   D     A7
You musn't once  forget a dancer has to dance the part.
D     Em7  A7  Em6  D      D6
Whirl,  ballerina,  whirl,
  D      A7     D9         G    C?    Em7   A7  Em7   A7
And just ignore the chair that's empty in the second row.
Em      B        Em7     Em6
This is your moment,girl,
   Em             B       Em7       Em6       Em7  A7   D
Although he's not out there applauding as you steal the show.

(ponte)
     F#   F#7         C#m7(b5) F#7  Bm   Em6
Once you said, "His love must wait it's turn."
Bm         B7 B      Em  B              E7     Em7
You wanted fame instead; I guess that's your concern
  G/B       A7
We live and learn.
     D      Em7  A7   Em6    D      D6
And love is gone,  ballerina,  gone,
 D      A7    D9       G   C?      Em7     A7 Em7    A7
So on with your career you can't afford a backward glance.
Em       B      Em7  Em6
Dance on and on and on;
   Em        B        Em7              Em6
A thousand people here have come to see the show
    Em7        A7
As round and round you go,
 G/B  A7       D      Am7     D6
So ballerina dance, dance, dance.