Intro: 
Cm (x4) 
 
Cm 
   Da da da da___ da da.  Da da da da.__ 
Eb6                             F9 
    On the banks of the Tennesee   River 
Ab7M                   Bb 
    In a small Kentucky  Town 
Cm                                     Ab7M 
    I drew my first breath one cold, November mornin?, 
           Eb/G                                             Gm 
And before my feet even touched the ground, 
              Eb/G                                        Gsus 
With the doctors and the nurses gathered round, 
Gm                        Cm 
   I started to dance.  Yeah,  I started to dance. 
 
Verse 1 with 2 below: 
Eb6                                     F9 
1   A little boy full of wide-eyed wonder, 

2   the world beneath us spins in circles,_             and this 
Ab7M                                     Bb 
1               footloose and fan-cy free 

2 life makes us twist and turn and sway 
Cm                                       Ab7M 
1    But it would happen as it does for every dancer that I?d 

2    But we were made for more than rhythm with no reason by the 
     Eb/G                                                  Gm 
1   stumble on___ a truth- I could-n?t see,____-               and 

2   One who moves with passion and with grace                  as he 
   Eb/G                                      Gm 
1   find a longing deep inside of me.                         It said, 

2   Dances over all that he has made. 
 
Chorus:( Second time Chorus changes to He Instead of I) 
Cm                                                      Ab7M 
   I am the heart, I need the heart beat,  I am th eyes, I need the sight, 
F9                       Ab7M      Bb 
   I realize that I am just a body, I need the life. 
Cm                                     Ab7M 
I move my feet, I go through the motions, but who?ll give purpose to chance? 
F9 
   I am the dancer, I need the Lord of the Dance, yeah 
 
Verse 2 
 
Chorus 2: 
           Ab7M  Bb                       C            Cm7     Bb/C 
ending with                 Lord of the Dance 

Yeah! 
 
Intro