[Bb] Back when I was a [F] chil [Gm] d, [F] before li fe [Bb] removed all the innocence
[Bb] My father would lift [Dm] me high [Eb] and dance with my [F] mot her [Bb] and me and then
[Bb] Spin me around 'til I [Eb] fe ll asleep
[Cm] Then up the stairs he would [Bb] carry me
[Cm] And I knew for sure I [F] was loved
[Bb] If I could get [Dm] a nother [Gm] chance, a nother [Eb] walk, a nother
dance with him
[Cm] I'd play a song that [Gm] wou ld never, ever end
[Cm] How I'd love, love, love
[F] To dance with my father [Bb] again
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] When I and my mother would [F] disag ree
[Gm] To get my way, I would [F] r un from her [Bb] to h im
[Bb] He'd make me laugh just [Dm] to comfort me
[Eb] Then finally make me do just what [F] my mama [Bb] said
[Bb] Later that night when [Eb] I was asleep
[Cm] He left a dollar [Bb] u nder my sheet
[Cm] Never dreamed that he would be [F] g one from me
[Bb] If I could [Dm] steal one final [Gm] glance, one final [Eb] step, one
final dance with him
[Cm] I'd play a song that [Gm] wou ld never, ever end
[Cm] 'Cause I'd love, love, love
[F] To dance with my father [Bb] again
[Eb] Sometimes I'd listen [F] outs ide her door
[Bb] And I'd hear how my [Gm] mother cried for him
[Eb] I pray for her even [F] more than me
[Eb] I pray for her even [F] more than me
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Eb]
[C] I know I'm praying for much too [G] much
[Am] But could you send back [F] the only man she loved
[Dm] I know you don't do [Am] it usually
[Dm] But dear Lord she's dying
[G] To dance with my father [C] again
[Dm] Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream...
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C]
