[Bb][F][Gm][Eb]
[Bb]Back when I was a [F]child
[Gm]Before life removed all the [F]innocence [Bb]
My father would lift me high [Dm]
And [Eb]dance with my mother and [F]me and then [Bb]
Spin me around till I [Eb]fell asleep
[Cm]Then up the stairs he would [Bb]carry me
[Cm]And I knew for sure I was [F]loved
If [Bb]I could get a-[Dm]nother chance
Ano – [Gm]ther walk, ano- [Eb]ther dance with him
[Cm]I’d play a song that would [Gm]never, ever end
How I’d [Cm]love, love, love to [F]dance with my father [Bb]again
[Bb][F][Gm][Eb]
[Bb]When I and my mother would [F]disagree
[Gm]To get my way I would [F]run from her to him [Bb]
He’d make me laugh just to [Dm]comfort me, yeah, yeah
[Eb]Then finally make me do just what my [F]mama said [Bb]
Later that night when I [Eb]was asleep
[Cm]He left a dollar under [Bb]my sheet
[Cm]Never dreamed that he would be [F]gone from me
[Bb]If I could steal [Dm]one final glance
[Gm]One final step, one [Eb]final dance with him
[Cm]I’d play a song that would [Gm]never, ever end
[Cm]‘Cause I’d love, love, love [F]to dance with my father [Bb]again
[Eb]Sometimes I’d listen out- [F]side her door
[Bb]And I’d hear her, mama [Gm]cryin’ for him
[Eb]I pray for her even more [F]than me
[Eb]I pray for her even more [F]than me
[Bb][F][Gm][Eb]
I [C]know I’m prayin’ for much too [G]much
But [Am]could You send back the [F]only man she loved
[Dm]I know You don’t do it [Am]usually
But [Dm]Lord, she’s dyin’ [G]to dance with my father [C]again
[Dm]Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream