Lord of the Dance

X:117
T:Lord of the Dance
Q:1/4=178
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
"D7"D2| "G"G2  GG     "Em"BA   Bc      |"bm"d2 dd     "Em"B2
w:1.~I       danced in the morn-ing when the world  was be-gun,
BB   |"Am"A2 AA     A2   AB     |"Am"c-B AG      "D7"F2
w:And I danced in the moon and the sta-rs  and the sun,
DD   |"G"G2 GG        "Em"BA   Bc   |"Bm"d2 dd     "Em"B3
w:And I came  down from heav-en, and I danced on the earth.
B| "Am"A2 A2 "D7"B3 A |"C"G2 G2 "G"G4||
w:At Beth-le-hem,     I  had my birth.
"G"d4 "Em"B3  A|"G"Bc    BA      "Em"G4||
w:Ch:~Dance, dance, wher-ev-er you may be,
"G"B2 Bc     d2   cB     |"Am"A2 A2 "D7"A2
w:I     am the Lord of the  Dance, said he,
DD      |"G"G2 G2  "C"G3 A|"G"BA    "D7"Bc  "G"d2
w:And I'll lead  you all,  wher-ev-er you may be,
cB|       "Am"A2 A2  "D7"B2 BA    |"G"G2  "C"G2 "G"G2 |]
w:And I'll lead    you all    in the Dance, said  he.
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W:2. I danced for the scribe and the pharisee,
W:But they would not dance, and they wouldn't follow me.
W:I danced for the fishermen, for James and John -
W:They came with me, and the dance went on.
W:
W:3. I danced on the Sabbath, and I cured the lame;
W:The holy people said it was a shame.
W:They whipped, and they stripped, and they hung me on high,
W:And they left me there an a Cross to die.
W:
W:4. I danced on a Friday, when the sky turned black.
W:It's hard to dance with the devil on your back.
W:They buried my body, and they thought I'd gone,
W:But I am the dance, and I still go on.
W:
W:5. They cut me down, and I leapt up high;
W:I am the life that'll never, never die;
W:I'll live in you, if you'll live in me.
W:I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.

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