D    Em7  A7   Em6  D    D6 
Dance,  ballerina, dance,  
    D   A7     D9     G    Cdim     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    Cdim    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. 
Bridge: 
     F#   F#7         C#m5-/7 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   Cdim      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.