G                                Em          G 
I danced in the morning when the world was begun. 
  D                          C             D 
I danced in the Moon and the Stars and the Sun. 
  G                           D         Em 
I came down from Heaven and I danced on Earth.. 
   D           C      G 
at Bethlehem I had my birth. 


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G                Em           G 
Dance, dance, wherever you may be.. 
Em                   D             
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He. 
         G                 Em           G 
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be.. 
         D                   G 
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He! 
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!) 


 
G                                Em    G 
I danced for the scribes and the phar..isees. 
         D                        C               D 
But they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me. 
  G                         D         Em 
I danced for fishermen, for James and John.. 
     D                    C          G 
they came with me and the Dance went on. 


[Refrão]

G                 Em           G 
Dance, dance, wherever you may be.. 
Em                   D             
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He. 
         G                 Em           G 
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be.. 
         D                   G 
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He! 
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!) 


 
G                             Em        G 
I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame. 
    D                      C     D 
The holy people thought it was a shame. 
     G                              Em      G 
They cut and they stripped and they hung me high.. 
         D                  C        G 
and they left me there on a cross to die. 


[Refrão]
 
G                 Em           G 
Dance, dance, wherever you may be.. 
Em                   D             
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He. 
         G                 Em           G 
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be.. 
         D                   G 
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He! 
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!) 


 
G                             Em         G 
I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black. 
     D                      C             D 
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back. 
     G               Em      G 
They buried my body, but I'd gone.. 
    D                    C        G 
but I am the Dance and I still go on. 


[Refrão]

G                 Em           G 
Dance, dance, wherever you may be.. 
Em                   D             
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He. 
         G                 Em           G 
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be.. 
         D                   G 
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He! 
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!) 


 
G                      Em       G 
They cut me down but I leapt up high. 
D                        C            D 
I am the Light that will never, never die. 
     G                     Em      G 
I'll live in you if you'll live in Me.. 
  D                  C           G 
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He. 


[Refrão]
 
G                 Em           G 
Dance, dance, wherever you may be.. 
Em                   D             
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He. 
         G                 Em           G 
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be.. 
         D                   G 
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He! 
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!) 


OUTRO: 
G                 Em           G 
Dance, dance, wherever you may be.. 
Em                   D             
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He. 
         G                 Em           G 
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be.. 
         D                   G 
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He! 
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)