[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