Dance With My Father original guitar chords by
Luther Vandross 
Key: Bb major
Intro 1
Bb
F/A
Gm
Ebadd9
Ebadd9
Verse 1
Bb
F/A
Back when I was a child
Eb
F9sus4
F
Before life removed all the innocence
Bb
F/A
My father would lift me high
Eb
F9sus4
F
And dance with my mother and me
And then
Bb/D
Eb
Spin me around 'till I fell asleep
Ebm/Gb
Bb/F
Then up the stairs he would carry me
F7sus4
F7
I was loved
Chorus 1
Bb
F/A
If I could get another chance
Cm
Gm
I'd play a song that would never ever end
F7sus4
F7
To dance with my father again
Interlude 1
Bb
F/A
Gm
Ebadd9
Verse 2
Eb
F9sus4
To get my way I would run
Eb
F9sus4
Then finally make me do
Bb/D
Eb
Later that night when I was asleep
Ebm/Gb
Bb/F
He left a dollar under my sheet
Cm7
F7sus4
F7
Would be gone from me
Chorus 2
Bb
F/A
If I could steal one final glance
Cm
Gm
I'd play a song that would never ever end
F7sus4
F7
Bb
To dance with my father again
Bridge 1
Eb
F
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
Bb
F/A
Gm7
And I'd hear how my ma ma cried for him
Eb
F7sus4
F7
I'd pray for her even more than me
Cm7
F7sus4
I'd pray for her even more than me
F7
Interlude 2
Bb
F/A
Gm
Ebadd9
Chorus 3
C
G/B
I know I'm praying for much too much
Dm7
Am9
I know you don't do it usually
G7sus4
G7
She's dying to dance with my father
Am9
Dm9
a gain
Outro 1
And this is all I ever dream
C
G/B
Fadd9
Dm7
G7sus4
G7
C
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Bb
F/A
Gm
Ebadd9
Eb
F9sus4
F
Bb/D
Ebm/Gb
Bb/F
C/E
F7sus4
F7
Cm
Cm7
Gm7
C
G/B
Am7
Dm7
Am9
G7sus4
G7
Dm9
Fm6
Fadd9
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Chords
Bb
F/A
Gm
Ebadd9
Eb
F9sus4
F
Bb/D
Ebm/Gb
Bb/F
C/E
F7sus4
F7
Cm
Cm7
Gm7
C
G/B
Am7
Dm7
Am9
G7sus4
G7
Dm9
Fm6
Fadd9
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Capo: No capo
Transpose: 0
0
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