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Dance With My Father - Radio Version chords by Luther Vandross

  • G

  • D

  • Em

  • C

  • Bm

    2
  • Dsus4

  • Cm

    3
  • A

  • Am

  • E

  • F#m

    2
  • Dm

  • Esus4

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Intro 1
(G major) (D major) (G major) (E minor) (C major)
(G major)
Verse 1
Back when I was a child (D major)
(C major)
Before life removed all the in (D major) nocence (G major)
My father would lift (B minor) me high (D major) (C major)
And dance with my mother (Dsus4) (D major) and me
And then
(G major) Spin me around 'till I fell (C major) asleep
(C minor) Then up the stairs he would carry (G major) me
And I knew (A major) for sure
I was loved (Dsus4) (D major)

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Verse 2
If (G major) I could get an (B minor) other chance (D major)
An (E minor) other walk
An (C major) other dance with him
(A minor) I'd play a song that would
nev (E minor) er ever end
How I'd love (C major) love love
To (Dsus4) dance with my father (D major)
Interlude 1
again
(G major) (D major) (E minor) (C major)
Verse 3
(G major) When I and my mother
Would dis (D major) agree
(C major) To get my way I would run (Dsus4)
From her (D major) to him
(G major) He'd make me laugh
just to com (D major) fort me
Yeah yeah
(C major) Then finally make me do
(Dsus4) Just (D major) what my mama said
(G major) Later that night when I was (C major) asleep
(C minor) He left a dollar under (G major) my sheet
Never dreamed (A major) that he
Would be gone (A minor) from me (D major)
Verse 4
If (G major) I could steal one (D major) final glance
One (E minor) final step
One (C major) final dance with him
(A minor) I'd play a song that would
nev (E minor) er ever end
'Cause I'd love (C major) love love to
(Dsus4) Dance with my father (D major) again (G major)
Verse 5
(C major) Sometimes I'd listen outside (D major) her door
(G major) And I'd hear how mama
(D major) would cry (E minor) for him
(C major) I'd pray for her even more (Dsus4) than (D major) me
(A minor) I'd pray for her even more
(Dsus4) than me
Interlude 2
(D major) (G major) (D major) (E minor)
(C major)
Verse 6
I know (A major) I'm praying for (E major) much too much
But (F sharp minor) could you send her
The (D major) only man she loved
(B minor) I know you don't do it usu (F sharp minor) ally
But Dear Lord
(D major) She's dying to dance with
(E major) my father (F sharp minor) again (B minor)
Verse 7
(D minor) Every night I fall asleep
Outro 1
And this is all I ever dream
(A major) (E major) (D major) (B minor) (Esus4)
(E major)
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