The Dance chords by
Garth Brooks (Official Version)
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Key: G majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

F#m

D

Esus4

A

A

Verse 1
A A 
 
D D 
 
Looking back on the memory of
E E 
 
A A 
 
The dance we shared 'neath the stars above
E E 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
For a mo ment all the world was right
E E 
 
How could I  have known
D/F# D/F# 
 
E/G# E/G# 
 
that you'd ever   say goodbye

Chorus 1
D D 
 
E E 
 
And now I'm glad I didn't know
C#m C#m 
 
The way it all would end
D D 
 
E E 
 
the way it all would go
D D 
 
E E 
 
Our lives are better left to chance
C#m C#m 
 
I could have missed the pain
D D 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
But I'd of had to miss the dance
A A 
 

Verse 2
A A 
 
D D 
 
Holding you I held everything
E E 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
For a moment wasn't I  a king
A A 
 
D D 
 
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
E E 
 
Hey who's to say
D/F# D/F# 
 
E/G# E/G# 
 
you know I might  have changed it all

Chorus 2
D D 
 
E E 
 
And I'm, I'm glad I didn't know
C#m C#m 
 
The way it all would end
D D 
 
E E 
 
the way it all would go
D D 
 
E E 
 
Our lives are better left to chance
C#m C#m 
 
I could have missed the pain
D D 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
But I'd of had to miss the dance
D D 
 
E E 
 
Yes my life is better left to chance
C#m C#m 
 
I could have missed the pain
D D 
 
E E 
 
but I'd of had to miss the dance

Outro 1

F#m

D

E

F#m

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF#m D Esus4 A E...

Chords

F#m
D
Esus4
A
E
D/F#
E/G#
C#m

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Esus4: 0-2-2-2-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 2

2

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of The Dance by Garth Brooks, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Garth Brooks's performance.

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