[Bb]Back when I was a [F]chil [Gm]d, [F]before li fe [Bb]removed all the innocence
[Bb]My father would lift [Dm]me high [Eb]
and dance with my [F]mot her [Bb]and me and then
[Bb]Spin me around 'til I [Eb]fe ll asleep
[Cm]Then up the stairs he would [Bb]carry me
[Cm]And I knew for sure I [F]was loved
[Bb]If I could get [Dm]a nother [Gm]chance, a nother [Eb]walk, a nother
dance with him
[Cm]I'd play a song that [Gm]wou ld never, ever end
[Cm]How I'd love, love, love
[F]To dance with my father [Bb]again
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Eb]
[Bb]When I and my mother would [F]disag ree
[Gm]To get my way, I would [F]r un from her [Bb]to h im
[Bb]He'd make me laugh just [Dm]to comfort me
[Eb]Then finally make me do just what [F]my mama [Bb]said
[Bb]Later that night when [Eb]I was asleep
[Cm]He left a dollar [Bb]u nder my sheet
[Cm]Never dreamed that he would be [F]g one from me
[Bb]If I could [Dm]steal one final [Gm]glance, one final [Eb]step, one
final dance with him
[Cm]I'd play a song that [Gm]wou ld never, ever end
[Cm]'Cause I'd love, love, love
[F]To dance with my father [Bb]again
[Eb]Sometimes I'd listen [F]outs ide her door
[Bb]And I'd hear how my [Gm]mother cried for him
[Eb]I pray for her even [F]more than me
[Eb]I pray for her even [F]more than me
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Eb]
[C]I know I'm praying for much too [G]much
[Am]But could you send back [F]the only man she loved
[Dm]I know you don't do [Am]it usually
[Dm]But dear Lord she's dying
[G]To dance with my father [C]again
[Dm]Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream...
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C]