G#FmG#
I danced in the morning when the world was be gun.
D#C#D#
I danced in the Moon and the Stars and the Sun.
G#D#Fm
I came down from Heaven and I danced on Earth...
D#C#G#
at Bethlehem I had my birth.
G#FmG#
Dance, dance, wherever you may be...
FmD#
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
G#FmG#
And Iʼll lead you all, wherever you may be...
D#G#
And Iʼll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)
G#FmG#
I danced for the scribes and the phari.. sees.
D#C#D#
But they would not dance and they wouldnʼt follow me.
G#D#Fm
I danced for fishermen, for James and John...
D#C#G#
they came with me and the Dance went on.
G#FmG#
Dance, dance, wherever you may be...
FmD#
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
G#FmG#
And Iʼll lead you all, wherever you may be...
D#G#
And Iʼll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)
G#FmG#
I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame.
D#C#D#
The holy people thought it was a shame.
G#FmG#
They cut and they stripped and they hung me high...
D#C#G#
and they left me there on a cross to die.
G#FmG#
Dance, dance, wherever you may be...
FmD#
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
G#FmG#
And Iʼll lead you all, wherever you may be...
D#G#
And Iʼll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)
G#FmG#
I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black.
D#C#D#
Itʼs hard to dance with the devil on your back.
G#FmG#
They buried my body, but Iʼd gone..
D#C#G#
but I am the Dance and I still go on.
G#FmG#
Dance, dance, wherever you may be...
FmD#
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
G#FmG#
And Iʼll lead you all, wherever you may be...
D#G#
And Iʼll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)
G#FmG#
They cut me down but I leapt up high.
D#C#D#
I am the Light that will never, never die.
G#FmG#
Iʼll live in you if youʼll live in Me...
D#C#G#
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
G#FmG#
Dance, dance, wherever you may be...
FmG#
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
G#FmG#
And Iʼll lead you all, wherever you may be...
D#G#
And Iʼll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)