Dance With My Father

DANCE WITH MY FATHER Vandross & Marx Luther Vandross | F /// | C /// | Dm /// | Bb /// | //// | F C Bb ||: / Back^when ^I was a=child | dd dd / / | / ~ ^Be fore^life^re^moved | ||: I^and^my^moth h er would=dis | s=a gree e / / | ~ ^To get^my way^I^would^run | C F C | d^all^the^in n^no cence | / ~ ^My ^fa ther would=lift | t^me^hi^gh hh hh | | n^from her r^to him | ~ ^He'd make^me ^laugh just to=com | m^fort^m^e ee ee | Bb C | / ~ ^and dance^with^my^moth | h^er^and^me e^and^th^en | | ~ ^Then fi^nal ly^make^me^do | o^just^what^my ma^ma^sa^id | F Bb Bbm | ~ ^Spin me^a round^til^I^fell | l=as^leep / / / | ~ ^then up^the stairs^he^would^car | | ~^La ter^that nite^when^I^was | s=as^leep / / / | ~ ^He’d left^a dol^lar^un^der | F G C-4 C | r=ry^me / ~ ^And I^knew | w=for sure e ~ ^I was^loved | dd dd / ~ ^If | | r=my^sheet / ~ ^Nev er^dreamed | d=that he e ~ ^would be^gone | e^from me / ~ ^If | F C Dm | ^I could ^get tt ~ ^an | ^oth er ^chance ee ~ ^an | ^oth er ^walk kk ~ ^an | | ^I could^steal ll ~ ^one | ^fi nal ^glance ee ~ ^one | ^fi nal ^step pp ~ ^one | Bb Gm | ^oth er ^dance e^with him | ~ ^Id play^a song^that^would^nev | | ^fi nal ^dance e^with him | ~ ^Id play^a song^that^would^nev | Dm Bb | v^er ev=er^end d^How^I’d^love | e^love lo^ve ee ~ ^to | | v^er ev=er^end d^Cause ^I’d^love | e^love lo^ve ee ~ ^to | C-4 C F C Dm Bb 1. | Dance^with h^my fa^ther a=gain | nn nn nn nn | / / / / | / / / / | / / / ~ ^When :|| C-4 C F Bb 2. | Dance^with h^my fa^ther a=gain | nn nn nn nn | ~^some times^Id lis^ten^out^side | C F C Dm | e^her door / / | ~ And=Id hear^how my^moth h=er=cri=ed | d=for^him m^m mm / | Bb C-4 C Gm7 | ~ ^I pray^for her^ev^en^more | e^than me / / | ~ ^I pray^for her^ev^en^more | C-4 C F C Dm Bb7 | e^than me ee ee | ee ee ee ee | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / ~ ^I | G D Em | ^know Im pray ing ^for | ^much too ^much hh ~ ^But | ^could you ^send back ~ ^the | C Am Em | ^on ly ^man n^she loved | ~ ^I know^you dont^do^it^u | s^u=al ly y^but^dear^Lord | C D-4 D Em | dd shes^dy y^ing ~ ^To | dance^with h^my fath^er r^r | r^a=gain nn nn / | Am7 Cm G | / / / / | Ev^ry^night^I fall^a sleep^and | this^is^all^I ev^er dream | mm mm mm mm | D C Am7 D7-4 D G | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / ||