Lord of the Dance (SJEH Arrangement) by hymn
Key: CC | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed  |  simplified

Verse 1
  C             Am               C           Am
I danced in the morning when the world was begun
  Dm                         G7
I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun
  C              Am           C             Am
I came down from Heaven and I danced on the earth
   Dm    G7    C 
In Bethlehem I had my birth
 
Chorus
 C      Am        C            Am
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
 C        Am          Dm           G7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
          C              Am           C
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
          Dm       G7         C      
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.
 
Verse 2
  C              Am             C    Am
I danced for the scribe and the pharisee
         Dm                       G7
But they would not dance and they would not follow me
  C              Am             C         Am
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John
     Dm        G7         C    
They came with me and the dance went on
 
Chorus
 C      Am        C            Am
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
 C        Am          Dm           G7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
          C              Am           C
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
          Dm       G7         C   
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.
 
Verse 3
  C             Am             C        Am
I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame
    Dm          G7
The holy people said it was a shame
     C                Am                C       Am
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high
         Dm      G7         C     
And they left me there on a cross to die
 
Chorus
 C      Am        C            Am
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
 C        Am          Dm           G7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
          C              Am           C
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
          Dm       G7         C      
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.
 
Verse 4
  C           Am                          C          Am
I danced on a Friday (slow down) when the sky turned black
     Dm                     G7
It's hard to dance with the world on your back
     C         Am            C           Am
They buried my body and they thought I'd gone
                     Dm       G7          C    
(speed up again) But I am the dance and I still go on
 
Chorus
 C      Am        C            Am
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
 C        Am          Dm           G7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
          C              Am           C
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
          Dm       G7         C    
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.
 
Verse 5]
     C      Am         C        Am
They cut me down and I leapt up high
Dm                     G7
I am the life that'll never, never die
     C       Am            C       Am
I'll live in you if you'll live in me
 Dm       G7          C    
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said he.
 
Outro
 C      Am        C            Am
"Dance, then, wherever you may be
 C        Am          Dm           G7
"I am the Lord of the Dance," said He
          C              Am           C
"And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
          Dm       G7         C       
"And I'll lead you all in the dance," said He.