I Am Lord Of The Dance

lord of the dance : the irish rovers . #26 in canada in 1972 . #1 . G Em G i danced in the morning when the world was begun . D C D i danced in the moon and the stars and the sun . G D Em i came down from heaven and i danced on earth . . D C G at bethlehem i had my birth . Chorus : G Em G dance , dance , wherever you may be . . Em D i Am the lord of the dance , said he . G Em G and i’ll lead you all , wherever you may be . . D G and i’ll lead you all in the dance , said he! ( lead you all in the dance , said he! ) #2 . G Em G i danced for the scribes and the phar . . isees . D C D but they would not dance and they wouldn’t follow me . G D Em i danced for fishermen , for james and john . . D C G they came with me and the dance went on . Chorus : G Em G dance , dance , wherever you may be . . Em D i Am the lord of the dance , said he . G Em G and i’ll lead you all , wherever you may be . . D G and i’ll lead you all in the dance , said he! ( lead you all in the dance , said he! ) #3 . G Em G i danced on the sabbath and i cured the lame . D C D the holy people thought it was a shame . G Em G they cut and they stripped and they hung me high . . D C G and they left me there on a cross to die . Chorus : G Em G dance , dance , wherever you may be . . Em D i Am the lord of the dance , said he . G Em G and i’ll lead you all , wherever you may be . . D G and i’ll lead you all in the dance , said he! ( lead you all in the dance , said he! ) #4 . G Em G i danced on a friday when the sky turned black . D C D it’s hard to dance with the devil on your back . G Em G they buried my body , but i’d gone . . D C G but i Am the dance and i still go on . Chorus : G Em G dance , dance , wherever you may be . . Em D i Am the lord of the dance , said he . G Em G and i’ll lead you all , wherever you may be . . D G and i’ll lead you all in the dance , said he! ( lead you all in the dance , said he! ) #5 . G Em G they cut me down but i leapt up high . D C D i Am the light that will never , never die . G Em G i’ll live in you if you’ll live in me . . D C G i Am the lord of the dance , said he . Chorus : G Em G dance , dance , wherever you may be . . Em D i Am the lord of the dance , said he . G Em G and i’ll lead you all , wherever you may be . . D G and i’ll lead you all in the dance , said he! ( lead you all in the dance , said he! ) Outro : G Em G dance , dance , wherever you may be . . Em D i Am the lord of the dance , said he . G Em G and i’ll lead you all , wherever you may be . . D G and i’ll lead you all in the dance , said he! ( lead you all in the dance , said he! ) a seventies smash from kraziekhat .