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Intro: Bb F Gm Eb Verse: Bb F Gm F Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence Bb Dm Eb F My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then Bb Eb Spin me around 'til I fell asleep Cm Then up the stairs he would carry me Bb F And I knew for sure I was loved Bb Dm Gm Eb If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him Cm Gm I'd play a song that would never, ever end Cm How I'd love, love, love F Bb To dance with my father again Bb F Gm Eb Bb F When I and my mother would disagree Gm F To get my way, I would run from her to him Bb Dm He'd make me laugh just to comfort me Eb F Then finally make me do just what my mama said Bb Eb Later that night when I was asleep Cm Bb He left a dollar under my sheet Cm F Never dreamed that he would be gone from me Bb Dm Gm Eb If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him Cm Gm I'd play a song that would never, ever end Cm 'Cause I'd love, love, love F Bb To dance with my father again Eb F Sometimes I'd listen outside her door Bb Gm And I'd hear how my mother cried for him Eb F I pray for her even more than me Eb F I pray for her even more than me Bb F Gm Eb C G I know I'm praying for much too much Am F But could you send back the only man she loved Dm Am I know you don't do it usually Dm But dear Lord she's dying G C To dance with my father again Dm Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream C G Am F C
Written by Richard Marx/Luther Vandross
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