C G Back when I was a child F G Before life removed all the innocence C G My father would lift me high F G And dance with my mother and me and then C F Spin me around till I fell asleep Fm C Then up the stairs he would carry me D And I knew for sure G I was loved Chorus: C G If I could get another chance Am F Another walk, another dance with him Dm Am Iʼd play a song that would never, ever end F G C How Iʼd love my mother to dance with my father again Instrumental: G Am F C G When I and my mother would disagree F G To get my way I would run from her to him C G Heʼd make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeah F G Then finally make me do just what my mama said C F Later that night when I was asleep Fm C He left a dollar under my sheet D Never dreamed that he G Would be gone from me Chorus: C G If I could steal one final glance Am F One final step, one final dance with him Dm Am Iʼd play a song that would never, ever end F G C cause iʼd love my mother to dance with my father again F G Sometimes Iʼd listen outside her door C Am And Iʼd hear my mama cryinʼ for him F G I pray for her even more than me Dm G I pray for her even more than me Chorus: C G I know Iʼm prayinʼ for much too much Am F But could You send back the only man she loved Dm Am I know You donʼt do it usually F G C But Lord, sheʼs dyinʼ to dance with my father again Outro: Am Every night I fall asleep F G C And this is all I ever dream
