Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross

Four Semitones Above Original
Intro: D A/C# Bm Gmaj9

Verse 1

D                 A/C#   G                            
   A
Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
D                      A/C#           G                  
 A
My father would lift me high, And dance with my mother and me and then
D/F#                      G       Gm/Bb              
       D/A
Spin me around till I fell asleep, Then up the stairs he would carry me,
E/G#                         Asus4  A
and I knew for sure I was loved

Chorus

D               A/C#             Bm           G
If I could get, another chance, another walk, another dance with him
Em                          Bm                        G
I'd play a song that would never, ever end. How I'd love, love love, to
Asus4         A         D...
dance with my father again.

...D A/C# Bm Gmaj9

D                 A/C#   G                            
   A
When I and my mother would disagree, to get my way I'd run from her to him
D                             A/C#                     G                   He'd make me 
just to comfort me, yeah yeah, and finally make me do
          Asus4  A
just what my mama said
D/F#                        G      Gm/Bb             
       D/A
Later that night when I was asleep, he left a dollar under my sheet
          E/G#                    Em   Asus4  A
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me

Chorus

Bridge

G                          A          D                      A/C#
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door, and I'd hear how my mother
    Bm
cried for him.
G                        Asus4 A   Em7               
        Asus4
I'd pray for her even more than me, I'd pray for her even more than me


A Asus2 D A/C# Bm9 Gmaj7

Chorus with key-change (Up a tone)

  E                    B/D#                C#m9               
    A
I know I'm praying for much too much, but could you send back the only man she loved?
F#m7                        C#m9         Amaj9            
     B
I know you don't do it usually, but lord she's dying to dance with my
      Em9
father again

Outro

F#m7 Am6                                                E
    Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream

E...|B/D#...|Amaj9...|F#m11. Bsus4 B|E...

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