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... www.TAB6.com