Lord of the Dance

by Steven Curtis Chapman Album: Signs of Life Copyright 1996 Sparrow Song/Peach Hill Songs/BMI (admin. EMI Christian Music Publishing) Submitted by Cody Pitre, cpitre@intop.net vist my tab page at: http://www.intop.net/~cpitre/index.html ---------------------------------------- First start by tuning your 6th string to a D. Then tune the whole guitar down 1/2 step (*not exact, but I think it's pretty close*) Intro: E :--0----0---------- ---0--0-0--------- -------------------- B :--0----0---------- --b2-r2-0--------- -------------------- G :-b3---b3---------- ------------------ -------------------- D :----4------------- ------------------ ------3-3----------- A :------------------ ------------------ -0-h3-----5--------- D :------------------ ------------------ -------------------- E :-------------------- ------0--0-0------- ----------------------- B :-------------------- -----b2-r2-0------- ----------------------- G :-------------------- ---4--------------- ----------------------- D :-------------------- -4----------------- -------------3--------- A :-0-h3-5------------- ------------------- ---0-h3-0-h5---5------- D :--------3p0--------- ------------------- -0---------------3p0-- pause... E :------------------------- --------------------------- B :------------------------- repeat --------------------------- G :------------------------- last --------------------------- D :------------------------- two ----------------3---------- A :--0-h3-0-h5-3p0---------- measures --0-h3-0-h5-------5-------- D :0----------------3p0----- 0-------------------3p0---- Da,da,da,da,da da da E :----------------------------- B :--------------------6-p3----- G :----------------------------- D :------------3p0-------------- A :--0-h3-0-h5----3p0----------- D :0---------------------------- Da,da,da,da,da da da D6 EsusGmaj7 On the bank of the Tennesse River A In a small Kentucky town Bm Gmaj7 I drew my first breath one cold November morning D F#m And before my feet even touched the ground D F#sus With the doctors and the nurses gathered 'round F#m Bm I started to dance I started to dance Verse 1: D6 Esus/Gmaj7 A little boy full of wide-eyed wonder A Footloose and fancy free Bm Gmaj7 But it would happen, as it does for every dancer D F#m That I'd stumble on a truth I couldn't see D F#m And find a longing deep inside of me, it said Chorus: Bm I am the heart, I need the heartbeat Gmaj7 I am the eyes, I need the sight Esus/B Gmaj7 I realize that I am just a body A I need the life Bm Gmaj7 I move my feet, I go through the motions But who'll give purpose to chance Esus/B I am the dancer Gmaj7 A Bm I need the Lord of the dance Verse 2: The world beneath us spins in circles And this makes us twist and turn and sway But we were made for more than rhythm with no reason By the one who moves with passion and with grace As He dances over all that He has made