[Intro]
**lively**
Cm C7no3
Cm Fm9/C (x3)
[Verse]
Eb Fm7
On the bank of the Tennessee River
Ab Bb
In a small Kentucky town
Cm Abmaj7 Ab
I drew my first breath one cold November morning
Eb Gm
And before my feet even touched the ground
Eb Gm
With the doctors and the nurses gathered 'round
Cm Cm
I started to dance, I started to dance
[Instrumental]
Cm
Eb Fm7
A little boy full of wide-eyed wonder
Ab Bb
Footloose and fancy free
Abmaj7 Ab
But it would happen, as it does for every dancer
Eb Gm
That I'd stumble on a truth I couldn't see
Eb Gm
And find a longing deep inside of me, it said
[Chorus]
Cm
I am the heart, I need the heartbeat
Ab
I am the eyes, I need the sight
F Ab
I realize that I am just a body
Bb
I need the life
Cm
I move my feet, I go through the motions
Ab
But who'll give purpose to chance
F
I am the dancer
Ab Bb Cm
I need the Lord of the dance
[Verse]
Eb Fm
The world beneath us spins in circles
Ab Bb
And this life makes us twist and turn and sway
Abmaj7 Ab
But we were made for-more-than rhythm with no reason
Eb Gm
By the one who moves with passion and with grace
Eb Gm
As He dances over all that He has made
[Chorus]
Cm
I am the heart, I need the heartbeat
Ab
I am the eyes, I need the sight
F Ab
I realize that I am just a body
Bb
I need the life
Cm
I move my feet, I go through the motions
Ab
But who'll give purpose to chance
F
I am the dancer
Ab Bb Cm
He is the Lord of the dance
Bb Cm
Lord of the dance
Bb Cm
Lord of the dance
[Instrumental]
Cm7
Bb Cm
Cm7
Gm Cm
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C7
Ab Bb (x2)
C7(no3) Ab Bb
And while the music of His love and mercy plays
C7(no3) Ab Eb
I will fall down on my knees and I will pray
[Chorus]
Cm
I am the heart, I need the heartbeat
Ab
I am the eyes, I need the sight
F Ab
I realize that I am just a body
Bb
I need the life
Cm
I move my feet, I go through the motions
Ab
But who'll give purpose to chance
F
I am the dancer
Ab Bb Cm
I need the Lord of the dance