The Dance
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Intro:
|---0-2-3-5-3-2--------3-5-7-3------------------------------
|--0-------------------------------------3------------------
|--------------------0---------------0-2---2-0-2-0----------
|-2---------------------------------0-----------------------
|------------------3----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
Guitar intro
G C/G G C/G G D/G C/G G
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|----0---0---1-----------0---0---1---------0----3---1-------0-----
|--0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0-----0---0----0---0-----------
|--------0---2---------------0---2--------------4---2-------0-----
|----2-------------------2-----------------2----------------------
|-3-------------------3-----------------3-------------------3-----
Verse:
G C/G G C/G C
Looking back on the memory of
D G D
The dance we shared 'neath the stars above
G C/G G C/G C
For a moment all the world was right
D Em D
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye
Chorus:
C D
And now I'm glad I didn't know
Bm7
The way it all would end
C D
The way it all would go
C D
% Our lives are better left to chance
Bm7
I could have missed the pain
C D G(1st repeat intro lick 2nd repeat from %)
But I'd have had to miss the dance
Verse:
Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn't I a king
If I'd only known how the king would fall
Then, who's to say you know I might have changed it all
Chosus : 2th times from %
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Keyboard ending 1
|---2-3-0-5-7-------0-5-7-3----------------------0------------------
|--0--------------3----------------3------------0---3---0-----------
|---------------0--------------0-2---2---------0---2---2-0---2-0----
|-2--------------------------0----------4-2-4-2------------------2--
|--------------3----------------------------------------------------
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Em/C/Dsus D/Em7(add 4th)/ repeat and fade (slash separates measures)
How to play The Dance
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.