Tom: Bb [Intro] Bb F Gm Eb Bb F Eb F Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence Bb F Eb F My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then Bb Eb Spin me around 'til I fell asleep Gb/dim Bb Then up the stairs he would carry me C/E F And I knew for sure I was loved Bb F Gm Eb If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him Cm Gm I'd play a song that would never, ever end Eb How I'd love, love, love F Bb To dance with my father again ( Bb F Gm Eb ) Bb F When I and my mother would disagree Eb F To get my way, I would run from her to him Bb F He'd make me laugh just to comfort me Eb F Bb Then finally make me do just what my mama said Bb Eb Later that night when I was asleep Gb/dim Bb He left a dollar under my sheet C F Never dreamed that he would be gone from me Bb F Gm Eb If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him Cm Gm I'd play a song that would never, ever end Eb Cause I'd love, love, love F Bb To dance with my father again Eb F Sometimes I'd listen outside her door Bb Gm And I'd hear how my mother cried for him Eb F I pray for her even more than me Cm F I pray for her even more than me ( Bb F Gm Eb ) C G I know I'm praying for much too much Am F But could you send back the only man she loved Dm Am I know you don't do it usually F But dear Lord she's dying G C To dance with my father again Dm Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream ( C G Am F C )