| G | D | G | |
| D | ance then, wher | ever you may b | e |
| Em | D | |
| I am the lord of the d | ance, said he |
| G | Em | |
| And I'll l | ead you all, wher | ever you may be |
| D | G | |
| And I'll l | ead you all in the d | ance, said he. |
| G | D | Em | |
| I d | anced in the morning, when the w | orld was beg | un |
| D | C | D | |
| I d | anced in the moon and the st | ars and the s | un |
| G | D | Em | |
| I c | ame down from heaven and I d | anced on | earth |
| D | G | |
| At b | ethlehem had my, I h | ad my birth. |
| G | D | Em | |
| I d | anced for the scribe and for the Ph | aris | ee |
| D | C | D | |
| They w | ould not dance, they w | ouldn't follow m | e |
| G | D | Em | |
| So I d | anced for the fishermen J | ames and J | ohn |
| D | G | |
| c | ame with me and the d | ance went on. |
| G | D | Em | |
| I d | anced on the sabbath and I c | ured the l | ame |
| D | C | D | |
| The h | oly people, they s | aid it was a sh | ame |
| G | D | Em | |
| They wh | ipped and stripped and they h | ung me h | igh |
| D | G | |
| L | eft me there on a cr | oss to die. |
| G | D | Em | |
| I d | anced on the friday, when the sk | y turned bl | ack |
| D | C | D | |
| It's h | ard to dance with the d | evil on your b | ack |
| G | D | Em | |
| They b | uried my body they th | ought I'd g | one |
| D | G | |
| But | I am the dance, and I st | ill go on. |
| G | D | Em | |
| They cu | t me down, but I l | ept up h | igh |
| D | C | D | |
| I am the life, that will n | ever, never d | ie |
| G | D | Em | |
| And I l | ive in you, if you l | ive in m | e |
| D | G | |
| I am the lord of the d | ance, said he. |