The Dance Garth Brooks
[Intro] Barr G C/G G C/G G C/G C5/E (slide) D5/F# (slide) C5/E G
G C/G D
Lookin back on the mem'ry of the dance we shared
G D
'neath the stars above
G C/G C5 D
For a mo-ment all the world was right how could I have known
Em D
That you'd ever say good bye
Chorus
C C/G D D7 Bm
And now, I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end
C D
The way it all would go-o
C C/G D D7 Bm
Our lives, are better left to chance. I could have missed the pain
C D G C/G G
But I'd have had to miss the dance
G C/G D
Holding you I held everything for a mo-ment
G D
wasn't I the king?
G C/G C5 D
If I'd only known how the king would fall. Hey who's to say
Em D
You know, I might have changed it all
[Interlude chorus] C C/G D D7 Bm C D C C/G D D7 Bm C D G C/G G
C C/G D D7 Bm
And now, I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end
C D
The way it all would go-o
C C/G D D7 Bm
Our lives, are better left to chance. I could have missed the pain
C D G C/G G
But I'd have had to miss the dance
C C/G D D7 Bm
And now, I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end
C D
The way it all would go
C C/G D D7 Bm
Our lives, are better left to chance. I could have missed the pain
C D G
But I'd have had to miss the dance
G5/E or D5/F# or
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