THE DANCE

G C

1. Lookin back on the mem'ry of

D G - D

the dance we shared 'neath the stars above.

G C D

For a moment all the world was right how could I have known,

Em D

that you'd ever say goodbye.

C Am D 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 Am D Bm

Our lives, are better left to chance, I could have missed the pain,

C D G

but I'd had have to miss the dance.

G C D G - D

2. Holding you I held everything for a moment wasn't I the king?

G C D

But 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. + CHORUS +

C D

Yes my life, it's better left to chance.

I could have have missed the pain,

C D C

but I'd had have to miss the dance.

(Garth Brooks)