the dance – garth brooks

Bm G A D

D G A
looking back on the memory of the dance we shared

D A D G
’neath the stars above , for a moment all the world was right .

A Bm A
how could i have known that you’d ever say good – bye?

G A F#m
and now , i’m glad i didn’t know the way it all would end , the way it all

G A G A
would go . our lives are better left to chance .

F#m G A D
i could have missed the pain , but i’d ’ve had to miss the dance .

D G A D A
holding you i held everything . for a moment wasn’t i the king?

D G A
but if i’d only known how the king would fall , hey who’s to say you

Bm A
know i might have changed it all .

G A F#m
and now , i’m glad i didn’t know the way it all would end , the way it all

G A G A
would go . our lives are better left to chance .

F#m G A D
i could have missed the pain , but i’d ’ve had to miss the dance .

G A F#m
yes my life , it’s better left to chance . i could have missed the pain ,

G A7 D
but i’d have had to miss the dance .

Bm G A D