"Lord of the Dance"

Written by SCC and Scotty Smith; tabbed by Britt Taylor(FretMaster@hotmail.com)

Tune guitar down a whole step and then tune the six string down another half step

(C G C FAD) Chords F:333xxx G:555xxx Bb:888xxx C:101010xxx D/e:000230 F7:x13x3x F/a:xx3210 Am:x02210

G2:5x0003 G7:x35x5x

Harmonics=*

Intro(Use slide)

D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10(slide

A----1s3----1s3---------s6--s6---3-------------------------------------1s3----s6-s6--3-10down)

F---------2----------------------------------------------------------*7-------2-------------------

C---------------------------------------------3-3-0---0---------*7-------------------------------

G----------------------------------------0h3--------3---------------------------------------------

C----------------------------------------------------------3-0-------------------------------------

Main riff

D--------------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------

F-------------------------------------------------------------- (Repeat)

C---------0--------------3-0----------0-----------------------

G----0h3----3---3s5--0----------0h3----3---3s5--3--0-------

C-----------------------------0---------------------------3--0-

 Verse:

F---------------------------- G -----Bb---------------- C

On the bank of the Tennessee River. In a small Kentucky town.

Fill:

D-------------------

A-------------------

F-------------------

C-------0----------

G--0h3----0-------

C--------------3--0

D/e------------------------- F7----------------------------- F/a-------------------------- Am------------- F/a

I drew my first breath of one cold November morning, and before my feet even touched the ground, with the doctors

-------------------------Am------------- (Main riff 2x)

and the nurses gathered 'round. I started to dance. I started to dance.

F ---------------------------G------- Bb -----------------C(fill)D/e---------------------- F7

A little boy full of wide-eyed wonder. Footloose and fancy free. But it would happen, as it does for every dancer,

--------F/a------------------------ Am-----F/a ------------------------Am

that I'd stumble on a truth I couldn't see, and find a longing deep inside of me, it said…

Chrous:

D/e-------------------------------- F7----------------------- G2 -------------------F7 --------G7

I am the heart, I need the heartbeat. I am the eyes, I need the sight. I realize that I am just a body. I need the life.

D/e-------------------------------- F7------------------------------- G ----------------------F7------ G7

I move my feet, I go through the motions. But who'll give purpose to chance. I am the dancer, I need the Lord of the

(Main riff 2x)

Dance.

(Verse)(Chorus)

-------------D/e F7 G7 --D/e------------- F7 G7

. Lord of the Dance! -----Lord of the Dance!

Yeah!

Bridge: This is not how SCC plays it I don't think, but it's something to use.

D-----------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------

F-----------------------------------------

C-----------------------------------------

G--0--3--5--7--9--5-10--9-- 0--3--5--7 ---F7-- G7(Repeat though-out Bridge)

C--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0

Play Chorus until the ending "Da da da's" start, then you will play the main riff until end.

This was a tough song to write out, so if you have any questions then please write me. Thanx!