Key: D
D
Em7
A7
Em6
D
D6
Dance, ballerina, dance
D
A7
D9
G
Cº
Em7
A7
Em7
A7
And do your pirouette in rhythm with your aching heart
Em
B
Em7
Em6
Dance, ballerina, dance
Em
B
Em7
Em6
Em7
A7
D
A7
You musn't once forget a dancer has to dance the part
D
Em7
A7
Em6
D
D6
Whirl, ballerina, whirl
D
A7
D9
G
Cº
Em7
A7
Em7
A7
And just ignore the chair that's empty in the second row
Em
B
Em7
Em6
This is your moment, girl
Em
B
Em7
Em6
Em7
A7
D
Although he's not out there applauding as you steal the show
Bridge
F#
F#7
C#m7(b5)
F#7
Bm
Em6
Once you said, "His love must wait its turn"
Bm
B7
B
Em
B
E7
Em7
You wanted fame instead; I guess that's your concern
G/B
A7
We live and learn
D
Em7
A7
Em6
D
D6
And love is gone, ballerina, gone
D
A7
D9
G
Cº
Em7
A7
Em7
A7
So on with your career you can't afford a backward glance
Em
B
Em7
Em6
Dance on and on and on
Em
B
Em7
Em6
A thousand people here have come to see the show
Em7
A7
As round and round you go
G/B
A7
D
Am7
D6
So ballerina dance, dance, dance