Key: D
Introduction:
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 B7+ Em7 Em6
Dance, ballerina, dance
Em B7+ 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 B7+ Em7 Em6
This is your moment, girl
Em B7+ Em7 Em6 Em7 A7 D
Although he's not out there applauding as you steal the show
F# F#7 C#m7(5-) F#7 Bm Em6
Once you said, "His love must wait its turn"
Bm B7 B7+ Em B7+ 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 B7+ Em7 Em6
Dance on and on and on
Em B7+ 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