[Intro]
Em  C   G  D   Em  C   D     x2

[Verse 1]
  G
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
             Em
You get your fill to eat, but always keep that hunger
        C
May you never take one single breath for granted
       D
God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed

             C                         D               G
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
         C                   D            G
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
        Am                   G/B             C
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
              Am                           D
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

[Chorus]
           Em  C   G  D
I hope you dance
           Em  C   D
I hope you dance

[Verse 2]
           G
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
       Em
Never settle for the path of least resistance
       C
Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking
        D
Loving might be a mistake, but it's worth making

       C                 D                G
Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter
               C               D         G
When you come close to selling out reconsider
          Am            G/B                C
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
              Am                           D
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

[Chorus]
           Em  C   G  D             Em  C   D
I hope you dance         I hope you dance
           Em  C   G  D             Em  C   D
I hope you dance         I hope you dance

(Background Lyric)
Time - is a wheel in constant motion - always rolling us along,
Tell me who - wants to look back on their years And wonder - where those years have gone.

[Bridge]
           C                         D                 G
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
         C               D                G
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
            Am               G/B             C
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
             Am                            D
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

[Chorus]
Em  C   G  D             Em  C   D
Dance         I hope you dance
           Em  C   G  D             Em  C   D
I hope you dance         I hope you dance
           Em  C   G  D             Em  C   D
I hope you dance         I hope you dance

Em  C   G  D   Em  C   D