Capo: 4 Tuning: E A D G B E

Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Dancer With Bruised Knees CAPO: 4th Fret [Intro] Am Dm Am Dm G C G [Verse 1] (spoken - male voice)

When I first knew her ^Cshe was a dancer ^F ^Am I saw her leap, confi^Dmdently, knowing, that should she fall ^C It would be into the arms^G of her ^Ebmvery own partner ^E7 ^F She never failed^Dm to get a curtain call ^G

[Chorus]

For ^Amyears we had been one ^Gwith the stars A ^AmPas de Deux of re^Gnown I’d ^Fleap and he’d ^Gcatch me ^Con ^G/Bthe ^Amfly And gently he’d ^Dmput me ^Gdown

[Verse 2]

The ^Cheights that I ^Greached were ^Cdange^Frous And I ^Amsaw my ^Dmpartner strain And ^Cfelt when ^GI had ^Ebmland^E7ed His ^Fstrength was ^Dmon the ^Gwane

[Bridge]

^FBack before my knees were ^Emblue ^CBacks broke ^Gmbending in a ^B7step for ^Etwo

[Chorus]

For ^Amyears we had been one ^Gwith the stars A ^AmPas de Deux of re^Gnown I’d ^Fleap and he’d ^Gcatch me ^Con ^G/Bthe ^Amfly But once I came ^Dmcrashing ^Cdown

[Verse 3]

^GNow ^CI’m a ^Fweaver Wall-^Amhangings, ^Dmif you please In ^Cevery^Gone I ^Ebmfeat^E7ure A ^Fdancer ^Dmwith bruised ^Gknees

[Chorus]

For ^Amyears we had been one ^Gwith the stars A ^AmPas de Deux of re^Gnown I’d ^Fleap and he’d ^Gcatch me ^Con ^G/Bthe ^Amfly But once I came ^Dmcrashing ^Cdown

[Outro]

^AmDoop, ^Dmdoop, ^Gdoop ^AmDoop, ^Cdoop, ^Gdoop ^AmDoop, ^Dmdoop, ^Gdoop ^AmDoop, ^Cdoop, ^Gdoop ^AmDoop do, ^Dmdoop do, ^Gdoop do ^AmDoop do, ^Cdoop do, ^Gdoop do ^AmDoop do, ^Dmdoop do, ^Gdoop do ^AmDoop do, ^Cdoop do, ^Gdoop do

Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Dancer with bruised knees