Dance of the Robe
Heather Headley, Aida, 2000
Writers: Tim Rice, Elton John
Producer: Phil Ramone
Label: Walt Disney
Hop to Another SongIt’s Dmknowing what they want of Bb/Dme that scares me,
it’s C/Dknowing, having followed, that DmI… must lead.
It’s Dmknowing that each person Bb/Dthere compares me
to C/Dthose in my past whom I Dmnow succeed.
But C/Ehow can whatever I Fdo for them now
be eA7/C#nough?
N.C.Be… eDmnough.
AEb/BbiBbda! ADb/AbiAbda!
Ab All Bbm/Abwe Abask of Gbyou
is a Eb/Glifetime of service, Abwisdom, courage,
G/B to ask more Cm would be selfish, but Dbnothing less will do. C7sus C
AEb/BbiBbda! ADb/Abi Ab Ebsus/Ab Ebda!
(ascending broken chord)
A/C# Dm
Your Dmrobe should be golden, your Bb/Drobe should be perfect
inC/Dstead of this ragged conDmcoction of thread.
But Dmmay you be moved by its Eb/Ddesperate beauty,
to C/Dgive us new life, for we’d Dmrather be dead.
Than C/Elive in the squalor and Fshame of the slave –
to the A7/C#dance… to the Dmdance!
AEb/BbiBbda! ADb/AbiAbda!
Ab All Bbm/Abwe Abask of Gbyou
is a Eb/Glifetime of service, Abwisdom, courage,
G/B to ask more Cm would be selfish, but Dbnothing Dbmaj7less Db6will Csusdo. C
AEbadd2/BbiBbda! ADb/Ab Abadd2iEb5da!
B(no5)/Eb Db5/Eb Eb5
B(no5)/Eb Db5/Eb Eb5 Eb5
B(no5)/Eb Db5/Eb Eb5
B(no5)/Eb Db5/Eb Eb5
Ebm B(no5) Db/F Ebm
Db/F Gb Abm Bbm/Ab
ABbm7iAb/Bbda!
ABiGb/Bda! ABbm7iAb/Bbda!
ABiGb/Bda! ABbm7iAb/Bbda!
Em Cadd9/E D
G Am G D/F#
G B7sus
I Fmknow expectations are Db/Fwild and almost
beEb/Gyond my fulEbfillment,
but Abthey… won’t C/Ehear
a Fmword of a doubt or see Db/Fsigns of a weakness,
my Ebnigh-on-impossible Abduty is clear.
If I…Eb/G can rekindle our Abancestors’ dreams,
it’s eC7susnough…
it’s eC7susnough… it’s eBbsus/Cnough…
AiBb/Cda! ADb/CiAb/Cda! ABbsus/CiBb/Cda!
ADb/CiAb/Cda! ABbsus/CiBb/Cda! ADb/CiAb/Cda!
It’s enough!
Dbmaj7Ah-Cm7ah-Bbm7ah-Cm7/Gah-C7susah-Fm(add9)ah