Dancing on Black and White
Verse 1
Em
Checking out the options in this moving game of chess
C
Try to keep some focus; what matters, what makes sense
D C
Letting go of ownership that wasn't mine to have
Am B7
Feeling like a pawn in all this mess
Chorus
Em Am D Am
What does it take for battles to be done
Em Am D Am
Can we escape from putting people down
Em Am D Am
What does it take for life to move on
C B7
A new start; this game is done
Em Am Em
Dancing on black and white
Em Am Em
Dancing on black and white
Verse 2
Em
Mazes of dark bishops; feel the evil knights
C
You protect a new queen, who's in your sites
D C
Try to think of all the moves and calculate a plan
Am B7
Wishing I could be somewhere else
Chorus
Em Am D Am
What does it take for battles to be done
Em Am D Am
Can we escape from putting people down
Em Am D Am
What does it take for life to move on
C B7
A new start; this game is done
Em Am Em
Dancing on black and white
Em Am Em
Dancing on black and white
Bridge
Em
Black and white thinking
Am
Black and white living
D Am
Dancing on this checker-board in time
Em
Black and white thinking
Am
Black and white living
B7
I need more colour in my life
Chorus
Em Am D Am
What does it take for battles to be done
Em Am D Am
Can we escape from putting people down
Em Am D Am
What does it take for life to move on
C B7
A new start; this game is done
Em Am Em
Dancing on black and white
Em Am Em
Dancing on black and white
B7
I need more colour in my life
Em Am Em
Dancing on black and white
Em Am Em
Dancing on black and white
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copyright Kathryn Jean AlexanderNovember 9, 2019