Ballerina — Van Morrison
Chords and lyrics for Ballerina by Van Morrison (key of G).
Intro
[G] [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4]
Verse 1
[G]Spread your [G/B][Dsus4][C]wings
[G/B][D]Come on fly awhile
[C]Straight to my arms
[Am/E][G][D][Gm]Little angel child
[G]You know you only
[G/B]Lonely [Am7][G]twenty-two story [Am][C]block
[G]And if somebody, not just [Am]anybody
[G/B]Wanted to get close [D]to you
Verse 2
[G]For instance, me, baby
[G]All you gotta do
[D7]Is ring a bell
[G]Step right up, step right [G/B]up
[C]And step right up
Chorus
[Dsus4][D][Am][C][G/B]Ballerina
[G]Crowd will catch you
[Am7][G]Fly it, sigh it, [D]try it
Verse 3
[C]Well, I may be wrong
[G]But something deep in my heart tells me I'm right and I don't think so
[D]You know I saw the [Am7]writing [C]on the wall
[G]When you came up to [C]me
[Em]Child, you were heading for a fall
Verse 4
[G/B]But if it gets [C]to [D]you
[A]And you feel like you just can't go on
[G]All you gotta do
[D]Is ring a bell
Chorus 2
[G]Step right up, and step right [D]up
[Am]And step right [C]up
[G]Just like a [Cmaj7]ballerina
[G]Stepping lightly
Verse 5
[Am]Alright, [C]well it's [G]getting late
[Gm/D][E][D][C]
[G/B]Yes it is, yes it is
[C]And this time I forget to [G]slip into your slumber
[Cmaj7/B]The light is on [G]the left side of your [Bm7][Gm]head
[Am][Dm][C]
[C7][G]And I'm standing in your doorway
[Gm]And I'm mumbling and I can't remember the last thing that [G]ran [D]through my head
Verse 6
[A/C#]Here come [C]the man and he say, he [G]say the show [Cmaj7]must go on
[G][C][Am]
[C]So all you gotta do
[Am][G]Is ring the bell
Chorus 3
[Am7]And step right up, [D]and step right up
[G]And step right up
[G]Just like a ballerina, yeah, yeah
[G]Crowd will catch you
[Gmaj7][D]Fly it, sight it, c'mon, [Asus4]die [D]it, yeah
Verse 7
[Am7]Just like a ballerina
[G]Just like a, just like a, [Dm]just like a [Am]ballerina
Outro
[G]Get on up, get on up, keep a-moving on, little bit higher, [Am]baby
[Bmaj7]You know, you know, you know, get up baby
[G]Alright, a-keep on, a-keep on, a-keep on, a-keep on pushing
[G]Stepping lightly
[G]Just like a ballerina
[G]Ooo-we baby, take off your shoes
[G]Working on
[G]Just like a ballerina