Ronan Keating - I Hope You Dance: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Hope You Dance" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

   Dsus2
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
              Bm
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
         G
May you never take one single breath for granted
        A
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
             G                A
I hope you still feel small when you stand
           Dsus2
beside the ocean
         G               A               Dsus2
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
        Em                  D/F#                G
Promise me that you'll give fate the fighting chance
                                              A
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

Chorus:
            Bm  G D A
I hope you dance
            Bm  G A
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the
distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Livin' might mean takin' chances, but they're
worth takin'
Lovin' might be a mistake, but it's worth makin'
Don't let some Hell bent heart leave you bitter
If you come close to sellin' out reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just
a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

Chorus:
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in
constant motion always rolling us along)
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years)
I hope you dance
(And wonder where those years have gone.)

             G                A
I hope you still feel small when you
                 Dsus2
stand beside the ocean
         G               A               Dsus2
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
        Em                  Dsus2/F#            G
Promise me that you'll give fate the fighting chance
                                              A
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

Chorus:
Dance, I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion
always rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years)
I hope you dance
(And wonder where those years have gone.)
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
And I hope you dance
I pray your dancing
I hope you dance


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Dsus2

Guitar chord Dsus2

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Hope You Dance" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Hope You Dance" by Ronan Keating.