They dance alone

La             Lamaj7       Fa#m
Why are these women here, dancing on their own.
Si                                         La  Mi
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
La               Lamaj7      Fa#m
Why are the soldiers here, their faces fixed like stone?
Si                                   Misus  Mi
I can't see what it is that they despise.

Fa#m               La        Fa#m              La
Dancing with the missing, dancing with the dead.
Fa#m                   La             Fa#m                La
They dance with the invisible ones, their anguish is unsaid.
Sol                  Re        Sol                    Re
Dancing with their fathers, dancing with their sons.
Mi                  Rem6       Mi           Rem6
Dancing with their husbands, they dance alone.
            Mi
They dance alone.

La                   Lamaj7                 Fa#m
The only form of protest they're allowed.
Si                                  La         Mi
I've seen their silent faces, they scream so loud.
La                           Lamaj7  Fa#m
If they were to speak these words, they'd go missing too.
Si                                   Misus               Mi
Another woman on the torture table, what else can they do?

Fa#m               La        Fa#m              La
Dancing with the missing, Dancing with the dead.
Fa#m                   La             Fa#m                La
They dance with the invisible ones, their anguish is unsaid.
Sol                  Re        Sol                    Re
Dancing with their fathers, dancing with their sons.
Mi                  Rem6       Mi           Rem6
Dancing with their husbands, they dance alone.
            Mi
They dance alone.

La             Re                      Sim            Fa#m
One day we'll dance on their graves, one day we'll sing our freedom.
La             Re                 Sim        Fa#m
One day we'll laugh in our joy. And we'll dance.
La             Re                      Sim            Fa#m
One day we'll dance on their graves, one day we'll sing our freedom.
La             Re                 Sim        Fa#m
One day we'll laugh in our joy. And we'll dance.

La                                   Re
Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos, danzan con los muertos
Sim                            Fa#m
Danzan con amores invisibles, con silenciosa angustia
La                      Re
Danzan con sus padres, con sus hijos
Sim               Fa#m
Con sus esposos, ellas danzan solas, danzan solas

La          Lamaj7     Fa#m
Hey Mister Pinochet, you've sown a bitter crop.
Si                                     La                   Mi
It's foreign money that supports you, one day the money's going to stop.
La                 Lamaj7     Fa#m
No wages for your tortures, no budget for your guns.
Si                         Misus               Mi
You think of your mother, dancing with her invisible son.

Fa#m               La        Fa#m              La
Dancing with the missing, Dancing with the dead.
Fa#m                   La             Fa#m                La
They dance with the invisible ones, their anguish is unsaid.
Sol                  Re        Sol                    Re
Dancing with their fathers, dancing with their sons.
Mi                  Rem6       Mi           Rem6
Dancing with their husbands, they dance alone.
            Mi
They dance alone.

La             Re                      Sim            Fa#m
One day we'll dance on their graves, one day we'll sing our freedom.
La             Re                 Sim        Fa#m
One day we'll laugh in our joy. And we'll dance.
La             Re                      Sim            Fa#m
One day we'll dance on their graves, one day we'll sing our freedom.
La             Re                 Sim        Fa#m
One day we'll laugh in our joy. And we'll dance.

          Lamaj7            Fa#m
And we'll dance, and we'll dance
          Sim               La
And we'll dance, and we'll dance