Chorus: G d Daniel, daniel and the sacred harp, C g Dancing through the clover. C bm Daniel, daniel would you mind, D7 g If I look it over.
Verse: G c d7 g I heard of this famous harp years ago back in my home town C d em But I sure never thought old daniel be the one to come and bring it around G d c g Tell me daniel how the harp came into your posession. D c g Are you one of the chosen few who will march in the the procession? C em
And daniel said: G d g d The sacred harp was handed down, from father unto son, C bm am d7 And me not being related, i could never be the one. G d g d So I saved up all my silver, and took it to a man, C bm am g Who said he could deliver the harp, straight into my hand.
Em a Three years I waited patiently, D c 'till he returned with the harp from the sea of galilee. Em a He said there is one more thing I must ask, D c But not of personal greed. Bm am But I wouldn't listen I just grabbed the harp, D7 g And said take what you may need.
G c d g Now daniel looked quite satisfied, and the harp it seemed to glow. C d em But the price that daniel had really paid, he did not even know. G d7 Back to his brother he took his troubled mind. C g And he said dear brother I'm in a bind. D7 But the brother would not hear his tale, C g He said old daniel's gonna land in jail. G d So to his father daniel did run, G d And he said oh father what have I done. C bm am His father said son you've given in, you know you won your harp, G But you lost in sin.
Em a Then daniel took the harp and went high on the hill, D c And he blew across the meadow like a whippoorwhill. Em a He played out his heart just the time to pass, D c g But as he looked to the ground, he noticed no shadow did he cast.
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