Chorus: G5 D5 Daniel Daniel and the sacred harp C5 G5 Dancing through the clover C5 B5 Daniel Daniel would you mind D5 G5 If I look it over Verse: G5 C5 D5 G5 I heard of this famous harp years ago back in my home town C5 D5 E5 But I sure never thought old Daniel be the one to come and bring it around G5 D5 C5 G5 Tell me Daniel how the harp came into your posession D5 C5 G5 Are you one of the chosen few who willin the the procession C5 E5 and Daniel said G5 D5 G5 D5 The sacred harp was handed down from father unto son C5 B5 A5 D5 And related, I could never be the one G5 D5 G5 D5 So I saved up all my silver and took it to a man C5 B5 A5 G5 Who said he could deliver the harp straight into my hand E5 A5 Three years waited patiently D5 C5 till he returned with the harp from the sea of Galilee E5 A5 D5 C5 He said there is thing I must ask but not a personal B5 A5 But wouldn't listen just grabbed harp D5 G5 And said take what you may need. G5 C5 D5 G5 Now Daniel looked quite satisfied the harp it seemed to glow C5 D5 E5 But the price that Daniel had really paid he did not even know G5 D5 Back to his brother he took his troubled mind C5 G5 And he said brother I'm in a bind D5 C5 G5 But the brother would not hear his tale he said Old Daniel's gonna land in jail G5 D5 G5 D5 So to his father Daniel did run And he said oh father what have I done C5 B5 A5 His father said son you've given in you know you won your harp G5 But you lost E5 A5 Then Daniel took the harp and went high on the hill D5 C5 And he blew across the meadow like a whipperwhill E5 A5 He played out his heart just time to pass D5 C5 G5 But as he looked to the ground he noticed no shadow did he cast Repeat Chorus Jean & Daniel Illari jdillari@worldnet.att.net 2713 Appleseed Road Finksburg, MD 21048 (410) 833-0479
