Daniel And The Sacred Harp lyrics

Song information

Artist: The Band
Album: Stage Fright

Lyrics

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

Repeat chorus

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