John Daniel chords by
Dolly Parton

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

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(Dolly Parton)

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John Daniel came to town one summer afternoon

Verse 2

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Wearin' dirty work clothes

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so everyone presumed

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He was just another logger

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from the loggin' camp nearby

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And he was, but there was somethin'

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different in John Daniel's eyes

Verse 3

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John Daniel was a young man, not

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more than twenty- four

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And there was an air about him

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that one could not ignore

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And in spite of callused hands & dirty clothes,

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his face was kind

And I wanted so to know what was

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in John Daniel's mind

Verse 4

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John Daniel, tell me where did you come

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from;tell me where is it you've been

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John Daniel, tell me why are you dif

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ferent from all of these other men

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John Daniel, there's somethin' about

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you that I don't quite understand

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John Daniel, do you hold the

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an swer to a higher plan?

Verse 5

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I rented him a room; he went upstair

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s like all the rest

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It was Saturday and he'd be

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goin' in to town, I guessed

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But he left in a robe and sandals,

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with a Bible in his hand;

And I thought to myself, John Daniel,

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I don't understand

Verse 6

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Now I'd planned to meet some friends

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of mine when I got off at three,

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In the park we often gather

to talk of love and peace

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When I got there I found that a crowd

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had gathered 'round;

And there I saw John Daniel a

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sittin' on the ground

Verse 7

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John Daniel, tell me where did you come

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from;tell me where is it you've been

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John Daniel, tell me why are you dif

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ferent from all of these other men

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John Daniel, there's somethin' about you that

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I don't quite understand

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John Daniel, do you hold the

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an swer to a higher plan?

Verse 8

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So, "You want to be free," he said,

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"Well, this is how you can."

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As he read from the Bible

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he held in his hand

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We were searchin' for the truth

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not knowin' where to look,

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Not knowin' that the answers all

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were in John Daniel's book

Verse 9

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John Daniel told us all

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how we could be free

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John Daniel taught us all

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a better way for you and me

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He came to us in our own way so

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we'd be sure to see

He had the light and essence

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of the man from Galilee

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Verse 10

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John Daniel, tell me where did you come

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from; tell me where is it you've been

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John Daniel, tell me why are you dif

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ferent from all of these other men

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John Daniel,

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there's something about you that I don't quite understand

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John Daniel, do you hold the an

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swer to a higher plan?

Verse 11

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John Daniel, John Daniel,

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John Daniel

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John Daniel do you hold the an

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swer to a higher plan?

John Daniel came to town

one summer afternoon

Wearin' dirty work clothes so

everyone presumed

He was just another logger from the loggin'

camp nearby

And he was, but there was somethin'

different in John Daniel's eyes

Ooh, John Daniel,

tell me where did you come from

Tell me where is it you've been

John Daniel,

tell me why are you different from all of these other men

John Daniel, there's something about

you that I don't quite understand

John Daniel,

do you hold the answer to a higher plan?

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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The original key of John Daniel by Dolly Parton is C major.

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