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Verse 1

(Dolly Parton)

John Daniel came to town one summer afternoon

Verse 2
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 (C major) 
Wearin' dirty work clothes
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so everyone pre (G major) sumed
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He was  (F major) just another  (G major) logger
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from the  (F major) loggin' camp nearby
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 (C major) And he was, but there was somethin'
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different  (G major) in John Daniel's  (C major) eyes

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Verse 3

John Daniel was a young man, not

more than twenty- four

And there was an air about him

that one could not ignore

And in spite of callused hands & dirty clothes,

his face was kind

And I wanted so to know what was

in John Daniel's mind

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John  (C major) Daniel, tell me  (F major) where did you  (C major) come
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 (F major) from;tell me where  (G major) is it you've  (C major) been
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John Daniel, tell me  (F major) why are you dif
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 (C major) ferent from all of these other men
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John Daniel, there's  (F major) somethin' about
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 (C major) you that I  (F major) don't quite  (G major) under (C major) stand
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John Daniel, do you  (F major) hold the
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 (C major) an swer to a  (G major) higher  (C major) plan?

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I rented him a room; he went upstair (G major) 
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s like all the  (C major) rest
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It was  (F major) Saturday and  (C major) he'd be
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goin' in to town, I  (G major) guessed
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But he  (F major) left in a robe and  (G major) sandals,
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with a  (F major) Bible in his  (C major) hand;
And I thought to myself, John Daniel,
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 (G major) I don't under (C major) stand

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Now  (C major) I'd planned to meet some friends
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of mine  (G major) when I got off at  (C major) three,
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In the  (F major) park we often  (C major) gather
to talk of love and peace
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When  (F major) I got there I  (G major) found that a  (F major) crowd
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had gathered  (C major) 'round;
And there I saw John Daniel a
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 (G major) sittin' on the  (C major) ground

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John Daniel, tell me  (F major) where did you  (C major) come
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 (F major) from;tell me where  (G major) is it you've  (C major) been
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John Daniel, tell me  (F major) why are you dif
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 (C major) ferent from all of these other men
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John Daniel, there's  (F major) somethin'  (C major) about you that
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I  (F major) don't quite  (G major) under (C major) stand
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John Daniel, do you  (F major) hold the
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 (C major) an swer to a  (G major) higher  (C major) plan?

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So,  (C major) "You want to be free," he said,
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"Well,  (G major) this is how you can."
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 (C major) As  (F major) he read from the  (C major) Bible
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he held in his  (G major) hand
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We were  (F major) searchin' for the  (G major) truth
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not  (F major) knowin' where to look,
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 (C major) Not knowin' that the answers all
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 (G major) were in John Daniel's  (C major) book

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John Daniel told us all
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 (G major) how we could be  (C major) free
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John  (F major) Daniel taught us  (C major) all
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a better way for you and  (G major) me
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He  (F major) came to us in  (G major) our own way so
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 (F major) we'd be sure to  (C major) see
He had the light and essence
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of the  (G major) man from Galilee
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 (C major) 

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John Daniel, tell me  (F major) where did you  (C major) come
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 (F major) from; tell me where  (G major) is it you've  (C major) been
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John Daniel, tell me  (F major) why are you dif
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 (C major) ferent from all of these  (G major) other men
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 (C major) John Daniel,
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there's  (F major) something  (C major) about you that I don't quite  (G major) under (C major) stand
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John Daniel, do you  (F major) hold the  (C major) an
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swer  (F major) to a  (G major) higher  (C major) plan?

Verse 11
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John  (C major) Daniel,  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) John Daniel,
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 (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) John Daniel  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
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 (C major) John Daniel do you  (F major) hold the  (C major) an
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swer  (F major) to a  (G major) higher  (C major) 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?