
daniel
Elton John
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Tom : C
[Intro 2x]
C Dm
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane.
G E7 Am
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain oh and,
F G Am
I can see Daniel waving goodbye.
F G7 F/G C
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes.
Riff:
C Dm
They say Spain's pretty, though I've never been.
G E7 Am
Daniel says it's the best place he's ever seen.Oh and,
F G Am
he should know, he's been there enough.
F G7 F/G C
God I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much.
C F C
Oh, Daniel my brother, you are, older than me.
F C
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Am F
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I.
G# C A7 Dm7 G7
Daniel, you're a star, in the face of the sky.
C Dm
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane.
G E7 Am
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
F G Am
oh and, I can see Daniel waving goodbye.
F G7 F/G C
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes.
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes.
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