The Portentous Begginings Of Daniel The Brave
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Capo 3
Cmaj9 C Cmaj9
i was wanderin in a desert town waitin on a wire
Cmaj9 C Cmaj9
met a brown hair girl preachin brimstone and fire
D C Cmaj9
she drove an old pick up, she had dust on her shoes
D C Cmaj9
she said “let's make for the sunrise, he's called us to move”
D C Cmaj9
well i jumped up in shotgun thinkin what could i lose
C
i think love is the strangest creation
Cmaj9
i could dream to know
Cmaj9 C Cmaj9)
she drove fast like a rocket, straight like a train
C
120 miles out she asked me my name
D C Cmaj9
at a little truck stop she told them all to reach for the sky
D C Cmaj9
she held up a pistol, there was a grin to her eye
D C Cmaj9
she threw me a bible, said to read them a line
D C Cmaj9
well i sang like a preacher while she took every dime
C
i think love is the strangest creation
Cmaj9
i could dream to know
Cmaj9 C Cmaj9
we had us a child, called him daniel the brave
Cmaj9 C Cmaj9
we were living in a shack behind a navajo grave
D C Cmaj9
i woke one morning to a rope and some words on a sheet
D C Cmaj9
she was hangin and the note read "babe, i'm just countin sheep
D C Cmaj9 C
and when i get to 100, in heaven we'll meet"
C
i think love is the strangest creation
Cmaj9
i could dream to know
Cmaj9 C Cmaj9
now me and daniel travel with the wind at our backs
Cmaj9 C Cmaj9
sleepin out on freight beds, sharin bread from my pack
D C Cmaj9
i don't now about religion but i'd like to believe
D C Cmaj9
that if there's a heaven she's waiting for me
D C Cmaj9
where the trucks all drive fast and the mileage is free
C
i think love is the strangest creation
Cmaj9 (Let ring to end)
i could dream to know
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Cmaj9. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.