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Elton John - Daniel Chords

Chord reference C, F, G, Dm, A7, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C]Daniel is traveling tonight on a [Dm]plane [G]I can see the red tail lights [E7]heading for Spa[Am]in Oh [G]and [F]I can see [G]Daniel waving good[Am]bye God it [F]looks like Daniel, [G]must be the [F]clouds in my [C]eyes [G]

[C]They say Spain is pretty though I’ve never [Dm]been [G]Well Daniel says it’s the best place, [E7]that he’s ever [Am]seen [G]Oh and [F]he should [G]know he’s been there en[Am]ough Lord [F]I miss Daniel [G]oh I [F]miss him so [C]much

Oh oh oh [F]Daniel my brother you are [C]older than me Do you still [F]feel the pain of the [C]scars that won’t heal Your eyes have [Am]died but you see more than [F]I [Ab]Daniel you’re a [C]star [A7]in the face of the [Dm]sky [G]

Oh oh oh [F]Daniel my brother you are [C]older than me Do you still [F]feel the pain of the [C]scars that won’t heal Your eyes have [Am]died but you see more than [F]I [Ab]Daniel you’re a [C]star [A7]in the face of the [Dm]sky [G]

[C]Daniel is traveling tonight on a [Dm]plane [F] [G]I can see the red tail lights [E7]heading for Spa[Am]in Oh [G]and [F]I can see [G]Daniel waving good[Am]bye God it [Dm]looks like Daniel, [G]must be the [F]clouds in my [C]eyes

Oh God it [F]looks like Daniel [G]must be the [F]clouds in my [C]eyes [F] [G] [C] [F] [C]

Artist Elton John
Album Diamonds
Genres Pop
Year 2017
Key C

How to Play Daniel on Guitar?

Elton John - Daniel can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G, Dm, A7, E7 chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Daniel with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.