Daniel Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays574

Daniel by Dia Frampton is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am, F and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
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Intro: C G Am F G 

Verse 1:
 
C	        G			Am		  G		  F 
Do you still sleep without your pillows in the house on Cherry street? 
   G 
Do you hear the sea? 
C		G			Am			G 
And we promised we would meet back up in Autumn, 
		F				G 
But next spring came crawlin' on its knees. 

Pre-Chorus:
 
Dm			G		C 
You couldn't fit inside my suitcase, 
Dm			G		C 
And I didn't wanna be slowed down. 
Dm		G			C	    G	    F 
Sometimes I wish that I could turn the clock around. 


F    G     C					Dm	 G 
Why Daniel? I wish you'd talked me out of it, through thin and thick 
F    G     C					Dm	G 
Why Daniel? Why'd you let me walk away, I would've stayed. 
Am	G	C	F 
I convinced me if I loved you, I'd leave you, I was lying. 
F	G	C	G 
You stood there with your palms out, your crying was silent 
F    G     C			Dm			G 
Why Daniel? I didn't mean a word I said back then. 
Why'd you let me win? 

Interlude: C G Am F G 

Verse 2:
 
C	G			Am		  G		  F 
I remember when we spoke of flying North to Paris, France, 
   G 
Just to feed the birds 
C	  G			Am		  G		  F 
And do you still have that old napkin you took home from the cafe, 
                              G 
Where I wrote those 3 words? 

Pre-Chorus:
 
Dm			G		C 
You couldn't follow me to LA 
Dm			G		C 
I should have never took that job 
Dm		G			C	    G	    F 
Now three years have passed and I still feel so robbed 

 
F    G     C					Dm	G 
Why Daniel? I wish you'd talked me out of it, through thin and thick 
F    G     C					Dm	G 
Why Daniel? Why'd you let me walk away, I would've stayed. 
Am	G	C	F 
I convinced me if I loved you, I'd leave you, I was lying. 
F	G	C	G 
You stood there with your palms out, your crying was silent 
F    G     C			Dm			G 
Why Daniel? I didn't mean a word I said back then. 
Why'd you let me win? 


Bridge:
 
Dm	               G			C		  G	F  G 
Have you settled down with someone since I gave you time to grow? Woah oh 
Dm	               G			C		  G		   
Do you ever think about me, was it easy to let go? 
F		G 
I was such a foolish soul. 

 
F    G     C					Dm		G 
Why Daniel? I wish you'd talked me out of it, through thin and thick 
F    G     C					Dm	G 
Why Daniel? Why'd you let me walk away, I would've stayed. 
Am	G	C	F 
I convinced me if I loved you, I'd leave you, I was lying. 
F	G	C	G 
You stood there with your palms out, your crying was silent 
F    G     C			Dm			G 
Why Daniel? I didn't mean a word I said back then.  
Why'd you let me win? 
C G Am F G	 
Why'd you let me win?

End: C 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante