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G#mDaniel, F#when I first sEaw youB  F#  
I knew that G#myou hadF#  
A flame in your EheartB  F#  
And under wG#mild blue skies      F#  
Marble mEove skiesB  
I fF#ound a hG#mome in your eyes    
F#We would never be EapartB  F#  
G#mAnd when the fires cameF#  
The smell of cEinders and rainB  
PeF#rfumed almost G#meverything
We lF#aughed and laughed and lEaughedB  F#  
And in the G#mgolden blueF#  
Crying Etook me to B  
the dF#arkest pG#mlace you knew
And sF#et fire to my EheartB  F#  
Chorus
G#mWhen I run in F#the darkE  
BDa--F#niel
G#mTo a place thF#at's worstE  
BDa--F#niel
Under a G#msheet of rain in F#the heartE  
BDa--F#niel
G#mI   dF#ream of hoEmeB  F#  
Chorus
G#mWhen I run in F#the darkE  
BDa--F#niel
G#mTo a place thF#at's worstE  
BDa--F#niel
Under a G#msheet of rain in F#the heartE  
BDa--F#niel
G#mI   dF#ream of hoEmeB  F#  

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Daniel

by Bat for Lashes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

G#m F# E B F#

Daniel, when I first saw you

G#m F#

I knew that you had

E B F#

A flame in your heart

G#m F#

And under wild blue skies

E B

Marble move skies

F# G#m

I found a home in your eyes

F# E B F#

We would never be apart

G#m F#

And when the fires came

E B

The smell of cinders and rain

F# G#m

Perfumed almost everything

F# E B F#

We laughed and laughed and laughed

G#m F#

And in the golden blue

E B

Crying took me to

F# G#m

the darkest place you knew

F# E B F#

And set fire to my heart

Chorus

G#m F# E

When I run in the dark

B F#

Da--niel

G#m F# E

To a place that's worst

B F#

Da--niel

G#m F# E

Under a sheet of rain in the heart

B F#

Da--niel

G#m F# E B F#

I dream of home

Chorus

G#m F# E

When I run in the dark

B F#

Da--niel

G#m F# E

To a place that's worst

B F#

Da--niel

G#m F# E

Under a sheet of rain in the heart

B F#

Da--niel

G#m F# E B F#

I dream of home

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