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LYRICS & CHORDS

I Saw A Tree

THE KING DREAMS

Daniel 4

Words, Arrangement, Guitar & Vocals: John Millea  

Percussion: Delon Lawrence  

Bass: Rich Gilliland  

Trombone: Matt Leland  

Production: Jung Jacob Song & Delon Lawrence - Recorded at Black Box Studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma

LYRICS

Listen to me people, I’ve got a tale
As tall as the trees and as true as I failed
God has done wonders, done wonders for me
He’s rescued my soul with visions and dreams

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Chorus:

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I saw a tree standing tall above the earth
And it gave food and shelter for the beasts and the birds
But they said, “Cut it down, cut it down, cut it down!
This high elevation has gone to his crown.”

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Daniel my friend, he told it to me straight
“Oh king, cut it out and the axe may be stayed
Start living right man, look out for the least
Quit acting like one or you’ll end up a beast.”

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Chorus

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I went down, I went down, I went down
And I crawled on all fours on the ground
Like an ox, I ate grass until seven times past
And I looked up at last…

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I saw a tree standing tall above the earth
And it gave food and shelter for the beasts and the birds
And I looked up to heaven and I understood And I praise the Most High, for He’s just and He’s good
Oh, I praise the Most High, for He’s just and He’s good

CHORDS

Track 15 --  Lyrics & Music by John Millea

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C           Am                  F            C

Listen to me people I’ve got a tale

    Am          G                F                C
As tall as the trees and as true as I’ve failed

C                   Am                  Fmaj7        C

God has done wonders done wonders for me

        Am            G                  F                C
He’s rescued my soul through visions and dreams

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           F                                         C
I saw a tree standing tall above the earth

          F                                                                 C

And it gave food and shelter for the beasts and the birds

              Am            Em7                                    C

But they said, Cut it down, Cut it down, Cut it down

        Am       G             F                C

This high elevation has gone to his crown

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C              Am                    F        C

Daniel my friend he told it to me straight

      Am           G                F                C
Oh king cut it out and the axe may be stayed

C               Am                   Fmaj7      C

Start living right man look out for the least

         Am          G                 F             C

Quit acting like one or you’ll end up a beast

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           F                                         C
I saw a tree standing tall above the earth

          F                                                                 C

And it gave food and shelter for the beasts and the birds

              Am            Em7                                    C

But they said, Cut it down, Cut it down, Cut it down

        Am       G             F                C

This high elevation has gone to his crown

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           Am               Em7               C
I went down, I went down, I went down

          Am                 Em7           C
And I crawled on all fours on the ground

            Am       Em7         C/E            F
Like an ox I ate grass until seven times passed

                      G
And I looked up at last

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                    F                                         C

And I saw a tree standing tall above the earth

           F                                                                    C

And it gave food and shelter for the beasts and the birds

          Am                                   Em7  C

And I looked up to heaven and I understood

             Am                     G                      F                   C

And I praised the Most High for He’s just and He’s good

          Am                       G                  F                     C

Oh I praise the Most High for He’s just and He’s good 

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