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Daughter

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[Intro]
G D C D
Em C G D
[Verse 1]
GEverDythiCngD  
EmShe sees, Cshe says she wantGsD  
GEverDythiCngD  
She Emwants, CI see she getsG  D  
[Chorus]
GThat's my daughter, Din the water
CEverything she owns DI bought heEmrC  
Everything she GownsD  
GThat's my daughter, Din the water
CEverything she knows DI taught hEmerC  
Everything she GknowDs
[Verse 2]
GEveDrytChinDg
EmI say, Cshe takes to heaGrtD  
GEveDrytChinDg
EmShe takes, Cshe takes apGarDt
[Chorus]
GThat's my daughter, Din the water
CEvery time she fell DI caught heEmrC  
Every time she fGellD  
GThat's my daughter, Din the water
CI lost every time DI fought heEmrC  
I lost every tiGmeD  
[Instrumental Interlude]
 F   Em   Am   G   D(x2)
 G   Em(x4)
[Verse 3]
GEveDry CtimDe
EmShe blinks, Cshe strikes someboGdy bDlind
GEveDrytChinDg
EmShe thinks, Cblows her tiny GminDd
[Chorus]
GThat's my daughter, Din the waterC  
DWho'd have ever Emthought?C  
Who'd have ever Gthought?D  
GThat's my daughter, Din the water
CI lost every Dtime I fought herEm  C  
I lost every GtimeD  
[Instrumental Interlude]
 F   Em   Am   G   D(x2)
 G   Em(x4)

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Daughter

by Loudon Wainwright III

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D C D

Em C G D

[Verse 1]

G D C D

Everything

Em C G D

She sees, she says she wants

G D C D

Everything

Em C G D

She wants, I see she gets

[Chorus]

G D

That's my daughter, in the water

C D Em C

Everything she owns I bought her

G D

Everything she owns

G D

That's my daughter, in the water

C D Em C

Everything she knows I taught her

G D

Everything she knows

[Verse 2]

G D C D

Everything

Em C G D

I say, she takes to heart

G D C D

Everything

Em C G D

She takes, she takes apart

[Chorus]

G D

That's my daughter, in the water

C D Em C

Every time she fell I caught her

G D

Every time she fell

G D

That's my daughter, in the water

C D Em C

I lost every time I fought her

G D

I lost every time

[Instrumental Interlude]

F Em Am G D

(x2)

G Em

(x4)

[Verse 3]

G D C D

Every time

Em C G D

She blinks, she strikes somebody blind

G D C D

Everything

Em C G D

She thinks, blows her tiny mind

[Chorus]

G D C

That's my daughter, in the water

D Em C

Who'd have ever thought?

G D

Who'd have ever thought?

G D

That's my daughter, in the water

C D Em C

I lost every time I fought her

G D

I lost every time

[Instrumental Interlude]

F Em Am G D

(x2)

G Em

(x4)

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