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    AmIn the dEmesert, where the ciFties are made of gCold,
there's a gGirl playing hoAmpscotch with pFink ribbon piCgtails.
     AmAnd her Emmom calls out from an apFartment balcoCny,
"Come on, baGby! your bAmath is ready! it's aFlmost time for slCeep!"
    AmAnd i wConder, who's the faEther...E7  
     Amand i wConder what they call hEerE7  
E7Sierra
     Amdoes her mEmother smoke or does she jFog every mornCing?
does she drGink when she thAminks about me, or doFesn't she need to drCink?
       Amdoes she hEmave a man who wForks a 9 to C5
does he come Ghome to kiss our yAmoung sierra, tuck her iFn and say gooCdnight?
     Amand an eCxtra kiss for mEama...E7  
     Ami want that kCiss, that kid, that aEpartmentE7  
i'm rFeady to settle dCown now
so gAmet that man out Gof my bed
i wFant my daughter bAmack now
                         C/                     B                    E             F  F7  
i want to kiss her, tuck her in, and say, "goodnight, my baby girl"
F7sierra
   Amsierra    Emsierra   Fsierra   Csierra
i'll nGever know Amwho you are
and Fi don't deserve toC  
   Amsierra    Emsierra   Fsierra   Csierra
my lGittle girl
we woAmuld have been so.F..oh, nevermindC  
but i'm rFeady to settle doAmwn now
yeah i'm reCady to leave that wErecking ball behindE7  
FI could be your carAmpenter,
and yCou could be my twEinkling north sE7tar o'er the desert sFky.F7  

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Sierra

by Cursive

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am Em F C

In the desert, where the cities are made of gold,

G Am F C

there's a girl playing hopscotch with pink ribbon pigtails.

Am Em F C

And her mom calls out from an apartment balcony,

G Am F C

"Come on, baby! your bath is ready! it's almost time for sleep!"

Am C E E7

And i wonder, who's the father...

Am C E E7

and i wonder what they call her

Sierra

Am Em F C

does her mother smoke or does she jog every morning?

G Am F C

does she drink when she thinks about me, or doesn't she need to drink?

Am Em F C

does she have a man who works a 9 to 5

G Am F C

does he come home to kiss our young sierra, tuck her in and say goodnight?

Am C E E7

and an extra kiss for mama...

Am C E E7

i want that kiss, that kid, that apartment

F C

i'm ready to settle down now

Am G

so get that man out of my bed

F Am

i want my daughter back now

C B E F F7

i want to kiss her, tuck her in, and say, "goodnight, my baby girl"

sierra

Am Em F C

sierra sierra sierra sierra

G Am

i'll never know who you are

F C

and i don't deserve to

Am Em F C

sierra sierra sierra sierra

my little girl

Am F C

we would have been so...oh, nevermind

F Am

but i'm ready to settle down now

C E E7

yeah i'm ready to leave that wrecking ball behind

F Am

I could be your carpenter,

C E E7 F F7

and you could be my twinkling north star o'er the desert sky.

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