The Daughters

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Song: The daughters
Artist: Little Big Town
Composers: Karen Fairchild, Sean McConnell, and Ashley Ray
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1oHtDA1vWE
Intro pattern:
G
e |--------------------|
B |--------------------|
G |---------0--0---0---|
D |-------0------0-----|
A |-----2--------------|
E |---3----------------|
N.B.
I've tried to combine the 2 acoustics which are making very subtly
changing extensions to the chords throughout the song and adding
variety to each verse. In a lot of the song the high E string isn't
played much.
N.B.
Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website might automatically
suggest and use the typed shapes shown below:
G Gadd9 Emadd9
= 3200xx = 32020x = 022002
G/F# Csus2 Am/G
= 2x00xx = x300xx = 302210
Em7 D/F# Cadd9
= 022030 = xx4232 = x32030
Em Em C6
= 022000 * = xx5450 = x32210
Am7 C C6
= x0201x = x3201x * = xx5555
G/B C G4
= x2003x * = x32013 = 32001x
Cmaj7 C/B G6
= x3200x = x2x01x = 320000
N.C. = No chords
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[Intro]
G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
G
Oh, girl, wash your face 'fore you come to the table,
G/F# Em7 Em
Girl, know your place, be willing and able,
Am7 G/B Cmaj7
Take it on the chin, ...let the best man win,
G Gadd9 G Csus2
Girl, shoulders back and stand up straight,
G G/F# Em7 Em Em7
Girl, watch your mouth and watch your weight,
Am7 G/B C
Mind your manners, ...smile for the camera
[Chorus]
D/F# Em C C
* *
And pose like a trophy on a shelf,
D/F# Em C C
* *
Dream for every - one, but not your - self,
Em7 D/F# C
I've heard of God the Son, and God the Father,
C/B Am7 C G Gadd9 Cmaj7 C G
I'm still looking for a God for the daughters
[Verse 2]
G Gadd9 G
Girl, don’t be weak and don't be strong,
Em Emadd9 Em
Say what you want, just as long...
Emadd9 Am/G G/B Cmaj7
...As you nod your head with your lipstick on
[Chorus]
D/F# Em C
*
And pose like a trophy on a shelf,
D/F# Em Cmaj7Cadd9Cmaj7Cadd9Cmaj7
*
Dream for every - one, but not your - self,
Em7 D/F# C
I've heard of God the Son, and God the Father,
C/B Am7 C G
I'm just looking for a God for the daughters
G Gadd9 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C
||: / / / / | /__/ / / /__/ :||[x2]
[Bridge]
Em7 D/F# Cmaj7
I wash the dishes, feed the kids and clean up all this mess,
Em7 D/F# Cmaj7
Do my best, for - give myself, and look good in this dress,
C6
N.C.
Damn, I look good in this dress!
[Chorus]
D/F# Em C6
* *
And pose like a trophy on a shelf,
D/F# Em C6
* *
A dream for every - one, but not my - self,
Em7 D/F# C6
*
I've heard of God the Son, and God the Father,
Em7 D/F# C6
*
And, damn, I love my son, I love my father,
Am7 C G
I'm just looking for a God for the daughters
[Coda]
Am7 C G G4
I'm just looking for a God for the daughters,
G Gadd9 G G4 G
...For the daughters, I'm just looking for a God...
G4 G G6
...For the daughters... for the daughters

The Daughters chords and lyrics

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Song: The daughters
Artist: Little Big Town
Composers: Karen Fairchild, Sean McConnell, and Ashley Ray
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1oHtDA1vWE
N.B.
I've tried to combine the 2 acoustics which are making very subtly
changing extensions to the chords throughout the song and adding
variety to each verse. In a lot of the song the high E string isn't
played much.
N.B.
Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website might automatically
suggest and use the typed shapes shown below:
G     = 3200xx      Gadd9 = 32020x      Emadd9 = 022002
G/F#  = 2x00xx      Csus2 = x300xx      Am/G   = 302210
Em7   = 022030      D/F#  = xx4232      Cadd9  = x32030
Em    = 022000      Em *  = xx5450      C6     = x32210
Am7   = x0201x      C     = x3201x      C6 *   = xx5555
G/B   = x2003x      C *   = x32013      G4     = 32001x
Cmaj7 = x3200x      C/B   = x2x01x      G6     = 320000
N.C.  = No chords
Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks
====================================================================
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Coda]

The Daughters Chords by Little Big Town

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