Daughters — John Mayer
Chords and lyrics for Daughters by John Mayer (key of D).
Intro
[Bm7] [Em7] [A7sus4] [D]
Verse 1
[Bm7]I know a girl [Em7]
She puts the color inside of my [A7sus4]world [D]
[Bm7]She's just like a [Em7]maze
Where all of the walls all continually [A7sus4]change [D]
[Bm7]I've done all I [Em7]can
To stand on the steps with my heart in my [A7sus4]hands [D]
[Bm7]Now I started to [Em7]see
Maybe it's got nothing to do with [A7sus4]me [D]
Chorus
[Bm7]Fathers, be good to your [E7]daughters [A7sus4]
[D]Daughters will [Bm7]love like you [E7]do [A7sus4] [D]
[Bm7]Girls become lovers who turn into [E7]mothers [A7sus4]
[D]So mothers, be good to your [Bm7]daughters [E7] [A7sus4] [D]too
Instrumental
[Bm7] [Em7] [A7sus4] [D]
Verse 2
[Bm7]Oh, you see that [Em7]skin
It's the same she's been standing [A7sus4]in [D]
[Bm7]Since the day she saw him [Em7]walking away
Now she's left cleaning up the mess he [A7sus4]made [D]
Chorus
[Bm7]So fathers, be good to your [E7]daughters [A7sus4]
[D]Daughters will [Bm7]love like you [E7]do [A7sus4] [D]
[Bm7]Girls become lovers who turn into [E7]mothers [A7sus4]
[D]So mothers, be good to your [Bm7]daughters [E7] [A7sus4] [D]too
Bridge
[D9]Boys you can [Gm/D]break [D]
You'll find out how much they can [Dmaj7]take [Dsus2]
[Bm7]Boys will be strong [Em7]
And boys soldier [D/F#]on
But boys would be [Gm11]gone
Without warmth from a woman's good good [A7sus4]heart [Bm7]
Instrumental
[Bm7] [E7] [A7sus4] [D]
[Bm7] [E7] [A7sus4]
Interlude
[D]On behalf of every [Bm7]man
[E7]Looking out for every [A7sus4]girl
[D]You are the guide and the weight of her [Bm7]world [E7] [A7sus4] [D]
Chorus
[Bm7]So fathers, be good to your [E7]daughters [A7sus4]
[D]Daughters will [Bm7]love like you [E7]do [A7sus4] [D]
[Bm7]Girls become lovers who turn into [E7]mothers [A7sus4]
[D]So mothers, be good to your [Bm7]daughters [E7] [A7sus4] [D]too
Outro
[Bm7]So mothers, be good to your [E7]daughters [A7sus4]
[D]So mothers, be good to your [Bm7]daughters [E7] [A7sus4] [D]too