For The Love Of A Daughter

Key: [D]

Chords used: Drop D Only
[F#]/[Bb]   898xxx

Chords used: for Standard EADGBe
[F#]/[Bb]   x143xx

[Bm]  [G]

[Bm]Four years old with my
back to the [G]door
[Bm]All I could hear
was the family [G]war
Your [Bm]selfish hands
always expec[A]ting [G]more
[Bm]Am I your child or
just a chari[A]ty a[G]ward?

You have a [Bm]hollowed out heart
But it’s [G]heavy in your chest
I [Em]try so hard to fight it
[D]But it’s hopeless
[Bm]hopeless[G] You’re [Em]hopeless

[G]  Oh father[Bm]  please father
[D]  I’d love to leave you alone
[G]  but I can’t let you go
[G]  Oh father[Bm]  please father
[D]  Put the bottle [G]down for
the love of a daughter

Post Chorus: [Bm] [D] [G]

It’s been [Bm]5 years since
we’ve spoken [G]last
And you [Bm]can’t take back
what we never [G]had oh
I can be ma[Bm]nipulated
[A]  only so many [G]times
Before even “I [Bm]love you”
starts to sound like a [G]lie

(Repeat Refrain)

[G]  Oh father[Bm]  please father
[D]  I’d love to leave you alone
[G]  but I can’t let you go
[G]  Oh father[Bm]  please father
[D]  Put the bottle [G]down for
the love of a [G]daughter[A]

[Bm]Don’t you remember
I’m your baby [D]girl?
[F#]How[Bb] could you push me
out of your [D]world?
[A]Lied to your flesh
and your blood
Put your [E/G#]hands on the ones
that you swore you loved
[Bm]Don’t you remember
I’m your baby girl?
[F#]How[Bb] could you throw me
right out of your world?
So [A]young when the pain had begun
Now for[E/G#]ever afraid of being loved

[G]  Oh father[Bm]  please father
[D]  I’d love to leave you alone
[G]  but I can’t let you go
[G]  Oh father[Bm]  please father[D]!!![G]
[G]  Oh father[Bm]  please father
[D]  Put the bottle [G]down for
the love of a [G]daughter[Bm]   [D]     [G]
for the love of a [G]daughter[Bm]   [D]