Verse G#m F#
Sweet little girl, with nothing to say
G#m
She hides in the smile she wears on her face
F#
The secrets of her the family keeps
G#m
The secrets of him that blacken the sheep
F#
She shakes at the sound of jingling keys
G#m
The man that she loves, the violent disease
F#
'Cause when he's around, there's nothing to hide
G#m
She makes no sound as she swallows her pride
[Pre-Chorus]
E D#m
And Daddy only comes when he's ready for more
G#m F#
She waits on the floor, she watches the door
E D#m
And Daddy only comes when he's begging for more
G#m F#
And just like before he opens the door
[Chorus]
G#m B E
Weigh your heart against my eyes
C#m
(Are you sober now, is it over?)
G#m B E
Weigh your heart against my eyes
C#m
(She'll be so let down when she's older)
G#m B E
Play her father when she cries
C#m
(Now she's so messed up, and she says)
E F#
All I want is...
[Verse 2]
G#m F#
Now he returns like every time
G#m
With rum on his breath and her on his mind
F#
There's no one around to witness the crime
G#m
A scream won't sound past the property line
F#
The man that she loves, the wicked offense
G#m
She takes the attention, suppresses the rest
F#m
Emotion and pain, it can't be disguised
G#m
The smaller she feels, the bigger she cries
[Pre-Chorus]
E D#m
And Daddy gives it all 'cause he loves you the most
G#m F#
He's stretching your clothes, you're clenching your toes
E D#m
He says he gives it all 'cause he loves you the most
G#m F#
He's holding you close, his hands on your throat
[Chorus]
G#m B E
Weigh your heart against my eyes
C#m
(Are you sober now, is it over?)
G#m B E
Weigh your heart against my eyes
C#m
(She'll be so let down when she's older)
G#m B E
Play her father when she cries
C#m
(Now she's so messed up, and she says)
E F# G#m E
All I want is you
E F#
All I want is...
[Bridge]
G#m
Now she's of age, and he's on his last
But nothing can heal the scars of her past
F#
She feels so alone and angry, because
G#m
She sees him the way the family does
F#
So late in the night, her eyes seeing red
G#m
And Daddy lay sick on the hospital bed
F#
She creeps in the room with a bag in her hand
G#m
And smothers the face of a terrible man
E D#m
If Daddy only stopped when she begged him before
G#m F#
He'd be so much more, she'd be so much more
E D#m
If Daddy only stopped when she begged him before
[Chorus]
G#m B E
Weigh your heart against my eyes
C#m
(Are you sober now, is it over?)
G#m B E
Weigh your heart against my eyes
C#m
(And she's so let down, now she's older)
G#m B E
Play his daughter when he lies
C#m
(Now he's so messed up, and he says)
E F#m G#m E
All I want is you
(Now he's so messed up, and he says)
E F#m G#m E
All I want is you
(And she's so let down when he lies)
E F#m
All I want is...