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