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