Daughters
John Mayer
This may look a bit imposing, but trust me, it is a fairly simple song and you get to learn some lovely new chord shapes in the process.
Chords used:
Bm7/11 - 7 X 7 7 5 X
Em7/9 - X 7 5 7 7 X
G/A - X 0 5 4 3 3
D6 - X 5 4 2 0 X
Em7/11 - X 7 X 7 8 5
E7 - 0 2 2 1 3 0
Am/D - X X 0 2 1 0
Gm/D - X 5 5 3 3 3
D - X X 0 2 3 2
D7+ - X X 0 2 2 2
Bm - X 2 4 4 3 2
Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0
D/F# - 2 X 0 2 3 2
Gm - 3 5 5 3 3 3
A7 - X 0 2 0 2 0
Intro:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------8---8----7~-------------------------------------
g------------12~----0----------------------------------------9~--11h12p11-
d---9~-----12------11--11---11--11-------9--11h12-9~---11h12--------------
a--9-----12---------------------------------------------------------------
E-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 1:
Bm7/11 Em7/9
I know a girl
G/A D6
She puts the color inside of my world
Bm7/11 Em7/11
But she's just like a maze
G/A D6
Where all of the walls all continually change
Bm7/11 Em7/11
And I've done all I can
G/A D6
To stand on the steps with my heart in my hands
Bm7/11 Em7/11
Now I'm starting to see
G/A D6
Maybe it's got nothing to do with me
CHORUS:
Bm7/11 E7 G/A D6
Fathers be good to your daughters,
Bm7/11 E7 G/A D6
Daughters will love like you do,
Bm7/11 E7 G/A D6
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
Bm7/11 E7 G/A D6
So mothers be good to your daughters too
SOLO : (Bm7/11 Em7/9 G/A D6)
e-----------------------------------
b-----------------------------------
g--------7~--------------------9-7~-
d--9----9------9/11h12p11----7------
a-----10----------------------------
E-----------------------------------
VERSE 2:
<B>(This verse is played with a very staccato rhythm strum and palm mute strum and palm mute)</B>
Bm7/11 Em7/9
Oh, you see that skin?
G/A D6
It's the same shes been standing in
Bm7/11 Em7/9
Since the day she saw him walking away
G/A
Now shes left
D6
Cleaning up the mess he made
CHORUS:
Bm7/11 E7 G/A D6
So Fathers be good to your daughters,
Bm7/11 E7 G/A D6
Daughters will love like you do,
Bm7/11 E7 G/A D6
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
Bm7/11 E7 G/A D6
So mothers be good to your daughters too
BRIDGE:
Am/D Gm/D D
Boys you can break
D7+ Bm
You'll find out how much they can take
Em
Boys will be strong and
D/F#
Boys soldier on
Gm
But boys would be gone
without warmth from
A7
A woman's good, good heart
SOLO: (Bm7/11 Em7/9 G/A D6-Rhythm played staccato again)
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b-----------------------------------
g--------7~--------------------9-7~-
d--9----9------9/11h12p11----7------
a-----10----------------------------
E-----------------------------------
(Bm7/11 Em7/9 G/A D6)
On behalf of every man
Looking out for every girl
You are the god and the weight of her world
Bm7/11 E7 G/A D6
So Fathers be good to your daughters,
Bm7/11 E7 G/A D6
Daughters will love like you do,
Bm7/11 E7 G/A D6
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
Bm7/11 E7 G/A D6
So mothers be good to your daughters too
And there you have it.
Immature? Of course I'm immature Einstein, I'm 50 and in a Rock and ROll band.
New Band site http://www.myspace.com/guidedbymonkeys
Thanks for posting this song!
The D6 shape is a bit of a stretch, but it's doable. I also found out my guitar was out of tune when playing this :)
I'd always dismissed this is a bit of a sappy song (and I actually really like John Mayer, in general), but playing this through a few times and singing along really made me aware that it's actually quite a beautiful song.
yeah I really like the way he goes through the whole transition in the chorus daughters to lovers, lovers to mothers, covers the whole cycle of life
Immature? Of course I'm immature Einstein, I'm 50 and in a Rock and ROll band.
New Band site http://www.myspace.com/guidedbymonkeys
For a long time I'd only really been aware of the chorus, and never thought about the first verse, which really sets up the story. It makes it a lot more poignant.
Here's an easier version that still preserves a lot of the beauty of the original chords:
