Intro: Am F
Verse 1:
Am
Four years old with my
F
back to the door
Am
All I could hear
F
was the family war
Am
Your selfish hands
G F
always expecting more
Am
Am I your child or
G F
just a charity award
Refrain:
Am
You have a hollowed out heart
F
But it's heavy in your chest
Dm
I try so hard to fight it
C
But it's hopeless
Am F Dm
hopeless You're hopeless
Chorus 1:
F Am
Oh father please father
C
I'd love to leave you alone
F
but I can't let you go
F Am
Oh father please father
C F
Put the bottle down for
the love of a daughter
Post Chorus: Am C F
Verse 2:
Am
It's been years since
F
we've spoken last
Am
And you can't take back
F
what we never had oh
Am
I can be manipulated
G F
only so many times
Am
Before even “I love you”
F
starts to sound like a lie
Refrain:
Am
You have a hollowed out heart
F
But it's heavy in your chest
Dm
I try so hard to fight it
C
But it's hopeless
Am F Dm
hopeless You're hopeless
Chorus 2:
F Am
Oh father please father
C
I'd love to leave you alone
F
but I can't let you go
F Am
Oh father please father
C F
Put the bottle down for
F G
the love of a daughter
Bridge:
Am
Don't you remember
C
I'm your baby girl
E/G#
How could you push me
C
out of your world
G
Lied to your flesh
and your blood
D
Put your hands on the ones
that you swore you loved
Am
Don't you remember
I'm your baby girl
E/G#
How could you throw me
right out of your world
G
So young when the pain had begun
D
Now forever afraid of being loved
Chorus 3:
F Am
Oh father please father
C
I'd love to leave you alone
F
but I can't let you go
F Am C F
Oh father please father
F Am
Oh father please father
C F
Put the bottle down for
F Am C F
the love of a daughter
F Am C
for the love of a daughter