A (C6)lone,
(C6)list (G)less
break (C6)fast ta (G)ble in an (C6)oth er wise emp ty (G)room.
(C6/9)Young girl,
(C6/9)vi o lins,
(C6/9)cen ter of her own at ten tion.
But
moth (C6/9)er reads a loud, child tries (C6/9)to un der stand it,
(C6/9)tries to make her proud.
The (C6/9)shades go (Em7)down.
It’s in (Em6)her head,
paint (Em6)ed room,
can’t (Em6)de ny
some (Em6)thin’s wrong.
Don’t (C6/9)call me daugh ter, not (C6/9)fit to.
The (C6/9)pic ture kept will (C6/9)re mind
(G)me.
Don’t (C6/9)call me daugh ter, not (C6/9)fit to.
The (C6/9)pic ture kept will (C6/9)re mind
(G)me.
Don’t (C6/9)call me.
She holds the hand that holds
her down.
She will
rise a bove.
Don’t (C6/9)call me daugh ter, not fit to.
The (C6/9)pic ture kept will re mind
(G)me.
Don’t (C6/9)call me daugh ter, not fit to be.
The pic ture kept will re mind
(G)me.
Don’t (C6/9)call me daugh ter, not (C6/9)fit to.
The (C6/9)pic ture kept will (C6/9)re mind
(G)me.
Don’t (C6/9)call me daugh ter, not (C6/9)fit to be.
The (C6/9)pic ture kept will (C6/9)re mind
(G)me.
Don’t (C6/9)call me.
The shades go
down.
The shades go
down.
The shades go,
go,
go.
This page shows “Daughter” by Pearl Jam in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 95 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.