Daughters by John Mayer discusses the impact parents have on their daughters love lives, inspired by a personal experience. Mayer wrote the song after an intimate conversation with his then-girlfriend, who shared how her troubled relationship with her father affected her romantic relationships. The song focuses on the realization of the significant influence parents have on their daughters ability to love and be loved.
Key: D
Introduction:Bm7Em7A7(4)D x2
Bm7Em7 I know a girl A4D She puts the color inside of my world Bm7Em7 She's just like a maze A4D Where all of the walls all continually change Bm7Em7 I've done all I can A4D To stand on the steps with my heart in my hands Bm7Em7 Now I started to see A4D Maybe it's got nothing to do with me
Bm7E7A4D Fathers be good to your daughters Bm7E7A4D Daughters will love like you do Bm7E7A4D Girls become lovers who turn into mothers Bm7E7A4D So mothers be good to your daughters too
Bm7Em7 Oh, you see that skin A4D It's the same she's been standing in Bm7Em7 Since the day she saw him walkin' away A4D Now she's left cleaning up the mess he made
Bm7E7A4D So fathers be good to your daughters Bm7E7A4D Daughters will love like you do Bm7E7A4D Girls become lovers who turn into mothers Bm7E7A4D So mothers be good to your daughters too
D9Gm/DD Boys you can break D7MD2Bm7 Find out how much they can take Em7 Boys will be strong and D/F# Boys soldier on Gm7(11) But boys would be gone A4Bm7 Without warmth of a woman's good good heart
Bm7E7A4D
Bm7E7 On behalf of every man A4D Looking out for every girl Bm7E7A4D You are the god and the weight of her world
Bm7E7A4D So fathers be good to your daughters Bm7E7A4D Daughters will love like you do Bm7E7A4D Girls become lovers who turn into mothers Bm7E7A4D So mothers be good to your daughters too
Bm7E7A4D So mothers be good to your daughters too Bm7E7A4D So mothers be good to your daughters too