JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “Daughter” merupakan singel ketiga dari album studio bertajuk Heavier Things milik John Mayer.
Lagu yang dirilis pada 2004 ini berhasil mendapatkan sejumlah penghargaan, salah satunya pada ajang Grammy Award 2005 untuk kategori Song of the Year.
Melalui lagu ini, Mayer bercerita tentang pengaruh kasih sayang seorang ayah terhadap anak perempuannya dalam menjalani hubungan dengan pria.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - John Mayer
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu “Daughter” dari John Mayer.
[Intro]
Bm7 Em7 A11 D6 Bm7 Em7 A11 D6
[Verse]
Bm7 Em7 A11 D6
I know a girl she puts the color inside of my world
Bm7 Em7 A11 D6
But she's just like a Maze where all of the walls all continually change
Bm7 Em7 A11 D6
And I've done all I can to stand on her steps with my heart in my hands
Bm7 Em7 A11 D6
Now I'm starting to see that maybe it's got nothing to do with me
[Chorus]
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
Fathers, be good to your daughters
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
Daughters will love like you do
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
So mothers, be good to your daughters too oh yeah
[Interlude]
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
[Verse]
Bm7 Em7 A11 D6
Oh, you see that skin? It's the same she's been standing in
Bm7 Em7 A11 D6
Since the day she saw him walking away
Bm7 Em7 A11 D6
Now I'm left cleaning up the mess you made
[Chorus]
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
Fathers, be good to your daughters
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
Daughters will love like you do
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
So mothers be good to your daughters too
[Bridge]
D7sus2 C7sus2 E9 A7 A#maddb9 Bm7
Boys, you can break you find out how much they can take
Bm7
Boys will be strong and boys soldier on
F#m Gm9 Gm9 A7 A11 A7 A13 Bm7 E7 A11 D6 Bm7 E7 A11
But boys would be gone without warmth from a woman's good, good heart
D6 Bm7 E7 A11 D6
Now On behalf of every man
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
Who might be Looking out for every girl
Bm7 Em7 A11 D6
You are the God and the weight of her world
[Chorus]
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
Fathers, be good to your daughters
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
Daughter will love like you do
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
Girls become lovers or something or others
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
So mothers, be good to your daughters too
[Outro]
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
So mothers be good to your daughters, too
Bm7 E7 A11 D6
So mothers be good to your daughters, too