Tom: D
D5 000230
A5 002200
Bm X24432
Em 022000
G 320003
Intro: D5, A5, Em, G
Verse 1:
D5 A5 Bm
So much for a home to call your own.
Em
Parents screaming through the night.
G D5
They drank and drank until she said goodbye.
A5 Bm
She's stronger on her own.
Em
Searching for the hope in this.
G Em
To find a place where more than hope exists.
Pre-Chorus:
Em G
This is not your fault
Em G
This is not your fault
Chorus:
D5 A5
She smiles
A5
Life hasn't been fair to her.
Em G
She smiles
G
'Cause you can't get the best of her.
D5
She smiles
A5
And gives herself for someone else
Bm A5 G
And won't ask a thing in return.
Verse 2:
D5 A5 Bm
She's been told Those simple words "I love you."
Em
She took him back so many times.
G D5
He lied and lied until she said goodbye.
A5 Bm
She's stronger on her own.
Em
The truth is that she doesn't see.
G Em
She needs much more than simple words can be.
Pre-Chorus:
Em G
This is not your fault
Em G
This is not your fault
Chorus:
D5 A5
She smiles
A5
Life hasn't been fair to her.
Em G
She smiles
G
'Cause you can't get the best of her.
D5
She smiles
A5
And gives herself for someone else
Bm A5 G
And won't ask a thing in return.
(Dakota)
Bridge:
Em
You might see her crying.
G
But you won't catch her lying down
Bm
You might see her crying.
A5
But you won't catch her lying down
Em
You might see her crying.
G
But you won't catch her lying down
Em G
She won't make a sound.
Verse 3:
D5
The little girl
A5 Bm
She's holding in her arms.
Em
Doctors don't know why she died.
G
Her heart just stopped, she didn't say goodbye.
Solo:
D5, A5, Bm, A5, G
Outro:
D5
Dakota,
A5
Life hasn't been fair to you
Em
Dakota,
G
Life hasn't been fair to you
D5
Dakota,
A5
Life hasn't been fair to you
Em G
Dakota.
