4 Chords used in the song: G, G4, Em7, Em6
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GG4GG4GG4GG4
Alone, listless. Breakfast table in an otherwise empty room.
GG4GG4GG4GG4
Young girl, violence. Center of her own attention.
GG4 GG4GG4
The mother reads aloud, child tries to understand it.
GG4
Tries to make her proud.
GG4Em7Em6Em7Em6
The shades go down. It's in her head.
Em7Em6Em7Em6
Painted room. Can't deny there's something wrong.
GG4GG4
Don't call me daughter. Not fit to.
GG4GG4
The picture kept will remind me.
GG4GG4
Don't call me daughter. Not fit to.
GG4GG4
The picture kept will remind me.
GG4
Don't call me...
(Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 G G4)
Em7Em6 Em7 Em6Em7Em6
She holds the hand that holds her down.
Em7Em6 GG4GG4GG4GG4
She will rise above. Ooh... Oh.
(GG4GG4GG4GG4)
G
Don't call me daughter. Not fit to.
G
The picture kept will remind me.
G
Don't call me daughter. Not fit to be.
G
The picture kept will remind me.
G
Don't call me daughter. Not fit to.
The picture kept will remind me.
Don't call me daughter. Not fit to be.
The picture kept will remind me.
Don't call me...
The shades go down. (x2)
The shades go... Go... Go...
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About this song: Daughter
"Daughter" was released in 1993 as the second single from the band's second studio album, Vs. (1993). Although credited to all members of Pearl Jam, it features lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music primarily written by guitarist Stone Gossard. According to the Daughter Songfacts, the song was written from the perspective of a girl with a learning disability called dyslexia and her mother who doesn't understand the condition.