Chords with lyrics
Verse:
G+G
a little girl, her grandma's world
E minorEm
but daddy left 'em
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
she wonders where he's gone no one will tell
G+G
everyone just says he's gone
E minorEm
so he must be in heaven
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
but momma says that he can go to hell
G+G
momma's dying tryin to be someone she ain't
E minorEm
she goes downtown without fear
G+G
at night before she puts a lot of powder and paint
E minorEm G+G
on a stranger in the mirror
E minorEm G+G
on a stranger in the mirror
G+G
a big girl now, she knows somehow
E minorEm
she'll find the answers
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
her boyfriend even lets her use his car
G+G
to go to work he's suck a jerk
E minorEm
but she's a dancer
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
and lots of bigshots hang out in this bar
G+G
she's smokin' good smoke and drinkin' village wine
E minorEm
it's gonna be a very good year
G+G
she's feelin' fine choppin' rocks and doin' lines
E minorEm G+G
on a stranger in the mirror
E minorEm G+G
on a stranger in the mirror
G+G
the deed is done, they're glad she's gone
E minorEm
but they all say that
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
they're really sad she had to go away
G+G
but her new friends come by again
E minorEm
brothers toad and packrat
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
they're really sad she can't come out to play
G+G
her momma told her that she should be too proud to beg
E minorEm
she wishes her momma was here
G+G
to hold her close and tell her honey don't be afaid
E minorEm G+G
of the stranger in the mirror
E minorEm G+G
of the stranger in the mirror