G
Perhaps it's the colour of the sun cut flat
Em A
And covering the crossroads I'm standing at,
G C G
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that,
D G C D
But Daddy, you been on my mind.
[Verse 2]
G
I don't mean trouble, please don't put me down, don't get upset,
Em A
I am not pleading or saying, "I can't forget you."
G C
I do not walk the floor bowed down and bent,
G D G Em C D
But yet, Daddy, you been on my mind.
[Verse 3]
G
Even though my mind is hazy and my thoughts they might be narrow,
Em A
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow.
G C G
It don't even matter who you're waking with tomorrow,
D G C D
Daddy, you're just on my mind.
[Verse 4]
G
I am not asking you to say words like "yes" or "no,"
Em A
Please understand me, I 'm not calling for you to go.
G C G
I'm just breathing to myself, pretending not that I don't know,
D G C D
That Daddy, you been on my mind.
[Verse 5]
G
When you wake up in the morning, baby, look inside your mirror.
Em A
Oh you know I won't be next to you, you know I won't be near.
G C G
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
D G C D
As someone who has had you on her mind.
G
As someone who has had you on her mind
