E -    022100
F#m -  244222
D -    xx0232
Bm -   x24432
C#m -  x46654
E/G# - 476xxx


[Intro]
A F#m D Bm


[Verse 1]
A
  You know you brought your girl up well
F#m
  So well that everyone can always tell
D
That you had some work to do
Bm
Thought she'd get the best of you
A                              F#m
  I'm glad that you never gave up
                          D
on her Shut the door sent her away
                     Bm
You didn't know what else to say
But you loved her


[Verse 2]
A
  You knew that she'd have to go
F#m
  And taught her all the things
                    D
she never wanted to know
Because she already knew
Bm                   A
everything Didn't she And so you
                   F#m
kicked her out into   the bright
light And of course it started
  D                                Bm
a fight But it wouldn't be the last


[Chorus 1]
              A E
Because she's trying she's
F#m E/G# D
trying   Trying hard to do
F#m                 E D C#m
what you taught her to
      A E          F#m E/G#
She's trying she's trying
D                 F#m
Trying hard to be what
             E D C#m
you want her to


[Verse 3]
A
  You know you brought
your girl up well
F#m
  So well the day she
came and told you
    D
She fell in love
and packed her bags
    Bm
You hid your smile
            A
didn't laugh You sat her
down and told her the
F#m
rules of love Watch your
         D
back and trust no one
                     Bm
And most of all just don't
forget To get a prenup


[Verse 4]
A
  And then when she went away
F#m
  And came running back the
          D
very next day You didn't
                  Bm
tell her that you told her
                  A
so Even though you knew that
She'd have to skate and
F#m
break her own leg And of
course you'd be there to
D                         Bm
pick her up It'd be enough


[Chorus 2]
              A E
Because she's trying she's
F#m E/G# D
trying   Trying hard to do
F#m                 E D C#m
what you taught her to
      A E          F#m E/G#
She's trying she's trying
D                 F#m
Trying hard to be what
             E D C#m
you want her to


[Guitar Solo]
A F#m D Bm


[Verse 5]
A
  You know you brought your
            F#m
girl up well   So well that
even though she put you
        D
through hell You figure it
             Bm
was worth it Even though
                 A
it wasn't perfect I'm glad
                    F#m
that you never gave up
on her Shut the door sent
D
her away You didn't
          Bm
know what else to say
But you loved her


[Verse 6]
A
  You knew that she'd have
     F#m
to go And taught her all
the things she never
          D
wanted to know Because
                 Bm
she already knew everything
          A
Didn't she And so you kicked
            F#m
her out into   the bright
light And of course it
          D
started a fight But it
                    Bm
wouldn't be the last


[Chorus 3]
              A E
Because she's trying she's
F#m E/G# D
trying   Trying hard to do
F#m                 E D C#m
what you taught her to
      A E          F#m E/G#
She's trying she's trying
D                 F#m
Trying hard to be what
             E D C#m
you want her to