Stranger In The Mirror

G
a little girl, her grandma's world
    Em
but daddy left 'em
    Am                 C          
she wonders where he's gone no one
      Em          D
 will tell
 G
everyone just says he's gone
   Em
so he must be in heaven
    Am              C            
but momma says that he can go to 
Em          D
hell
 G
momma's dying tryin to be someone 
she ain't
                          Em
she goes downtown without fear
   G
at night before she puts a lot of 
powder and paint
     Em              G
on a stranger in the mirror
     Em              G
on a stranger in the mirror


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G
a big girl now, she knows somehow
       Em
she'll find the answers
    Am              C             
her boyfriend even lets her use 
  Em          D
his car
         G
to go to work he's suck a jerk
    Em
but she's a dancer
    Am               C         
and lots of bigshots hang out in 
       Em          D
this bar
 G
she's smokin' good smoke and 
drinkin' village wine
                          Em
it's gonna be a very good year
 G
she's feelin' fine choppin' rocks 
and doin' lines
     Em              G
on a stranger in the mirror
     Em              G
on a stranger in the mirror


G
the deed is done, they're glad she's
 gone
    Em
but they all say that
        Am             C         
they're really sad she had to go 
Em          D
away
        G
but her new friends come by again
         Em
brothers toad and packrat
        Am             C          
they're really sad she can't come 
       Em          D
out to play
    G
her momma told her that she should 
be too proud to beg
                         Em
she wishes her momma was here
   G
to hold her close and tell her honey
 don't be afaid
       Em              G
of the stranger in the mirror
       Em              G
of the stranger in the mirror