Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: G# You're top man on scene C# Fm You don't think life comes in between A#m G# C# G# But hey, she's just seventeen C# G# She feels that she's a worldly girl C# Fm But man you've been around the world A#m D# G# C# G# She is just some worried Daddy's girl
Chorus: D# A#m Even though there's nothing I can say D# To cheat you and nature any way G# Let her down easy C# Fm A#m Her heart is on a dime D# G# Let her down easy A#m D# G# And she'll grow up in time Verse 2: G# In her strawberry eyes C# Fm The way she sees you signifies A#m D# G# C# G# That she's susceptible to your velvet lies C# G# But if you must lay her down C# Fm May a butterscotch glow be her dressing gown A#m D# G# C# G# And please do not lead her on when, on when, you leave town Chorus: D# A#m Even though there's nothing I can say D# To cheat you and nature any way G# Let her down easy C# Fm A#m Her heart is on the line D# G# Let her down easy A#m D# G# And you'll grow up in time Verse 3: G# She's a woman now C# Fm With a daughter to make her proud A#m G# C# G# In her crayon world of paper clouds C# G# She still remembers you C# Fm The first boy that she gave it to A#m D# G# C# G# And she laughs at how little then she knew Chorus: D# A#m Even though there's nothing I can say D# To cheat you and nature any way G# Let her down easy C# Fm A#m Her heart is on a dime D# G# Let her down easy A#m D# G# And she'll grow up in time Whoa in time