D5     000230
A5     002200
Bm     X24432
Em     022000
G      320003

Intro: D5, A5, Em, G


Verse 1:
         D5     A5             Bm
So much for a home to call your own.
  Em
Parents screaming through the night.
  G                                    D5          
They drank and drank until she said goodbye. 
        A5        Bm
She's stronger on her own.
  Em
Searching for the hope in this.
  G                                     Em
To find a place where more than hope exists.


Pre-Chorus:
  Em                G
This is not your fault
  Em              G
This is not your fault


Chorus:
      D5         A5
She smiles
  A5
Life hasn't been fair to her.
      Em        G
She smiles
  G
'Cause you can't get the best of her.
      D5
She smiles
  A5
And gives herself for someone else
     Bm          A5           G
And won't ask a thing in return.


Verse 2:
           D5     A5                 Bm
She's been told Those simple words "I love you."
  Em 
She took him back so many times.
  G                                D5
He lied and lied until she said goodbye.
          A5        Bm
She's stronger on her own.
  Em
The truth is that she doesn't see.
  G                                       Em
She needs much more than simple words can be.


Pre-Chorus:
  Em                G
This is not your fault
  Em              G          
This is not your fault


Chorus:
      D5         A5
She smiles
  A5
Life hasn't been fair to her.
      Em        G
She smiles
  G
'Cause you can't get the best of her.
      D5
She smiles
  A5
And gives herself for someone else
     Bm          A5           G
And won't ask a thing in return.


(Dakota)


Bridge:
  Em
You might see her crying.
  G
But you won't catch her lying down
  Bm
You might see her crying.
  A5
But you won't catch her lying down
  Em
You might see her crying.
  G
But you won't catch her lying down
  Em              G
She won't make a sound.


Verse 3:
           D5
The little girl
        A5         Bm
She's holding in her arms.
  Em      
Doctors don't know why she died.
  G
Her heart just stopped, she didn't say goodbye.


Solo:
D5, A5, Bm, A5, G


Outro:
  D5
Dakota,
  A5
Life hasn't been fair to you
  Em
Dakota,
  G
Life hasn't been fair to you
  D5
Dakota,
  A5
Life hasn't been fair to you
 Em      G
Dakota.