ARTIST: Gunther Anderson and Donna Dubé
TITLE: Like the Back of My Hand
Lyrics and Chords


Daddy's home from work again
He's had a busy day
He grabs a beer or maybe two
And I'm always in his way
I talk about my day at school
But the game's already on
He didn't mean to push so hard
And I know that I was wrong

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   / 1st, 2nd /

He tells me it'll be all right
It doesn't mean a thing
When he bends to kiss the bruise
It doesn't really sting
I just want to make him happy
And I don't know what to say
I don't know what he'd do without me
I can't leave home today

{Refrain}
Oh, he loves me, yes he loves me
Even when I've been so bad
He loves me, yes he loves me
Even when I make him mad
Oh, he loves me, yes he loves me
I'm the prettiest girl in the land
And I know it, yes I know it
Like the back of daddy's hand

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     / 1st two / Dm - C - / Dm C Dm - /

Bobby's between jobs again
And things are pretty tight
I know he's had a few already
When I come home at night
I keep my eyes all to myself
I don't want to make a scene
I love him dear, but when he's drunk
He gets a little mean

My fault again, I must have said
What he didn't want to hear
If I could learn to read his thoughts
I wouldn't have a thing to fear
I don't know where it comes from
But I love him when it goes away
I don't know what he'd do without me
I can't leave him today

{Refrain, with Bobby}

The girls are home, I hear them fighting
Why can't they go outside
Mommy's got a pounding headache
No, I can't give you a ride
I don't care what your sister's done
Can't you see I need my rest
Would you be a dear and get my beer
You can leave it on the desk

{As refrain}
And, I love them, yes I love them
Even when my girls are bad
Oh, I love them, yes I love them
Even when they make me mad
Oh, I love them, yes I love them
They're the prettiest girls in the land
And they know it, yes they know it
Like the back of mommy's hand
Like the back of mommy's hand
Like the back of my hand

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