Self-Evident

C Am Her father in a felt cap F C Beside the fireplace C Am A dog upon the rug beside him F G He gives a little praise F G Her mother's the kind of character C Am Who but plays the part by with care C Am Always attuned to the audience F C But forgetting that she was there F But the daughter G C Dances when she can F G In the sun upon a hilltop C Am F Where she goes to make a plan C Am For the day as it's written F C Self evident you see C Am She can not afford tradition F C She can not be lured to sleep F G She paddled up the river C Am Past the darkness of the freight C Am His daughter, there she shivered F C So enamored by her fate C Am They tried to find her F C They tried to track her down C Am Brought an army, crossed a river F G Putting posters up through town C Am She evaded every law man F C Didn't give her the right C Am She was born desiring freedom F G And for freedom one must fight F G She paddled up the river C Am Past the darkness of the freight C Am His daughter, there she shivered F C So enamored by her fate C Am On the banks they'd load the barges F C In the morning turning blue C Am Red faced men of labor waving F G T-shirts stained with soot F G But her beauty overwhelmed them C Am And there was something left to do C Am Further up the river, dam it F C Draw it all to you chorus II F But the daughter G C Dances when she can F G In the sun she rides the current C Am F Going freely as she planned C Am For the day as it's written F Am Self evident you see C Am See can not afford traditions F C She can not be lured to sleep F G She paddled up the river C Am Past the darkness of the freight C Am The daughter, there she shivered F C So enamored by her fate C Am F C The daughter, there she shivered so enamored by her fate chorus II F G C Oh the daughter dances when she can F G C Am F In the sun she rides the current going freely as she planned C Am F Am For the day as it's written, self-evident you see C Am F C See can not afford traditions; she can not be lured to sleep