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| G | G | Em | C | G | G | Em | C | |
| (int | ro) |
| G | G | Em | C | |
| She makes his | coffee, | she makes his b | ed |
| G | G | Em | C | |
| She does the | laundry, | she keeps him f | ed |
| D | D | Am | Am | |
| When she was | twenty-one she wo | re her mother's l | ace |
| D | D | Em | - | C | D | |
| She said for | ever with a | smil | e up | on her f | ace |
| She does the carpool, she PTA's |
| Doctors and dentists, she drives all day |
| When she was twenty-nine she delivered number three |
| And every christmas card showed a perfect family |
| G | D | C | D | G | |
| Everyth | ing runs right on t | ime, years of pr | actice and des | ign |
| D | C | D | |
| Spit and p | olish till it sh | ines, he thinks he'll | keep her |
| G | D | C | D | G | |
| Everyth | ing is so ben | ign, safest pl | ace you'll ever f | ind |
| D | C | D | |
| God forb | id you'd change your m | ind, he thinks he'll | keep her |
| G | G | Em | C | |
| (ins | trum | ental | ) |
| She packs his suitcase, she sits and waits |
| With no expression upon her face |
| When she was thirty-six she met him at the door |
| She said, "I'm sorry, I don't love you anymore" |
| Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design |
| Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her |
| Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find |
| God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her |
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| D | D | Am | Am | |
| For | fifteen years she h | ad a job and n | ot one raise in p | ay |
| D | D | Em | - | C | D | |
| Now she's in the t | yping pool at | mi | ni | mum wa | ge |
| Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design |
| Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her |
| Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find |
| At least until you change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her |
| G | G | Em | C | G | G | Em | C | G | G | Em | C | G | G | Em | C-D | G | |
| (en | din | g) |
| - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com |