He Thinks Heâ??ll Keep Her Mary Chapin Carpenter
<br/> <br/> HE THINKS HE'LL KEEP HER (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)<br/> ------------------------------------------------<br/> [Actually in A; capo at the 2nd fret]<br/> <br/> G G Em C G G Em C<br/> [intro]<br/> <br/> G G Em C<br/> She makes his coffee, she makes his bed<br/> G G Em C<br/> She does the laundry, she keeps him fed<br/> D D Am Am<br/> When she was twenty-one she wore her mother's lace<br/> D D Em - C D<br/> She said forever with a smile upon her face<br/> <br/> She does the carpool, she PTA's<br/> Doctors and dentists, she drives all day<br/> When she was twenty-nine she delivered number three<br/> And every christmas card showed a perfect family<br/> <br/> G D C D G<br/> Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design<br/> D C D<br/> Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her<br/> G D C D G<br/> Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find<br/> D C D<br/> God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her<br/> G G Em C<br/> [instrumental]<br/> <br/> She packs his suitcase, she sits and waits<br/> With no expression upon her face<br/> When she was thirty-six she met him at the door<br/> She said, "I'm sorry, I don't love you anymore"<br/> <br/> Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design<br/> Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her<br/> Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find<br/> God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her<br/> [4 bars of instrumental]<br/> <br/> D D Am Am<br/> For fifteen years she had a job and not one raise in pay<br/> D D Em - C D<br/> Now she's in the typing pool at minimum wage<br/> <br/> Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design<br/> Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her<br/> Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find<br/> At least until you change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her<br/> <br/> G G Em C G G Em C G G Em C G G Em C-D G<br/> [ending]<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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