He Thinks He’ll Keep Her - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Intro:
[G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C]
Verse 1:
[G] She makes his [G] coffee, [Em] she makes his [C] bed
[G] She does the [G] laundry, [Em] she keeps him [C] fed
[D] When she was [D] twenty-one she [Am] wore her mother's [Am] lace
[D] She said for[D]ever with a [Em] smile up[C]on her [D] face
[G] She does the [G] carpool, [Em] she PTA's [C]
[G] Doctors and [G] dentists, [Em] she drives [C] all day
[D] When she was [D] twenty-nine [Am] she delivered num[Am]ber three
[D] And every chri[D]stmas card [Em] showed a [C] perfect [D] family
|Chorus:
|[G] Everyth[D]ing runs right on [C] time, years of [D] practice and des[G]ign
|Spit and [D] polish till it [C] shines, he thinks he'll [D] keep her
|[G] Everyth[D]ing is so ben[C]ign, safest [D] place you'll ever [G] find
|God for[D]bid you'd change your [C] mind, he thinks he'll [D] keep her
Instrumental:
[G] [G] [Em] [C]
Verse 2:
[G] She packs his [G] suitcase, [Em] she sits and [C] waits
[G] With no express[G]ion upon [Em] her face [C]
[D] When she was [D] thirty-six [Am] she met him at the [Am] door
[D] She said, "I'm [D] sorry, I [Em] don't [C] love you any[D]more"
Chorus:
Instrumental:
[G] [G] [Em] [C]
Bridge:
For [D] fifteen years she [D] had a job and [Am] not one raise in [Am] pay
[D] Now she's in the [D] typing pool at [Em] minimum [C] wage [D]
|Chorus:
|[G] Everyth[D]ing runs right on [C] time, years of [D] practice and des[G]ign
|Spit and [D] polish till it [C] shines, he thinks he'll [D] keep her
|[G] Everyth[D]ing is so ben[C]ign, safest [D] place you'll ever [G] find
|God for[D]bid you'd change your [C] mind, he thinks he'll [D] keep her
Outro:
[G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G]
He Thinks He’ll Keep Her [G]Mary Chapin Carpenter
Intro GGEmCGGEmC
Verse 1 G She makes his G coffee, Em she makes his C bed G She does the G laundry, Em she keeps him C fed D When she was D twenty-one she Am wore her mother's Am lace D She said forDever with a Em smile upCon her D face G She does the G carpool, Em she PTA's C G Doctors and G dentists, Em she drives C all day D When she was D twenty-nine Am she delivered numAmber three D And every chriDstmas card Em showed a C perfect D family
Chorus G EverythDing runs right on C time, years of D practice and desGign Spit and D polish till it C shines, he thinks he'll D keep her G EverythDing is so benCign, safest D place you'll ever G find God forDbid you'd change your C mind, he thinks he'll D keep her
Instrumental GGEmC
Verse 2 G She packs his G suitcase, Em she sits and C waits G With no expressGion upon Em her face C D When she was D thirty-six Am she met him at the Am door D She said, "I'm D sorry, I Em don't C love you anyDmore"
Chorus
Instrumental GGEmC
Bridge For D fifteen years she D had a job and Am not one raise in Am pay D Now she's in the D typing pool at Em minimum C wage D
Chorus G EverythDing runs right on C time, years of D practice and desGign Spit and D polish till it C shines, he thinks he'll D keep her G EverythDing is so benCign, safest D place you'll ever G find God forDbid you'd change your C mind, he thinks he'll D keep her