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]