Chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter - He Thinks He'll Keep Her (1993)
Tempo:
73.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [F#] [D] [A]
She makes his [F#m] coffee, she [D] makes his bed.
[A]
She does the [F#m] laundry, she [D] keeps him fed.
[E]
When she was 21, [Bm] she wore her mother's legs.
[E]
She sat forever [F#m] with a [D] smile [E] upon her [A] face.
She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D] pays the eggs.
[A]
Doctors and [F#m] dentists, she [D] drives all [E] day.
When she was 29, [Bm] she delivered number three.
[E]
And every Christmas [F#m] card showed a [D] perfect [E] family.
[A]
[E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Savings, please, you'll [A] never find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your mind.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[C#m] [F#] [D] [A]
She packs the [F#m] suitcase.
She sits [D] and waits [A]
with no expression [F#m] [D] upon her face.
[E]
When she was 36, [Bm] she met him at the door.
[E]
She said, I'm sorry, I [F#m] don't [D] love you [E] anymore.
[A]
[E] Everything runs right [D] on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Savings, please, you'll [A] never find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your [F#m] mind.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[D] [A]
[C#m] [F#m] [D] [E] For 15 years, she [A] had a [Bm] job and not one raise to pay.
[E]
Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool.
[D] I've lived [E] up my [A]
wage.
[E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of [A] practice [E] and design.
Spin and polish [D] till it shines.
[E] He thinks he'll [F#m] keep her.
[E] Everything is so [D] benign.
[E] Savings, please, [F#m] you'll never find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your mind.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [C#m] [F#] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [F#m] [D] [A]
[F#m] [D] [A]
[N]
[F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [F#] [D] [A]
She makes his [F#m] coffee, she [D] makes his bed.
[A]
She does the [F#m] laundry, she [D] keeps him fed.
[E]
When she was 21, [Bm] she wore her mother's legs.
[E]
She sat forever [F#m] with a [D] smile [E] upon her [A] face.
She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D] pays the eggs.
[A]
Doctors and [F#m] dentists, she [D] drives all [E] day.
When she was 29, [Bm] she delivered number three.
[E]
And every Christmas [F#m] card showed a [D] perfect [E] family.
[A]
[E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Savings, please, you'll [A] never find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your mind.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[C#m] [F#] [D] [A]
She packs the [F#m] suitcase.
She sits [D] and waits [A]
with no expression [F#m] [D] upon her face.
[E]
When she was 36, [Bm] she met him at the door.
[E]
She said, I'm sorry, I [F#m] don't [D] love you [E] anymore.
[A]
[E] Everything runs right [D] on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Savings, please, you'll [A] never find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your [F#m] mind.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[D] [A]
[C#m] [F#m] [D] [E] For 15 years, she [A] had a [Bm] job and not one raise to pay.
[E]
Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool.
[D] I've lived [E] up my [A]
wage.
[E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of [A] practice [E] and design.
Spin and polish [D] till it shines.
[E] He thinks he'll [F#m] keep her.
[E] Everything is so [D] benign.
[E] Savings, please, [F#m] you'll never find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your mind.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [C#m] [F#] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [F#m] [D] [A]
[F#m] [D] [A]
[N]
Key:
E
D
A
F#m
Bm
E
D
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ [A]
She makes his [F#m] coffee, she [D] makes his bed.
[A]
She does the [F#m] laundry, she [D] keeps him fed.
[E]
When she was 21, [Bm] she wore her mother's legs.
[E]
She sat forever [F#m] with a [D] smile [E] upon her [A] face.
She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D] pays the eggs.
[A] _
Doctors and [F#m] dentists, she [D] drives all [E] day.
When she was 29, [Bm] she delivered number three.
[E]
And every Christmas [F#m] card showed a [D] perfect [E] family.
_ [A] _
[E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Savings, please, you'll [A] never find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your mind.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
_ _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
She packs the [F#m] suitcase.
She sits [D] and waits [A]
with no expression [F#m] [D] upon her face.
[E]
When she was 36, [Bm] she met him at the door.
_ [E]
She said, I'm sorry, I [F#m] don't [D] love you [E] anymore.
[A] _ _
[E] Everything runs right [D] on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Savings, please, you'll [A] never find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your [F#m] mind.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ [E] For 15 years, she [A] had a [Bm] job and not one raise to pay.
[E]
Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool.
[D] I've lived [E] up my _ [A]
wage.
[E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of [A] practice [E] and design.
Spin and polish [D] till it shines.
[E] He thinks he'll [F#m] keep her.
[E] Everything is so [D] benign.
[E] Savings, please, [F#m] you'll never find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your mind.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ [A]
She makes his [F#m] coffee, she [D] makes his bed.
[A]
She does the [F#m] laundry, she [D] keeps him fed.
[E]
When she was 21, [Bm] she wore her mother's legs.
[E]
She sat forever [F#m] with a [D] smile [E] upon her [A] face.
She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D] pays the eggs.
[A] _
Doctors and [F#m] dentists, she [D] drives all [E] day.
When she was 29, [Bm] she delivered number three.
[E]
And every Christmas [F#m] card showed a [D] perfect [E] family.
_ [A] _
[E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Savings, please, you'll [A] never find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your mind.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
_ _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
She packs the [F#m] suitcase.
She sits [D] and waits [A]
with no expression [F#m] [D] upon her face.
[E]
When she was 36, [Bm] she met him at the door.
_ [E]
She said, I'm sorry, I [F#m] don't [D] love you [E] anymore.
[A] _ _
[E] Everything runs right [D] on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Savings, please, you'll [A] never find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your [F#m] mind.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ [E] For 15 years, she [A] had a [Bm] job and not one raise to pay.
[E]
Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool.
[D] I've lived [E] up my _ [A]
wage.
[E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of [A] practice [E] and design.
Spin and polish [D] till it shines.
[E] He thinks he'll [F#m] keep her.
[E] Everything is so [D] benign.
[E] Savings, please, [F#m] you'll never find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your mind.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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