Chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter - He Thinks He'll Keep Her
Tempo:
73.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
She [F#m] [D]
[A] [D]
makes his coffee, [F#m] she makes [D] his bed.
[A] She does the laundry, [F#m] she keeps [D] him fed.
[E] When she was 21, [Bm] she wore her mother's legs.
[E] She said forever [F#m] with a smile upon [E] her face.
[A] She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D]
PTAs.
[A] Doctors and [F#m] dentists, she [D] drives all day.
[E] When she was 29, [Bm] she delivered number three.
[E] And every Christmas card [F#m] showed a perfect [E] family.
[A] [E] Everything runs right [D] on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
Spit [E] and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Safest place you'll [A] ever find.
God forbid you [D] change your mind.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[F#m] [D]
[A] She packs his [F#m] suitcase.
She [D] sits and waits [A] with no [F#m] expression upon [D] her face.
[E] When she was 36, [Bm] she bet him at their door.
[E] She said I'm sorry, [F#m] I don't love you [E]
anymore.
[A] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
Spit and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Safest place [A] you'll ever find.
God forbid you change your mind.
He thinks he'll keep her.
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[E] For 15 years, she had a [Bm] job.
[E] Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool at the end of her [A] wage.
Everything runs [D] right on [E] time.
Years of practice [A] and design.
Spit and polish [B] till it shines.
He thinks he'll keep [F#m] her.
Everything is [A] so [D] benign.
Safest place [F#m] you'll ever find.
God forbid you [A] change your mind.
He thinks he'll keep her.
[F#m] [A] [F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [A]
[F#] [F#m]
[A]
[A] [D]
makes his coffee, [F#m] she makes [D] his bed.
[A] She does the laundry, [F#m] she keeps [D] him fed.
[E] When she was 21, [Bm] she wore her mother's legs.
[E] She said forever [F#m] with a smile upon [E] her face.
[A] She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D]
PTAs.
[A] Doctors and [F#m] dentists, she [D] drives all day.
[E] When she was 29, [Bm] she delivered number three.
[E] And every Christmas card [F#m] showed a perfect [E] family.
[A] [E] Everything runs right [D] on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
Spit [E] and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Safest place you'll [A] ever find.
God forbid you [D] change your mind.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[F#m] [D]
[A] She packs his [F#m] suitcase.
She [D] sits and waits [A] with no [F#m] expression upon [D] her face.
[E] When she was 36, [Bm] she bet him at their door.
[E] She said I'm sorry, [F#m] I don't love you [E]
anymore.
[A] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
Spit and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Safest place [A] you'll ever find.
God forbid you change your mind.
He thinks he'll keep her.
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[E] For 15 years, she had a [Bm] job.
[E] Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool at the end of her [A] wage.
Everything runs [D] right on [E] time.
Years of practice [A] and design.
Spit and polish [B] till it shines.
He thinks he'll keep [F#m] her.
Everything is [A] so [D] benign.
Safest place [F#m] you'll ever find.
God forbid you [A] change your mind.
He thinks he'll keep her.
[F#m] [A] [F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [A]
[F#] [F#m]
[A]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
Bm
A
E
D
She _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ makes his coffee, [F#m] she makes [D] his bed.
[A] She does the laundry, [F#m] she keeps [D] him fed.
[E] When she was 21, [Bm] she wore her mother's legs.
[E] She said forever [F#m] with a smile upon [E] her face.
[A] She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D]
PTAs.
[A] Doctors and [F#m] dentists, she [D] drives all day.
[E] When she was 29, [Bm] she delivered number three.
_ [E] And every Christmas card [F#m] showed a perfect [E] family.
_ [A] _ [E] Everything runs right [D] on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
Spit [E] and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Safest place you'll [A] ever find.
God forbid you [D] change your mind.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _
_ [A] She packs his [F#m] suitcase.
She [D] sits and waits [A] with no [F#m] expression upon [D] her face.
[E] _ When she was 36, [Bm] she bet him at their door.
[E] She said I'm sorry, [F#m] I don't love you [E]
anymore.
[A] _ Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
Spit and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Safest place [A] you'll ever find.
God forbid you change your mind.
He thinks he'll keep her.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] For 15 years, she had a [Bm] job. _ _
_ [E] Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool at the end of her _ [A] wage.
Everything runs [D] right on [E] time.
Years of practice [A] and design.
Spit and polish [B] till it shines.
He thinks he'll keep [F#m] her.
Everything is [A] so [D] benign.
Safest place [F#m] you'll ever find.
God forbid you [A] change your mind.
He thinks he'll keep her.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ makes his coffee, [F#m] she makes [D] his bed.
[A] She does the laundry, [F#m] she keeps [D] him fed.
[E] When she was 21, [Bm] she wore her mother's legs.
[E] She said forever [F#m] with a smile upon [E] her face.
[A] She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D]
PTAs.
[A] Doctors and [F#m] dentists, she [D] drives all day.
[E] When she was 29, [Bm] she delivered number three.
_ [E] And every Christmas card [F#m] showed a perfect [E] family.
_ [A] _ [E] Everything runs right [D] on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
Spit [E] and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Safest place you'll [A] ever find.
God forbid you [D] change your mind.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _
_ [A] She packs his [F#m] suitcase.
She [D] sits and waits [A] with no [F#m] expression upon [D] her face.
[E] _ When she was 36, [Bm] she bet him at their door.
[E] She said I'm sorry, [F#m] I don't love you [E]
anymore.
[A] _ Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design.
Spit and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] Safest place [A] you'll ever find.
God forbid you change your mind.
He thinks he'll keep her.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] For 15 years, she had a [Bm] job. _ _
_ [E] Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool at the end of her _ [A] wage.
Everything runs [D] right on [E] time.
Years of practice [A] and design.
Spit and polish [B] till it shines.
He thinks he'll keep [F#m] her.
Everything is [A] so [D] benign.
Safest place [F#m] you'll ever find.
God forbid you [A] change your mind.
He thinks he'll keep her.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _