He Thinks He'll Keep Her — Mary Chapin Carpenter
Chords and lyrics for He Thinks He'll Keep Her by Mary Chapin Carpenter (key of G, capo 2).
Intro
[G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C]
Verse 1
[G]She makes his coffee, [G]she makes his [Em]bed [C]
[G]She does the laundry, [G]she keeps him [Em]fed [C]
[D]When she was twenty-one [D]she wore her [Am]mother's lace [Am]
[D]She said forever with a [D]smile upon her [Em]face [C] [D]
Verse 2
[G]She does the carpool, [G]she PTA's [Em] [C]
[G]Doctors and dentists, [G]she drives all [Em]day [C]
[D]When she was twenty-nine [D]she delivered [Am]number three [Am]
[D]And every christmas card [D]showed a perfect [Em]family [C] [D]
Chorus
[G]Everything runs right on [D]time, years of [C]practice and [D]design
[G]Spit and polish till it [D]shines, he thinks [C]he'll keep [D]her
[G]Everything is so [D]benign, safest place [C]you'll ever [D]find
[G]God forbid you'd change your [D]mind, he thinks [C]he'll keep [D]her
Interlude
[G] [G] [Em] [C]
Verse 3
[G]She packs his suitcase, [G]she sits and [Em]waits [C]
[G]With no expression upon [G]her [Em]face [C]
[D]When she was thirty-six [D]she met him [Am]at the door [Am]
[D]She said, I'm sorry, I [D]don't love you [Em]anymore [C] [D]
Chorus
[G]Everything runs right on [D]time, years of [C]practice and [D]design
[G]Spit and polish till it [D]shines, he thinks [C]he'll keep [D]her
[G]Everything is so [D]benign, safest place [C]you'll ever [D]find
[G]God forbid you'd change your [D]mind, he thinks [C]he'll keep [D]her
Verse 4
[D]For fifteen years she had a [D]job and not one [Am]raise in [Am]pay
[D]Now she's in the typing [D]pool at minimum [Em]wage [C] [D]
Chorus
[G]Everything runs right on [D]time, years of [C]practice and [D]design
[G]Spit and polish till it [D]shines, he thinks [C]he'll keep [D]her
[G]Everything is so [D]benign, safest place [C]you'll ever [D]find
[G]At least until you change [D]your mind, he thinks [C]he'll keep [D]her
Outro
[G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G]