Chords for "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" by Mary Chapin Carpenter with Lyrics
Tempo:
72.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[A] [F#m]
[A] She makes his [E] coffee, she [D] makes his bed.
[A] She does the laundry, she [D] keeps him fed.
[E] When she was [Bm] 21, she wore her mother's leg.
[E] She said forever with a smile upon her [A] face.
She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D]
[A] PTAs.
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 perfect [E] family.
[A] [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design, [E] spit and polish [D] till it shines.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign, and [E] safe is the least [A] you'll ever find.
[E] 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 met him at their door.
[E] She said, I'm sorry, [F#m] I don't love you [E] anymore.
[A] [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design, [E] spit and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign, and [E] safe is the least you'll [A] ever find.
[E] God forbid you change [D] your mind, he [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[E] For 15 years, she had a [Bm] job and not one raise in pay.
[E] Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool at [E] minimum [A] wage.
[E] Everything runs right [D] on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design, spit [E] and polish till [A] it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign, and [E] safe is the least you'll [A] ever find.
At least [E] not till you change [D] your mind, he [A] thinks he'll keep her.
[F#m] [A]
[A] [F#m] [A]
[F#m]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[A] [F#m]
[A] She makes his [E] coffee, she [D] makes his bed.
[A] She does the laundry, she [D] keeps him fed.
[E] When she was [Bm] 21, she wore her mother's leg.
[E] She said forever with a smile upon her [A] face.
She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D]
[A] PTAs.
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 perfect [E] family.
[A] [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design, [E] spit and polish [D] till it shines.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign, and [E] safe is the least [A] you'll ever find.
[E] 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 met him at their door.
[E] She said, I'm sorry, [F#m] I don't love you [E] anymore.
[A] [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design, [E] spit and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign, and [E] safe is the least you'll [A] ever find.
[E] God forbid you change [D] your mind, he [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[E] For 15 years, she had a [Bm] job and not one raise in pay.
[E] Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool at [E] minimum [A] wage.
[E] Everything runs right [D] on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design, spit [E] and polish till [A] it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign, and [E] safe is the least you'll [A] ever find.
At least [E] not till you change [D] your mind, he [A] thinks he'll keep her.
[F#m] [A]
[A] [F#m] [A]
[F#m]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
Key:
E
A
D
F#m
Bm
E
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] She makes his [E] coffee, she [D] makes his bed.
[A] _ She does the laundry, she [D] keeps him fed.
[E] _ When she was [Bm] 21, she wore her mother's leg.
[E] She said forever with a smile upon her [A] face.
She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D] _
[A] PTAs.
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 perfect [E] family. _
[A] _ [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design, [E] spit and polish [D] till it shines.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign, and [E] safe is the least [A] you'll ever find.
[E] 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 met him at their door.
[E] She said, I'm sorry, [F#m] I don't love you [E] anymore.
[A] _ [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design, [E] spit and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign, and [E] safe is the least you'll [A] ever find.
[E] God forbid you change [D] your mind, he [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
[E] For 15 years, she had a [Bm] job and not one raise in pay. _
[E] Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool at [E] minimum [A] wage.
[E] Everything runs right [D] on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design, spit [E] and polish till [A] it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign, and [E] safe is the least you'll [A] ever find.
At least [E] not till you change [D] your mind, he [A] thinks he'll keep her.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] She makes his [E] coffee, she [D] makes his bed.
[A] _ She does the laundry, she [D] keeps him fed.
[E] _ When she was [Bm] 21, she wore her mother's leg.
[E] She said forever with a smile upon her [A] face.
She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D] _
[A] PTAs.
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 perfect [E] family. _
[A] _ [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design, [E] spit and polish [D] till it shines.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign, and [E] safe is the least [A] you'll ever find.
[E] 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 met him at their door.
[E] She said, I'm sorry, [F#m] I don't love you [E] anymore.
[A] _ [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design, [E] spit and polish [D] till it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign, and [E] safe is the least you'll [A] ever find.
[E] God forbid you change [D] your mind, he [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
[E] For 15 years, she had a [Bm] job and not one raise in pay. _
[E] Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool at [E] minimum [A] wage.
[E] Everything runs right [D] on time.
[E] Years of practice [A] and design, spit [E] and polish till [A] it shines.
He [E] thinks he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign, and [E] safe is the least you'll [A] ever find.
At least [E] not till you change [D] your mind, he [A] thinks he'll keep her.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _