Chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter - "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" Lyrics
Tempo:
72.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [D] She [A] makes his [F#m] coffee, she [D] makes his [A] bed.
She does the [F#m] laundry, she [D] keeps in bed.
[E] When she was 21 [Bm] she wore her mother's [Bm] lace.
[E] She said forever [F#m] with a [D] smile [E] upon her [A] face.
She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D]
[A] PTAs.
Doctors and [F#m] dentists, she [D] drives all day.
[E] When she was 29 [Bm] she delivered number [F#m] three.
[E] And every [A] Christmas [F#m] card showed a perfect [E] family.
[A] [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Here's the practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and paul it [D] till it shines.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] The safest place [A] you'll ever find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your mind.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[D] [A] [F#m] [D]
[A] She packs his [F#m] suitcase.
She [D] sits and waits [A] with no [F#m] expression [D] upon 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 [D] love [E] you anymore.
[A] [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Here's the practice [A] and design.
Spin and [E] paul it [D] till it shines.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] The safest place [A] you'll ever find.
God [E] forbid you [D] change your mind.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll [A] keep her.
[F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [A]
[E] For 15 years she had a [Bm] job and not one raisin day.
[E] Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool [D] at the end [E] of my [A] way.
[E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Here's the practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and paul it [A] till it [D] shines.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll [A] keep her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] The safest place [A] you'll ever find.
[E] At least not till you [D] change your mind.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll [A] keep her.
[F#m] [D] [A] [F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [E]
[A] [F#m] [D] She [A] makes his [F#m] coffee, she [D] makes his [A] bed.
She does the [F#m] laundry, she [D] keeps in bed.
[E] When she was 21 [Bm] she wore her mother's [Bm] lace.
[E] She said forever [F#m] with a [D] smile [E] upon her [A] face.
She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D]
[A] PTAs.
Doctors and [F#m] dentists, she [D] drives all day.
[E] When she was 29 [Bm] she delivered number [F#m] three.
[E] And every [A] Christmas [F#m] card showed a perfect [E] family.
[A] [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Here's the practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and paul it [D] till it shines.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] The safest place [A] you'll ever find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your mind.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[D] [A] [F#m] [D]
[A] She packs his [F#m] suitcase.
She [D] sits and waits [A] with no [F#m] expression [D] upon 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 [D] love [E] you anymore.
[A] [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Here's the practice [A] and design.
Spin and [E] paul it [D] till it shines.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] The safest place [A] you'll ever find.
God [E] forbid you [D] change your mind.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll [A] keep her.
[F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [A]
[E] For 15 years she had a [Bm] job and not one raisin day.
[E] Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool [D] at the end [E] of my [A] way.
[E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Here's the practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and paul it [A] till it [D] shines.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll [A] keep her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] The safest place [A] you'll ever find.
[E] At least not till you [D] change your mind.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll [A] keep her.
[F#m] [D] [A] [F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [E]
Key:
E
A
D
F#m
Bm
E
A
D
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] She [A] _ makes his [F#m] coffee, she [D] makes his [A] bed.
She does the [F#m] laundry, she [D] keeps in bed.
[E] When she was 21 [Bm] she wore her mother's [Bm] lace.
[E] She said forever [F#m] with a [D] smile [E] upon her [A] face.
She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D] _
[A] PTAs.
Doctors and [F#m] dentists, she [D] drives all day.
[E] When she was 29 [Bm] she delivered number [F#m] three.
[E] And every [A] Christmas [F#m] card showed a perfect [E] family. _
[A] _ [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Here's the practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and paul it [D] till it shines.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] The safest place [A] you'll ever find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your mind.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[D] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _
[A] She packs his [F#m] suitcase.
She [D] sits and waits [A] with no [F#m] expression [D] upon 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 [D] love [E] you anymore.
[A] _ [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Here's the practice [A] and design.
Spin and [E] paul it [D] till it shines.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] The safest place [A] you'll ever find.
God [E] forbid you [D] change your mind.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll [A] keep her.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] For 15 years she had a [Bm] job and not one raisin day.
[E] Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool [D] at the end [E] of my [A] way.
[E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Here's the practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and paul it [A] till it [D] shines.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll [A] keep her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] The safest place [A] you'll ever find.
[E] At least not till you [D] change your mind.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll [A] keep her.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] She [A] _ makes his [F#m] coffee, she [D] makes his [A] bed.
She does the [F#m] laundry, she [D] keeps in bed.
[E] When she was 21 [Bm] she wore her mother's [Bm] lace.
[E] She said forever [F#m] with a [D] smile [E] upon her [A] face.
She does the [F#m] carpool, she [D] _
[A] PTAs.
Doctors and [F#m] dentists, she [D] drives all day.
[E] When she was 29 [Bm] she delivered number [F#m] three.
[E] And every [A] Christmas [F#m] card showed a perfect [E] family. _
[A] _ [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Here's the practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and paul it [D] till it shines.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll keep [A] her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] The safest place [A] you'll ever find.
[E] God forbid you [D] change your mind.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[D] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _
[A] She packs his [F#m] suitcase.
She [D] sits and waits [A] with no [F#m] expression [D] upon 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 [D] love [E] you anymore.
[A] _ [E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Here's the practice [A] and design.
Spin and [E] paul it [D] till it shines.
[E] He thinks he'll [A] keep her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] The safest place [A] you'll ever find.
God [E] forbid you [D] change your mind.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll [A] keep her.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] For 15 years she had a [Bm] job and not one raisin day.
[E] Now she's in the typing [F#m] pool [D] at the end [E] of my [A] way.
[E] Everything runs [D] right on time.
[E] Here's the practice [A] and design.
[E] Spin and paul it [A] till it [D] shines.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll [A] keep her.
[E] Everything is [D] so benign.
[E] The safest place [A] you'll ever find.
[E] At least not till you [D] change your mind.
[A] He thinks [E] he'll [A] keep her.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _