Carly Simon – The Carter Family (Guitar)

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The Carter Family - from No Secrets - 1972
A                      Em7
The Carter family lived next door

A               Em7
For almost 14 years

A                      Em7
With Gwen and I inseperatable

A                      Em7
From rag dolls through brassieres

D                    G7
Then Gwen began to bore me

           Cmaj7           Am7
With her giggles and her fears

Dm7                         Fmaj7
The day the Carters moved away

G7                 Cmaj7                  
I had to fake my tears

Bm        C       G
Oh   oh oh oh oh oh

G     Eb                 Bb
I told new friends Gwen Carter 

A7                   D
Had become a silly pest

G                    D
And then I found I missed her

C      Cmaj7               G
More than I'd ever have guessed

A                      Em7
Grandma used to nag at me

A                      Em7
To straighten up my spine

A                      Em7
To act respectful and read good books

A                      Em7
To take care of what was mine

D                    G7
I hated being criticized

  Cmaj7           Am7
And asking her permission

Dm7                         Fmaj7
So what if her advise was wise

G7                 Cmaj7 
It always hurt to listen

Bm        C       G
Oh   oh oh oh oh oh

G     Eb                 Bb
I didn't cry when Granny died

A7                   D
She made me so depressed

G                    D
And then I found I missed her

C      Cmaj7               G
More than I'd ever have guessed

A                      Em7
You used to make me moan in bed

A                      Em7
But that can't be enough

A                      Em7
My friends complained your jokes were crude

A                      Em7
Your manners were too rough

D                    G7
Don't know just what I wanted

  Cmaj7           Am7
But I know I wanted more

Dm7                    Fmaj7
Someone smooth, presentable

G7                 Cmaj7 
To blend with my decor

Bm        C       G
Oh   oh oh oh oh oh

A                      Em7
And now at night I think of how 

A                      Em7
You grinned when you undressed

A                Em7
And I find I miss you 

A                      Em7
More than I'd ever have guessed
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