Mary Chapin Carpenter – He Thinks Hell Keep Her (Guitar)

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------------------------------------------------ Actually in A; capo at the 2nd fret G G Em C G G Em C
G               G      Em              C
  She makes his coffee, she makes his bed

G              G       Em              C
  She does the laundry, she keeps him fed

D              D                Am               Am
  When she was twenty-one she wore her mother's lace

D             D           Em      C       D
  She said forever with a smile upon her face

G            G        Em       C
She does the carpool, she PTA's

G            G        Em       C
Doctors and dentists, she drives all day

D              D          Am              Am
When she was twenty-nine she delivered number three

D             D            Em     C       D
And every christmas card showed a perfect family

G        D                  C               D             G
  Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design

          D               C                     D
Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her

G        D            C             D                G
  Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find

        D                     C                    D
God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her
G G Em C
G               G       Em            C
She packs his suitcase, she sits and waits

G               G       Em           C
With no expression upon her face

D               D       Am                Am
When she was thirty-six she met him at the door

D               D       Em    C           D
She said, "I'm sorry, I don't love you anymore"

G       D                  C             D            G
Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design

D                          C                    D
Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her

G       D        C              D                 G
Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find

       D                      C                      D
God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her
(4 bars of instrumental)
    D                  D             Am               Am
For fifteen years she had a job and not one raise in pay

D                   D            Em   C     D
  Now she's in the typing pool at minimum wage

G         D               C               D            G
Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design

           D               C                        D
Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her

G       D        C               D                G
Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find

D                              C                          D
At least until you change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her
G G Em C G G Em C G G Em C G G Em C D G - Adam Schneider, [email protected]