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That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be chords for acoustic guitar
Carly Simon 1971 (Carly Simon & Jacob Brackman)

Capo III

G#mMy (133111@4)father sits at night with no lights on
                           C#mHis (x13321@4)cigarette glows in the dark.
BmThe (x24432@1)living room is still;
A (x02220@1)        A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1)   DmE
I walk by, no remark.

G#mI (133111@4)tiptoe past the master bedroom where
                        C#mMy (x13321@4)mother reads her magazines.
BmI (x24432@1)hear her call sweet dreams,
A (x02220@1)          A7 (x02020@1)   A (x02220@1)    DmE
But I forgot how to dream.

D (xx0232@1)                      C#mBut (x13321@4)you say it's time we moved in together
    D (xx0232@1)                C#mAnd (x13321@4)raised a family of our own, you and me 
Bm (x24432@1)                             C#mWell, (x13321@4)that's the way I've always heard it should be:
            Fm (133111@1)            BYou (x2444x@1)want to marry me, we'll marry.

G#mMy (133111@4)friends from college they're all married now;
                                 C#mThey (x13321@4)have their houses and their lawns.
BmThey (x24432@1)have their silent noons,
A (x02220@1)             A7 (x02020@1)  A (x02220@1)    DmE
Tearful nights, angry dawns.

G#mTheir (133111@4)children hate them for the things they're not;
                                   C#mThey (x13321@4)hate themselves for what they are
Bm (x24432@1)      
And yet they drink, they laugh,
A (x02220@1)              A7 (x02020@1)     A (x02220@1)   DmE
Close the wound, hide the scar.

D (xx0232@1)                      C#mBut (x13321@4)you say it's time we moved in together
    D (xx0232@1)                C#mAnd (x13321@4)raised a family of our own, you and me 
Bm (x24432@1)                             C#mWell, (x13321@4)that's the way I've always heard it should be:
            Fm (133111@1)            BYou (x2444x@1)want to marry me, we'll marry.

G#mYou (133111@4)say we can keep our love alive
                           C#mBabe (x13321@4) all I know is what I see 
BmThe (x24432@1)couples cling and claw
A (x02220@1)          A7 (x02020@1)     A (x02220@1)  DmE
And drown in love's debris.

G#mYou (133111@4)say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds,
                                C#mBut (x13321@4)soon you'll cage me on your shelf
BmI'll (x24432@1)never learn to be just me first
A (x02220@1)A7A     DmE
By my self.

D (xx0232@1)                 C#mBut (x13321@4)ok it's time we moved in together
    D (xx0232@1)                    C#mAnd (x13321@4)raised a family of our own, you and me 
Bm (x24432@1)                             C#mWell, (x13321@4)that's the way I've always heard it should be:
            Fm (133111@1)            BYou (x2444x@1)want to marry me, we'll marry.
      BWe'll (x2444x@1)marry.

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