#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# 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) Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_022100@1">E 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) Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_022100@1">E 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) Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_022100@1">E 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) Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_022100@1">E 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) Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_022100@1">E 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)A7 (x02020@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_022100@1">E 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. Set8