That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be Carly simon & Jacob Brackman From the 1971 Album carly simon Transposed By Clive Sax This is arranged for my voice. To play in the same key as Carly simon Transpose down 6 half steps so the Em becomes Bm Em C My father sits at night with no lights on Em C His cigarette glows in the dark Gm7 The living room is still Fmaj7 Dm7 C#maj7 C I walk by, no remark Em C I tiptoe past the master bedroom where Em C My mother reads her magazines Gm7 I hear her call sweet dreams Fmaj7 Dm7 C#maj7 C But I forgot how to dream Bb Am But you say it's time we moved in together Gm7 Fmaj7 And raised a family of our own, you and me Bb Am Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be D Gmaj7 You want to marry me, we'll marry Em C My friends from college they're all married now Em C They have their houses and their lawns Gm7 They have their silent noons Fmaj7 Dm7 C#maj7 C Tearful nights, angry dawns Em C Their children hate them for the things they're not Em C They hate themselves for what they are Gm7 And yet they drink, they laugh Fmaj7 Dm7 C#maj7 C Close the wound, hide the scars Bb Am But you say it's time we moved in together Gm7 Fmaj7 And raised a family of our own, you and me Bb Am Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be D Gmaj7 You want to marry me, we'll marry Em C You say that we can keep our love alive Em C Babe, all I know is what I see Gm7 The couples cling and claw Fmaj7 Dm7 C#maj7 C And drown in love's debris Em C You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds Em C But soon you'll cage me on your shelf Gm7 Fmaj7 I'll never learn to be just me first Dm7 C#maj7 C By myself Bb Am Well O.K., it's time we moved in together Gm7 Fmaj7 And raised a family of our own, you and me Bb Am Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be D Gmaj7 You want to marry me, we'll marry
