Capo: 2

HE THINKS HE'LL KEEP HER (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) ------------------------------------------------ [Actually in A; capo at the 2nd fret]

^G[int^Gro] ^Em ^C ^G ^G ^Em ^C ^G She makes his ^Gcoffee,^Em she makes his b^Ced ^G She does the ^Glaundry,^Em she keeps him f^Ced ^D When she was ^Dtwenty-one she wo^Amre her mother's l^Amace ^D She said for^Dever with a ^Emsmil

e up^Con her f^Dace

She does the carpool, she PTA's Doctors and dentists, she drives all day When she was twenty-nine she delivered number three And every christmas card showed a perfect family

^G Everyth^Ding runs right on t^Cime, years of pr^Dactice and des^Gign Spit and p^Dolish till it sh^Cines, he thinks he'll ^Dkeep her ^G Everyth^Ding is so ben^Cign, safest pl^Dace you'll ever f^Gind God forb^Did you'd change your m^Cind, he thinks he'll ^Dkeep her ^G[ins^Gtrum^Emental^C]

She packs his suitcase, she sits and waits With no expression upon her face When she was thirty-six she met him at the door She said, "I'm sorry, I don't love you anymore" Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her [4 bars of instrumental]

For ^Dfifteen years she h^Dad a job and n^Amot one raise in p^Amay ^D Now she's in the t^Dyping pool at^Em mi

ni^Cmum wa^Dge

Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find 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 [ending] - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com

Mary Chapin Carpenter - He thinks hell keep her