Capo: 2

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

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e up^Fon her f^Gace

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

^F Everyth^Ging runs right on t^Fime, years of pr^Gactice and des^Fign Spit and p^Golish till it sh^Fines, he thinks he'll ^Gkeep her ^F Everyth^Ging is so ben^Fign, safest pl^Gace you'll ever f^Find God forb^Gid you'd change your m^Find, he thinks he'll ^Gkeep her ^F[ins^Ftrum^Dmental^F]

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 ^Gfifteen years she h^Gad a job and n^Dmot one raise in p^Dmay ^G Now she's in the t^Gyping pool at^Dm mi

ni^Fmum wa^Gge

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 F F Dm F F F Dm F F F Dm F F F Dm F-G F [ending] - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com

Mary Chapin Carpenter - He thinks hell keep her