Thats The Way Ive Always Heard It Should Be
Carly SimonVersion1
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My father sits at night with no lights on
His cigarette glows in the dark
The living room is still
I walk by, no remark
I tiptoe past the master bedroom where
My mother reads her magazines
I hear her call sweet dreams
But I forgot how to dream
But you say it's time we moved in together
And raised a family of our own, you and me
Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be
You want to marry me, we'll marry
My friends from college they're all married now
They have their houses and their lawns
They have their silent noons
Tearful nights, angry dawns
Their children hate them for the things they're not
They hate themselves for what they are
And yet they drink, they laugh
Close the wound, hide the scars
But you say it's time we moved in together
And raised a family of our own, you and me
Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be
You want to marry me, we'll marry
You say we can keep our love alive
Babe, all I know is what I see
The couples cling and claw
And drown in love's debris
You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds
But soon you'll cage me on your shelf
I'll never learn to be just me first
By myself
Well O.K., it's time we moved in together
And raised a family of our own, you and me
Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be
You want to marry me, we'll marry
We'll marry
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Readable chord sheet for Thats The Way Ive Always Heard It Should Be by Carly Simon
[Bm]My father sits at night with n[G]o lights on [Bm]His cigarette glows in the dar[G]k [Dm7]The living room is still [Cmaj7]I walk by, no rem[Am7]ark [G] [Bm]I tiptoe past the master be[G]droom where [Bm]My mother reads her magazin[G]es [Bm]I hear her call sweet dream[G]s [Cmaj7]But I forgot how [Am7]to dream [G] [F]But you say it's time we mo[Em]ved in together [Dm7]And raised a family of our o[Cmaj7]wn, you and me [F]Well, that's the way I've always h[Em]eard it should be [D]You want to marry me, we'll marry [Bm]My friends from college they'r[G]e all married now [Bm]They have their houses and the[G]ir lawns [Dm7]They have their silent noons [Bm]Tearful nights, angry dawns[G] [Bm]Their children hate them fo[G]r the things they're not [Bm]They hate themselves for wh[G]at they are [Bm]And yet they drink, they la[G]ugh [Cmaj7]Close the wound, [Am7]hide the scars [G] [F]But you say it's time we mo[Em]ved in together [Dm7]And raised a family of our o[Cmaj7]wn, you and me [F]Well, that's the way I've always h[Em]eard it should be [D]You want to marry me, we'll marry [Bm]You say we can keep our love a[G]live [Bm]Babe, all I know is what I see[G] [Dm7]The couples cling and claw [Cmaj7]And drown in love[Am7]'s debris [G] [Bm]You say we'll soar like two[G] birds through the clouds [Bm]But soon you'll cage me on [G]your shelf [Bm]I'll never learn to be just[G] me first [Cmaj7]By myself [Am7] [G] [F]Well O.K., it's time we moved [Em]in together [Dm7]And raised a family of our o[Cmaj7]wn, you and me [F]Well, that's the way I've always h[Em]eard it should be [D]You want to marry me, we'll marry [D]We'll marry