Carly Simon - Thats the way ive always heard it should be

^EmMy father sits at night with n^Co lights on ^EmHis cigarette glows in the dar^Ck ^Gm7The living room is still ^Fmaj7I walk by, no rem^Dm7ark ^{DbMaj7 C Em}I tiptoe past the master be^Cdroom where ^EmMy mother reads her magazin^Ces ^Gm7I hear her call sweet dreams ^Fmaj7But I forgot how to dr^Dm7eam ^{DbMaj7 C}

^BbBut you say it's time we mov^Amed in together ^Gm7And raised a family of our o^Fmaj7wn, you and me ^BbWell, that's the way I've always he^Amard it should be You want to ma^Drry me, we'll ma^Gmaj7rry

^EmMy friends from college they'r^Ce all married now ^EmThey have their houses and the^Cir lawns ^Gm7They have their silent noons ^Fmaj7Tearful nights, angry da^Dm7wns ^{DbMaj7 C Em}Their children hate them for the thin^Cgs they're not ^EmThey hate themselves for what they a^Cre ^Gm7And yet they drink, they laugh ^Fmaj7Close the wound, hide the sc^Dm7ars ^{DbMaj7 C}

^BbBut you say it's time we mov^Amed in together ^Gm7And raised a family of our o^Fmaj7wn, you and me ^BbWell, that's the way I've always he^Amard it should be You want to marr^Dy me, we'll ma^Gmaj7rry

^EmYou say that we can keep our l^Cove alive ^EmBabe, all I know is what I see^{C Gm7}The couples cling and claw ^Fmaj7And drown in love's deb^Dm7ris ^{DbMaj7 C Em}You say we'll soar like two^C birds through the clouds ^EmBut soon you'll cage me on ^Cyour shelf ^Gm7I'll never learn to be just^Fmaj7 me first By m^Dm7yself^{DbMaj7 C}

^BbWell O.K., it's time we moved i^Amn together ^Gm7And raised a family of our o^Fmaj7wn, you and me ^BbWell, that's the way I've always he^Amard it should be You want to mar^Dry me, we'll m^Gmaj7arry