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

^BmMy father sits at night with n^Gmaj7o lights on ^BmHis cigarette glows in the dar^Gk ^DmThe living ^Dm7room is still ^Cmaj7I walk by, no rem^Am7ark ^{G# G Bm}I tiptoe past the master be^Gmaj7droom where ^BmMy mother reads her magazin^Ges ^DmI hear her call sweet ^Dm7dreams ^Cmaj7 But I forget how to ^Am7drea^G#m ^G

^FBut you say it's time we mo^Em7ved in together ^Dm7 And raised a family of our ^Cmaj7own, you and me ^F Well, that's the way I've always ^Em7heard it should be You want to ^Amarry me, we'll ^D4mar^Dry

^BmMy friends from college they're all ^Gmaj7married now ^BmThey have their houses and their ^Glawns ^DmThey have their ^Dm7silent noons ^Cmaj7 Tearful nights, angry ^Am7dawns ^{G# G Bm}Their children hate them for the^Gmaj7 things they're not ^BmThey hate themselves for what they ^Gare ^DmAnd yet they drink, they ^Dm7laugh ^Cmaj7 Close the wound, hide the ^Am7scars^{G# G}

^F But you say it's time we ^Emmoved in together ^Dm7 And raised a family of our ^Cmaj7own, you and me ^F Well, that's the way I've always ^Emheard it should be You want to ^Amarry me, we'll ^D4mar^Dry

^Bm You say we can keep our^Gmaj7 love alive ^Bm Babe, all I know is what I ^Gsee ^Dm The couples cling and ^Dm7claw ^Cmaj7 And drown in love's ^Am7debris^{G# G Bm} You say we'll soar like two bird^Gmaj7s through the clouds ^Bm But soon you'll cage me on your^G shelf ^DmI'll never ^Dm7learned to be just ^Cmaj7me first By my^Am7self ^{G# G}

^F Well okay, it's time we ^Emmoved in together ^Dm7 And raised a family of our ^Cmaj7own, you and me ^F Well, that's the way I've always ^Emheard it should be You want to ^Amarry me, we'll ^D4mar^Dry