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Carly Simon - That's the way I've always heard it should be Be sure to use barre chords on the E7 and D7 There is a difference between E7 and E7* Bm = x24432 Bm7 = x24232 Am7 = x02010 Em7 * = 022030 Gmaj7 = xx5432 Dm7 = x57560 C7 = x32030 Em7 = x79787 Dadd9/A x07770 [Verse 1]

^BmMy father s^Bm7its at ^Bmnight with ^Gmaj7no lights on, ^BmHis ciga^Bm7rette g^Bmlows ^Em7in the dark, ^Dm7The living room is still, ^Cadd9I walk by, ^C7no re - m^Am7ark ^Ab7 ^G

[Verse 2]

^BmI tiptoe pa^Bm7st the ^Bmmaster b^Gmaj7edroom, where... ^Bmmy mother r^Bm7eads he^Bmr maga - z^Em7ines, ^Dm7I hear her call Sweet dreams! ^Cadd9But I forg^Cmaj7et how to d^Am7ream ^Ab7 ^G

[Chorus] Fmaj7 Em7 * But you say it's time we moved in together,

^Fmaj7And raised a family of our own, ^C7you and me, Fmaj7 Em7 * Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be, You want to ma^Arry me, ...we'll ^Dadd9/Amarry

[Verse 3]

^BmMy friends from c^Bm7ollege, th^Bmey're all ...^Gmaj7married now, ^BmThey have t^Bm7heir houses,^Bm and their ...l^Em7awns, ^Dm7They have their silent noons, ^Cadd9Tearful night^Cmaj7s, angry da^Am7wns7 ^Ab7 ^G

[Verse 4]

^BmTheir childre^Bm7n hate them^Bm for the things they'r^Gmaj7e not, ^BmThey hate the^Bm7mselves f^Bmor what they ^Em7are, ^Dm7And yet they drink, they laugh, ^Cadd9Close the ^Cmaj7wound, hide the ^Am7scar ^Ab7 ^G

[Chorus] Fmaj7 Em7 * But you say it's time we moved in together,

^Fmaj7And raised a family of our own, ^C7you and me, Fmaj7 Em7 * Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be, You want to ma^Arry me, ...we'll ^Dadd9/Amarry

[Verse 5]

^BmYou say that ^Bm7we can keep^Bm our love ^Gmaj7alive, ^BmBabe, al^Bm7l I know is^Bm what I ^Em7see, ^Dm7The couples cling and claw, ^Cadd9And drown in l^Cmaj7ove's de - ^Am7bris7 ^Ab7 ^G

[Verse 6]

^BmYou say, we'll^Bm7 soar like ^Bmtwo birds through the ^Gmaj7clouds, ^BmBut soon you'^Bm7ll cage m^Bme on your ^Em7shelf, ^Dm7I'll never learn to be just me^Cadd9 first, B^Cmaj7y my - s^Am7elf ^Ab7 ^G

[Chorus] Fmaj7 Em7 * Well ok you say it's time we moved in together,

^Fmaj7And raised a family of our own, ^C7you and me, Fmaj7 Em7 * Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be, You want to ma^Arry me, ...we'll ^Dadd9/Amarry

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