That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be chords by
Carly Simon
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Key: B minor•
Verse 1
Bm
Bm
2

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My father sits at night
with no lights on
Dm
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His cigarette glows in the dark
The living room is still
C
C

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Ab
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G
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I walk by, no remark
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G
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I tiptoe past the master bedroom where
Bm
Bm
2

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G
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Dm
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My mother reads her magazines
I hear her call sweet dreams
C
C

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But I forget how to dream
(How to dream,
Am
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Ab
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G
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F
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how to dream)
Verse 2
Em
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But you say it's time we moved
Dm
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in together
C
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And raised a family of our own, you and me
F
F

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Well, that's the way I've
Em
Em

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always heard it should be
A
A

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D
D

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You want to marry me
Verse 3
Bm
Bm
2

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My friends from college,
they're all married now
They have their houses and
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Dm

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their lawns
C
C

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They have their silent noons
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Ab
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G
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Tearful nights, angry dawns
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Their children hate them for the things
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they're not (things they'll never be)
They hate themselves for
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Dm
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what they are
And yet they drink, they laugh
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Close the wound,
hide the scar
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Ab
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G
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Verse 4
F
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But you say it's time we
Em
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moved in together
Dm
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C
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And raised a family of our own,
you and me
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F
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Well, that's the way I've
Em
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always heard it should be
A
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You want to marry me
D
D

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Verse 5
Bm
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G
G

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Bm
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You say we can keep our love alive
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Babe, all I know is what I see
Dm
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The couples cling and claw
C
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And drown in love's
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Ab
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G
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Bm
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debris
You say we'll soar like two
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G

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birds through the clouds
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But soon you'll cage me
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Bm
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Dm
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on your shelf
C
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I'll never learn to be just me first
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G#
G#
4

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By myself
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Verse 6
F
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Well okay, it's time we
Em
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Dm
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moved in together
C
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And raised a family of our own,
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you and me
Well, that's the way I've
Em
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always heard it should be
A
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You want to marry me
D
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We'll marry

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