Thats The Way Ive Always Heard It Should Be

that’s the way i’ve always heard it should be carly simon & jacob brackman from the 1971 album carly simon transposed by clive sa xthis is arranged for my voice . to play in the same key as carly simon transpose down 6 half steps so the Em becomes Bm Em C my father sits at night with no lights on Em C his cigarette glows in the dark Gm7 the living room is still Fmaj7 Dm7 C#maj7 C i walk by , no remark Em C i tiptoe past the master bedroom where Em C my mother reads her magazines Gm7 i hear her call sweet dreams Fmaj7 Dm7 C#maj7 C but i forgot how to dream A# Am but you say it’s time we moved in together Gm7 Fmaj7 and raised a family of our own , you and me A# Am well , that’s the way i’ve always heard it should be D Gmaj7 you want to marry me , we’ll marry Em C my friends from college they’re all married now Em C they have their houses and their lawns Gm7 they have their silent noons Fmaj7 Dm7 C#maj7 C tearful nights , angry dawns Em C their children hate them for the things they’re not Em C they hate themselves for what they are Gm7 and yet they drink , they laugh Fmaj7 Dm7 C#maj7 C close the wound , hide the scars A# Am but you say it’s time we moved in together Gm7 Fmaj7 and raised a family of our own , you and me A# Am well , that’s the way i’ve always heard it should be D Gmaj7 you want to marry me , we’ll marry Em C you say that we can keep our love alive Em C babe , all i know is what i see Gm7 the couples cling and claw Fmaj7 Dm7 C#maj7 C and drown in love’s debris Em C you say we’ll soar like two birds through the clouds Em C but soon you’ll cage me on your shelf Gm7 Fmaj7 i’ll never learn to be just me first Dm7 C#maj7 C by myself A# Am well o . k . , it’s time we moved in together Gm7 Fmaj7 and raised a family of our own , you and me A# Am well , that’s the way i’ve always heard it should be D Gmaj7 you want to marry me , we’ll marry