Biography:
Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey) is a highly successful country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. According to Songfacts, Carpenter had a fairly privileged upper middle class upbringing. Her father was at least partly responsible for her embarking on a musical career. The song "House of Cards" was inspired by the divorce of her parents when she was sixteen.
One of her most widely known singles is "Passionate Kisses" (written by fellow singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams)
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Other songs:
- 10000 Miles
- A Keeper For Every Flame
- A Lot Like Me
- A Road Is Just A Road
- Capo Chart
- Christmas Time In The City
- Come Darkness Come Light
- Down At The Twist And Shout
- Down In Marys Land
- Downtown Train
- Grow Old With Me
- Halley Came To Jackson
- He Thinks Hell Keep Her
- Hot Buttered Rum
- House Of Cards
- I Am A Town
- I Feel Lucky
- I Put My Ring Back On
- I Want To Be Your Girlfriend
- Its Only Love
- John Doe No 2
- John Doe No 24
- Jubilee
- Keeping The Faith
- Let Me Into Your Heart
- Naked To The Eye
- Not Too Much To Ask
- Oh Rosetta
- Only A Dream
- Other Streets And Other Towns
- Outside Looking In
- Passionate Kisses
- Quittin Time
- Shut Up And Kiss Me
- Slave To The Beauty
- Slow Country Dance
- Stones In The Road
- Tender When I Want To Be
- Thanksgiving Song
- The Age Of Miracles
- The Blue Distance
- The Bug
- The Calling
- The End Of My Pirate Days
- The Hard Way
- The Last Word
- The Long Way Home
- The Longest Night Of The Year
- The Moon And St Christopher
- The More Things Change
- This Is Love
- Too Tired
- Walking Through Fire
- Wall Around Your Heart
- When Shes Gone
- Wherever You Are
- Why Walk When You Can Fly
- You
- You Win Again
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HE THINKS HE'LL KEEP HER (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)
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[Actually in A; capo at the 2nd fret]
G G Em C G G Em C
[intro]
G G Em C
She makes his coffee, she makes his bed
G G Em C
She does the laundry, she keeps him fed
D D Am Am
When she was twenty-one she wore her mother's lace
D D Em - C D
She said forever with a smile upon her face
She does the carpool, she PTA's
Doctors and dentists, she drives all day
When she was twenty-nine she delivered number three
And every christmas card showed a perfect family
G D C D G
Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design
D C D
Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her
G D C D G
Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find
D C D
God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her
G G Em C
[instrumental]
She packs his suitcase, she sits and waits
With no expression upon her face
When she was thirty-six she met him at the door
She said, "I'm sorry, I don't love you anymore"
Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design
Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her
Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find
God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her
[4 bars of instrumental]
D D Am Am
For fifteen years she had a job and not one raise in pay
D D Em - C D
Now she's in the typing pool at minimum wage
Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design
Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her
Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find
At least until you change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her
G G Em C G G Em C G G Em C G G Em C-D G
[ending]
- Adam Schneider, [email protected]
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
HE THINKS HE'LL KEEP HER (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)
------------------------------------------------
[Actually in A; capo at the 2nd fret]
G G Em C G G Em C
[intro]
G G Em C
She makes his coffee, she makes his bed
G G Em C
She does the laundry, she keeps him fed
D D Am Am
When she was twenty-one she wore her mother's lace
D D Em - C D
She said forever with a smile upon her face
She does the carpool, she PTA's
Doctors and dentists, she drives all day
When she was twenty-nine she delivered number three
And every christmas card showed a perfect family
G D C D G
Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design
D C D
Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her
G D C D G
Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find
D C D
God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her
G G Em C
[instrumental]
She packs his suitcase, she sits and waits
With no expression upon her face
When she was thirty-six she met him at the door
She said, "I'm sorry, I don't love you anymore"
Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design
Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her
Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find
God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her
[4 bars of instrumental]
D D Am Am
For fifteen years she had a job and not one raise in pay
D D Em - C D
Now she's in the typing pool at minimum wage
Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design
Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her
Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find
At least until you change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her
G G Em C G G Em C G G Em C G G Em C-D G
[ending]
- Adam Schneider, [email protected]
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