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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HE THINKS HE'LL KEEP HER (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) ------------------------------------------------ [Actually in A; capo at the 2nd fret]
GGEmCGGEmC [intro]
GGEmC She makes his coffee, she makes his bed GGEmC She does the laundry, she keeps him fed DDAmAm When she was twenty-one she wore her mother's lace DDEm - CD 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
GDCDG Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design DCD Spit and polish till it shines, he thinks he'll keep her GDCDG Everything is so benign, safest place you'll ever find DCD God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her GGEmC [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]
DDAmAm For fifteen years she had a job and not one raise in pay DDEm - CD 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