Carly Simon - 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