Chord/Tab song: That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be

Song: That's the way I've always heard it should be
Tabbed by: DJ
3rd June 2013

Tuning: Standard



[ch]Bm/D[/ch] Gmaj7
My father sits at night with no lights on,
[ch]Bm/D[/ch] Gmaj7 Dm9
His cigarette glows in the dark, the living room is still,
[Cadd9] [Am/G] [Ab] [G]

I walk by, no re - mark---------! | / / / / |

[ch]Bm/D[/ch] Gmaj7
I tiptoe past the master bedroom, where...
[ch]Bm/D[/ch] Gmaj7 Dm9
...my mother reads her maga - zines, I hear her call,"Sweet dreams!"
[Cadd9] [Am/G] [Ab] [G]

But I forget how to dream--------! | / / / / |

[Fmaj7] But you say it's time we m[Em7]oved in together,
[Fmaj7] And raised a family of our[Cmaj7] own, you and me,
[Fmaj7] Well, that's the way I've always h[Em7]eard it should be,
You want to ma[A]rry me, ...we'll ma[D5]rry-----!

[ch]Bm/D[/ch] Gmaj7
My friends from college, they're all... married now,
[ch]Bm/D[/ch] Gmaj7 Dm9
They have their houses, and their... lawns, they have their silent noons,
[Cadd9] [Am/G] [Ab] [G]

Tearful nights, angry dawns------! | / / / / |

[ch]Bm/D[/ch] Gmaj7
Their children hate them for----- the things they're not,
[ch]Bm/D[/ch] Gmaj7 Dm9
They hate themselves for what they are, and yet they drink, they laugh,
[Cadd9] [Am/G] [Ab] [G]

Close the wound, hide the scar------! | / / / / |

[Fmaj7] But you say it's time we m[Em7]oved in together,
[Fmaj7] And raised a family of our[Cmaj7] own, you and me,
[Fmaj7] Well, that's the way I've always h[Em7]eard it should be,
You want to ma[A]rry me, ...we'll ma[D5]rry-----!

[ch]Bm/D[/ch] Gmaj7
You say that we can keep our love alive,
[ch]Bm/D[/ch] Gmaj7 Dm9
Babe, all I know is what I see, the couples cling and claw,
[Cadd9] [Am/G] [Ab] [G]

And drown in love's de - bris------! | / / / / |

[ch]Bm/D[/ch] Gmaj7
You say, we'll soar like two birds through the clouds,
[ch]Bm/D[/ch] Gmaj7
But soon you'll cage me... on your shelf,
[Dm9] [Cadd9] [Am/G] [Ab] [G]

I'll never learn to be just me first, by my - self--------! | / / / / |

[Fmaj7] Well, okay, it's time we m[Em7]oved in together,
[Fmaj7] And raised a family of our [Cmaj7]own, you and me,
[Fmaj7] Well, that's the way I've always h[Em7]eard it should be,
[A] [D5]

You want to marry me, ...we'll marry-----------------!
(Marry-----------!)

[ch]Bm/D[/ch] xx0432 Am/G 302210 Fmaj7 133210 A x02220
Gmaj7 3x0032 Ab 466544 Em7 022030 D5 xx0235
Dm9 xx0210 G 355433 Cmaj7 x32000
Cadd9 x32030