That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]My father sits at night
with no lights on
His cigarette glows in the [Cm]dark
The living room is still
[Bb]I walk by, no rema[Gb]rk[F]
[Am]I tiptoe past the master bedro[F]om where
[Am]My mother reads her maga[F]zines[Cm]
I hear her call sweet dreams
[Bb]But I forget how to dream
(How to dream,
[Gm]how [Gb]to dream[F])[Eb]

[Verse 2]
But you say it's time we [Dm]moved
in [Cm]together
And raised a family of our [Bb]own, you and me
[Eb]Well, that's the way I've
always [Dm]heard it should be
You want to [G]marry [C]me

[Verse 3]
[Am]My friends from college,
they're all married now
They have their houses and
their [Cm]lawns
They have their silent noon[Bb]s
Tearful nights, [Gm]angry [Gb]dawns[F]
[Am]Their children hate them for the t[F]hings
they're not (things they'll [Am]never be)
They hate themselves for
[F]what they [Cm]are
And yet they drink, they laugh
[Bb]Close the wound,
hide the scar
[Gm][Gb][F]

[Verse 4]
[Eb]
But you say it's time we
[Dm]moved in together
[Cm]And raised a family of our o[Bb]wn,
you and me
[Cm]Well, that[Eb]'s the way I've
always [Dm]heard it should be
You want to [G]marry me
[C]

[Verse 5]
[Am]You say we can keep our [F]love[Am] alive
Babe, all I know is what [F]I see
[Cm]The couples cling and claw
[Bb]And drown in love's
[Gm]debris[Gb][F][Am]
You say we'll soar like two
birds [F]through the clouds
But [Am]soon you'll cage me
on [F]your [Am]shelf[Cm]
I'll never learn to be [Bb]just me first
By my[Gm]self[F#]
[F]

[Verse 6]
[Eb]
Well okay, it's time we
[Dm]moved in [Cm]together
And raised a family of our [Bb]own,
you and [Eb]me
Well, that's the way I've
always [Dm]heard it should be
You want to [G]marry me
We'll [C]marry