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INTRO: | D   D(9)  D| G   A| D  D(9) D| G   A|
VERSE 1
He Drattles his glass, she jumps up fast and Gmaj7pours him a glass of tea
Asus4   A| D|G  
Deep in her heart she believes that's the way it should be
A(4) | D  Gmaj7  
yeah, and I've seen my dad get fightin' mad over one little four-letter word
Asus4he'll tell you fast you don't talk Alike that around hDer
CHORUS:
GWe may not see it the way Athey see it Dwe may not A/C#do it the way Bmthey D/Ado it
but Gmaj7she lives here life for him A  Dhe'd gladly A/C#die for her Bm  
D/A   G| A   E   A7|
and even in this modern age it works
VERSE 2:
Though he's been down in his back he still jumps out of that sack
ev'ry mornin' at 5a.m. Having her home with the kids has been worth it to him
yeah and she takes pride in bein' his wife and making their house a home
and sometimes she wishes the world would just leave them alone
[REPEAT CHORUS]
BRIDGE
| D| A/C#| Bm   G   A  D  
If the good Lord's willin', there will come a day
Bm   G   Asus4| A   D|
When our children will say
[REPEAT CHORUS]
D   A/C#   Bm   D/A   G   A   E   A7   D| G   A| Bm| G   Asus4  A|D  
Even in this modern age it works
Chords:
Dxx0232
D(9)xx4230 or xx0230
G 320003 or 320033
Ax02220
Asus4 x02230
A(4) x00220
A7x02020
A/C#x42220
Bmx24432
E022100
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