Intro:
[D] [Edim7] [Dbdim7] [Bm] [Em] [G] [Bb6]
Don't [D]take the following words[G] as reverence for tra[D]dition[Dmaj7] [D7]
I've [Em]learned to pick my battles[G]battles by losing most I've[D]I've fought
The [D]more mores subverted, the [G]more I sense I'm [D]missing [Dmaj7] [D7]
And I'll [Em]always do it my way, even if[G]if that's just the same way I was[D]was taught [D]
[D]I'll bring home the bread[G]bread and you'll stay home and [D]bake it [Dmaj7] [D7]
[Em]Weeding out the garden [G]where the milestones gather [D]moss
Crack a [D]smile at my vows, and whisper "[G]"wow, can you believe we really [D]made it?" [Dmaj7] [D7]
As I [Em]give up on dodging rice, and fold my ca[G]cape, I say "obviously not"[D]not"
Interlude:
[D] [Dmaj7] [D7]
But I want to be[Em]be just like my [G]parents before I was[D]was born [Dmaj7] [D7]
Oh can we be[Em]be just like my [G]parents? Mmm-hmm-[D]Mmm-hmm-hmm [D]
I [D]know you don't want kids[G]kids but think about a dau[D]daughter [Dmaj7] [D7]
[Em]We could name her Gwendolyn[G]Gwendolyn, like mom would have called [D]me
I'm [D]not sure yet myself[G]myself, but I learned from a good [D]father [Dmaj7] [D7]
Yeah, I mean [Em]sure, they messed me up[G]up. But I think that's just the [D]gig [D]
And [D]maybe it's just some hormones[G]hormones that kick in in your late [D]twenties [Dmaj7] [D7]
But I have [Em]laid a lot of women[G]women, and now I'd like to just lay [D]down
And [D]marriage always scared me[G]me, but I'd like to have a [D]last love [Dmaj7] [D7]
And [Em]love can last a pretty good long [G]while. I've seen it around [D]
Interlude:
[D] [Dmaj7] [D7]
Oh, can we be[Em]be just like my [G]parents when I was [D]young? [Dmaj7] [D7]
Why can't we be[Em]be just like my [G]parents? Mmm-hmm-[D]Mmm-hmm-hmm [D]
Instrumental:
[D] [Edim7] [Dbdim7] [Bm] [Em] [G] [Bb6]
[Em]Tongue out of my cheek now, I[G]I'm done pulling faces
I[D]Iconoclasm wanes. My [Edim7]cynicism tires
But what do [Em]I know bout forever when so far[G]far, I've been so fleeting?
Babe, my [D]frontal lobe's done growing; this might [Edim7]just be how I'm wired
But now we're [Em]kissing before brushing, [G]smile with our whole faces
If you want a [D]hyphen last name I guess [Edim7]I don't mind the cadence
I've [Em]seen home videos. I was [G]there back in the 80's
And if [D]I'm just them and they back then could [Edim7]do it, why can't I?
[Em] Just like my [G]parents in due [D]time [Dmaj7] [D7]
Imagine me[Em]me, just like my [G]parents? Yeah, right [D]
'Cause I[D]'ve made more mistakes[Em7], than simple empty mo[D]ments [Dmaj7] [D7]
Each [Em]one as out of character [G]as you know I tend to b[D]be
There'll be [D]scalpers at the ceme[Dmaj7]cemetery g[D7]gates, with all my would-be widows [G]weeping [G] [Gm6]
I'd have for[Em]forgotten all their names[G]names, so why should you remember [D]me? [D]
But if[D]if we grow old togethe[G]together and you talk to my [D]headstone [Dmaj7] [D7]
That is, [Em]assuming that I die first, -which is fair[G]fair- and assuming I don't leave[D]leave
[D]Close enough to forever[G]forever, I guess, to prove what [D]I hoped [Dmaj7] [D7]
I mean [Em]otherwise how [G]am I to be[D]believe?
Outro:
[Edim7] [Dbdim7] [Bm] [Em] [G] [Bb6] [D]
