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Carolina In My Mind

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Carolina In My Mind
The original studio recorded version key is E 
but remastered/re-recorded versions and live versions are in F (Capo 3rd)
The hook based on a D with Dsus2:
e|---2-----0---0h2--|
B|---3-----3---3----|
G|-------2----------|
D|-0---0-------0----|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
The chord run: (3rd line of chorus)
e|---2---2-------------------------|
B|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
G|---2---2---4---2---0---0---0-----|
D|-0-------------------------------|
A|-----4---2---0-------------------|
E|-----------------3---2---0-------|
[Chorus]
D               G      G/F# Em  A7
In my mind I'm gone to Carolina
G                   A7        Em7                     A7
  Can't you see the sunshine? Can't you just feel the moon shining?
D             D/C#    Bm        D/A    G      D/F#   Em7
Ain't it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind
         D      BmEm7A7  D
                         *Hook*
Yes, I'm gone to Carolina in my mind
[Verse 1]
D              Cadd9
Karen, she's a silver sun you'd best
G       G/F#     Em       A7     A#dim
walk her way and watch it shining
Bm            G                  A7sus4  A7
    Watch her watch the morning come
  G             D/F#             Esus4 E   A7
A silver tear appearing now, I'm cry - ing ain't I?
    D      BmEm7A7  D
                    *Hook*
I'm gone to Carolina in my mind
[Verse 2]
      D                 Cadd9
There ain't no doubt in no one's mind that
G        G/F#     Em       A7   A#dim
love's the finest thing around
Bm          G                   A7sus4  A7
    Whisper something soft and kind
    G              D/F#              Esus4 E   A7
And hey babe, the sky's on fire, I'm dy -  ing ain't I?
    D      BmEm7A7  D
                    *Hook*
I'm gone to Carolina in my mind
[Chorus]
D               G      G/F# Em  A7
In my mind I'm gone to Carolina
G                   A7        Em7                     A7
  Can't you see the sunshine? Can't you just feel the moon shining?
D             D/C#    Bm        D/A    G      D/F#   Em7
Ain't it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind
         D      BmEm7A7  D
                         *Hook*
Yes, I'm gone to Carolina in my mind
[Verse 3]
D                Cadd9
Dark and silent, late last night I think I
G          G/F#      Em      A7     A#dim
might have heard the highway calling
Bm                G                   A7sus4  A7
    Geese in flight and dogs that bite
    G                    D/F#         Esus4 E
And signs that might be omens say I'm go -  ing,
    A7sus4 A7
I'm go  -  ing,
    D      BmEm7A7  D
                    *Hook*
I'm gone to Carolina in my mind
[Bridge]
       G            A7               Bm
With a holy host of others standing 'round me
F#m7             Em7              G     A7
Still I'm on the dark side of the moon
       Cadd9              G/B             D
And it seems like it goes on like this forever
            Cadd9  G/B Em7
You must forgive me
A7          D      BmEm7A7  D
                            *Hook*
If I'm up and gone to Carolina in my mind
[Chorus]
D               G      G/F# Em  A7
In my mind I'm gone to Carolina
G                   A7        Em7                     A7
  Can't you see the sunshine? Can't you just feel the moon shining?
D             D/C#    Bm         D/A   G      D/F#   Em7
Ain't it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind
         D      BmEm7A7  D
                         *Hook*
Yes, I'm gone to Carolina in my mind
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Carolina In My Mind chords and lyrics

Free chords for Carolina In My Mind by James Taylor. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Carolina In My Mind
The original studio recorded version key is E 
but remastered/re-recorded versions and live versions are in F (Capo 3rd)
[Chorus]
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
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Carolina In My Mind Chords by James Taylor

Learn how to play Carolina In My Mind by James Taylor with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Carolina In My Mind chords”, “Carolina In My Mind guitar chords”, or “James Taylor Carolina In My Mind chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Carolina In My Mind chords and for experienced players who want accurate Carolina In My Mind lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, F, D, Dsus2, B, G.

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