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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|-Am12--10----|-Em--------|-Am------|-Am---------|-Am------|-Em------|-Am------|
B|--------13-|-12------|-10----|----12-13-|-10----|-------|-------|
G|-----------|-----12--|-------|----------|-------|-12----|-9-----|
D|-----------|---------|-------|----------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-----------|---------|-------|----------|-------|-------|-------|
E|-----------|---------|-------|----------|-------|-------|-------|
[Verse]
AmHow long can Emthis journey go Amon?
  FWill I find the place I'm Gmeant to Amgo?
Will Fdreams fall down around us, just like the winter Amsnow?
AmAnother Emyear has come and Amgone
  FWill my luck hold on for Gone year Ammore?
I Fthink of how far I have come, and what's been left beGhind
[Chorus]
  AmWhen will theEmy  carry my body doAmwn?
  AmWhen will theEmy  carry my body dowAmn?
Will they Ftake it from the river after I've jumped right in and Amdrowned?
Will they Ffind it on the battlefield, on the spot I stood my Gground?
[Interlude]
Am     Em     Am
Am     Em     Am
[Verse]
AmI walk aloEmne, I walk aAmpart.
AmSomeday, EmI'll wander no mAmore.
FI search to find what I have losGt and that which I've nevAmer known.
AAmnd when I find tEmhat I have goAmne
Amacross that rivEmer I know,Am  
FI'll take only my memories, and things that might hGave been.
[Chorus]
  AmWhen will theEmy  carry my body doAmwn?
  AmWhen will theEmy  carry my body dowAmn?
WFill they cut it from a hangman's noose after the senteAmnce has come down?
FWill anyone be there to morn a villain's passing to Gthe ground?
[Interlude]
        F    G??
       F    Am?????
[Chorus]
  AmWhen will theEmy  carry my body doAmwn?
  AmWhen will theEmy  carry my body doAmwn?
  AmWhen will theEmy  carry my body doAmwn?

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Carry My Body Down

by Nick 13

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am Em Am Am Am Em Am

e|-12--10----|---------|-------|----------|-------|-------|-------|

B|--------13-|-12------|-10----|----12-13-|-10----|-------|-------|

G|-----------|-----12--|-------|----------|-------|-12----|-9-----|

D|-----------|---------|-------|----------|-------|-------|-------|

A|-----------|---------|-------|----------|-------|-------|-------|

E|-----------|---------|-------|----------|-------|-------|-------|

[Verse]

Am Em Am

How long can this journey go on?

F G Am

Will I find the place I'm meant to go?

F Am

Will dreams fall down around us, just like the winter snow?

Am Em Am

Another year has come and gone

F G Am

Will my luck hold on for one year more?

F G

I think of how far I have come, and what's been left behind

[Chorus]

Am Em Am

When will they carry my body down?

Am Em Am

When will they carry my body down?

F Am

Will they take it from the river after I've jumped right in and drowned?

F G

Will they find it on the battlefield, on the spot I stood my ground?

[Interlude]

Am Em Am

[Verse]

Am Em Am

I walk alone, I walk apart.

Am Em Am

Someday, I'll wander no more.

F G Am

I search to find what I have lost and that which I've never known.

Am Em Am

And when I find that I have gone

Am Em Am

across that river I know,

F G

I'll take only my memories, and things that might have been.

[Chorus]

Am Em Am

When will they carry my body down?

Am Em Am

When will they carry my body down?

F Am

Will they cut it from a hangman's noose after the sentence has come down?

F G

Will anyone be there to morn a villain's passing to the ground?

[Interlude]

F G

F Am

?????

[Chorus]

Am Em Am

When will they carry my body down?

Am Em Am

When will they carry my body down?

Am Em Am

When will they carry my body down?

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