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Should We Carry On

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This is in a bad key for most tunings, so I'm giving chords relative to capo 6.
(Capo 6.)
R.I.P. Jeff Porcaro, one of the crispest drummers ever.
ORDER: I V1 C I V2 C KCC to fade
[INTRO]
Gmaj7 D/C C
Gmaj7 D/C C C/D
[VERSE 1]
  GThen the timAm7e  has coGadd9/Bme       to paCmaj7ss
  Am9Every day is D7like one beGforeD7  
  GHow I wAm7anted Gadd9/Bit  to   laC#m7-5st
  There's Am9nothing in　this wD7orld I wanted mGore
[CHORUS]
    A/BShould Bwe Ecarry onC#m  
    Maybe the F#mthrill is BgoneB/A  
    E/G#I'd    E/D  C#like to know for F#msureB  
    Why should we Ecarry onC#m  
    Could both of F#mus  be wrBongB/A  
    E/G#We're C#standing much too F#mclose inside each F#dim7/Aother's  F#dim7lives  to Esee
  ...that love has E/Bpassed us BbyB/A  
[INTERLUDE]
Gmaj7 D/C C
Gmaj7 D/C C C/D
[VERSE 2]
  GLet me Am7ease down Gadd9/Bfrom    your Cmaj7dream
  Am9Dreaming now's the D7easy thing to dGoD7  
  GLeft me Am7somewhere      Gadd9/Bin  betwC#m7-5een
  Am9Living with and D7living without yGou
[CHORUS]
    A/BShould Bwe Ecarry onC#m  
    Maybe the F#mthrill is BgoneB/A  
    E/G#I'd like E/Dto  C#know for F#msureB  
    Why should we Ecarry onC#m  
    Could both of F#mus  be wrBongB/A  
    E/G#We're C#standing much too F#mclose inside each F#dim7/Aother's  F#dim7lives to Esee
  ...that love has E/Bpassed us Bby
[KEY CHANGE CHORUS]
(Bsus4)              F#  D#m  
    Should we carry on
    Maybe the G#mthrill is C#goneC#/B  
    F#/A#I'd like F#/Eto   D#know for G#msureC#  
    Why should we F#carry onD#m  
    Could both of G#mus  be wrC#ongC#/B  
    F#/A#We're sD#tanding much too cG#mlose inside each G#dim7/Bother's  G#dim7lives to F#see
  ...F#/A#that  F#/Blove F#/Chas  F#/C#passed us C#by

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Should We Carry On

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Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

D/C

C/D

Am7

Gadd9/B

Cmaj7

Am9

C#m7-5

A/B

C#m

F#m

B/A

E/G#

E/D

F#dim7/A

F#dim7

E/B

Bsus4

This is in a bad key for most tunings, so I'm giving chords relative to capo 6.

(Capo 6.)

R.I.P. Jeff Porcaro, one of the crispest drummers ever.

ORDER: I V1 C I V2 C KCC to fade

[INTRO]

Gmaj7 D/C C

Gmaj7 D/C C C/D

[VERSE 1]

G Am7 Gadd9/B Cmaj7

Then the time has come to pass

Am9 D7 G D7

Every day is like one before

G Am7 Gadd9/B C#m7-5

How I wanted it to last

Am9 D7 G

There's nothing in　this world I wanted more

[CHORUS]

A/B B E C#m

Should we carry on

F#m B B/A

Maybe the thrill is gone

E/G# E/D C# F#m B

I'd like to know for sure

E C#m

Why should we carry on

F#m B B/A

Could both of us be wrong

E/G# C# F#m F#dim7/A F#dim7 E

We're standing much too close inside each other's lives to see

E/B B B/A

...that love has passed us by

[INTERLUDE]

Gmaj7 D/C C

Gmaj7 D/C C C/D

[VERSE 2]

G Am7 Gadd9/B Cmaj7

Let me ease down from your dream

Am9 D7 G D7

Dreaming now's the easy thing to do

G Am7 Gadd9/B C#m7-5

Left me somewhere in between

Am9 D7 G

Living with and living without you

[CHORUS]

A/B B E C#m

Should we carry on

F#m B B/A

Maybe the thrill is gone

E/G# E/D C# F#m B

I'd like to know for sure

E C#m

Why should we carry on

F#m B B/A

Could both of us be wrong

E/G# C# F#m F#dim7/A F#dim7 E

We're standing much too close inside each other's lives to see

E/B B

...that love has passed us by

[KEY CHANGE CHORUS]

Bsus4 F# D#m

()

Should we carry on

G#m C# C#/B

Maybe the thrill is gone

F#/A# F#/E D# G#m C#

I'd like to know for sure

F# D#m

Why should we carry on

G#m C# C#/B

Could both of us be wrong

F#/A# D# G#m G#dim7/B G#dim7 F#

We're standing much too close inside each other's lives to see

F#/A# F#/B F#/C F#/C# C#

...that love has passed us by

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