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Carry On

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Capo III
CEvery grain in the deFpth belCow
CAs i can no longer stFay for lCong
CWildness it comes to Fme and then it goCes
Cbe well and fruiFtful my lCove
Cwithered with the wind, it Fcaught my hCair
Cbut now it’s time to start it Fagain and aCgain
Cthat mothers little son it Fsmiled aCt us
Che used to be the Fbaby to Chold
carry Con, carry Con, carry Fon, carry Con
cause it’s the wCay you are lGiving which Amcounts to Fme
and the waCy you are livGing is niAmce to Csee
carry Con, carry Con, carry Fon, carry Con
cause it’s the wCay you are lGiving which Amcounts to Fme
and the waCy you are livGing is haAmppy to sCee
and afCter all the tFrees have grown so taCll
Cyou will not be able to rFide to the Csun
but Ci will remember yFour face oh Cdear
Cbe well and fruiFtful my lCove
carry Con, carry Con, carry Fon, carry Con
cause it’s the wCay you are lGiving which Amcounts to Fme
and the waCy you are livGing is niAmce to, nice to, nice to sCee
carry Con, carry Con, carry Fon, carry Con
cause it’s the wCay you are lGiving which Amcounts to Fme
and the waCy you are livGing is haAmppy to, happy to, happy to Csee

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Carry On

by Patrick James

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo III

C F C

Every grain in the depth below

C F C

As i can no longer stay for long

C F C

Wildness it comes to me and then it goes

C F C

be well and fruitful my love

C F C

withered with the wind, it caught my hair

C F C

but now it’s time to start it again and again

C F C

that mothers little son it smiled at us

C F C

he used to be the baby to hold

C C F C

carry on, carry on, carry on, carry on

C G Am F

cause it’s the way you are living which counts to me

C G Am C

and the way you are living is nice to see

C C F C

carry on, carry on, carry on, carry on

C G Am F

cause it’s the way you are living which counts to me

C G Am C

and the way you are living is happy to see

C F C

and after all the trees have grown so tall

C F C

you will not be able to ride to the sun

C F C

but i will remember your face oh dear

C F C

be well and fruitful my love

C C F C

carry on, carry on, carry on, carry on

C G Am F

cause it’s the way you are living which counts to me

C G Am C

and the way you are living is nice to, nice to, nice to see

C C F C

carry on, carry on, carry on, carry on

C G Am F

cause it’s the way you are living which counts to me

C G Am C

and the way you are living is happy to, happy to, happy to see

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