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Carolina

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1/50

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 50Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard
for Cutie, after someone was kind enough to correct the picking on my last Ben Gibbard
tab I was extra careful on this one to make the Riffs very accurate. Hope you guys all
[Intro]
See Riff
        GEvery scCream went bleeding tAmhrough these paper wCalls 
        Gand all the Cmake-up in the wAmorld couldn't hide the sCcars
        I leave tGoday, I'm packing lCight: a suiAmtcase, some toileCtries
        The rolling hGills and willow tCrees of CaroAmlina wait for Cme
        Interlude: See Riff
        GYou never Clearned, the rules have Amchanged since we were Cnine
        GThis isn't Cschool: boys don't assAmault the girls they lCike
        The taste of Gblood, the claim of Clove: these two will Amhere on cease to Cbe
        sprouting Gfrom your fists and toCngue 'cause CaroAmlina waits for Cme
        Interlude: See Riff
        GFields of Cgrain go whipping Amby from the window sCeat
        GI'm drifting Cin, I'm drifting Amout catching up on Csleep
        I couldn't Gget Indentured sCince the very crAmest of 1C7
        I left my keGys and broken drCeams 'cause CarolAmina waits for Cme
        Interlude: See Riff
        GI will nCever forgAmive a single dCay
        GMile mCarkers seem to cAmall my name and sCay, 
        "you're safer Gnow. Through every tCown, we'll light your Amway in reflective Cgreen 
        all the Gway" The entire stCate of CarolAmina waits for CmeG  
Riffs:
[Intro]
E|------3------3------3--------3-------3-------3-------|
B|--------3------3------3--------3-------3-------3-----|
G|----0------0------0--------0------0-------0-------0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------3---------------------------|
[Interlude]
E|------3------3-------------------------3-------3---------------------|
B|--------3------3-------------------------3-------3-------------------|
G|----0------0------0-----0-----0------0-------0------0-----0----0-----|
D|---------------------0h2---0h2-------------------------0h2--0h2------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------3--------------------------------3--|
| h  Hammer-on

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Carolina

by Benjamin Gibbard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

for Cutie, after someone was kind enough to correct the picking on my last Ben Gibbard

tab I was extra careful on this one to make the Riffs very accurate. Hope you guys all

[Intro]

See Riff

G C Am C

Every scream went bleeding through these paper walls

G C Am C

and all the make-up in the world couldn't hide the scars

G C Am C

I leave today, I'm packing light: a suitcase, some toiletries

G C Am C

The rolling hills and willow trees of Carolina wait for me

Interlude: See Riff

G C Am C

You never learned, the rules have changed since we were nine

G C Am C

This isn't school: boys don't assault the girls they like

G C Am C

The taste of blood, the claim of love: these two will here on cease to be

G C Am C

sprouting from your fists and tongue 'cause Carolina waits for me

Interlude: See Riff

G C Am C

Fields of grain go whipping by from the window seat

G C Am C

I'm drifting in, I'm drifting out catching up on sleep

G C Am C

I couldn't get Indentured since the very crest of 17

G C Am C

I left my keys and broken dreams 'cause Carolina waits for me

Interlude: See Riff

G C Am C

I will never forgive a single day

G C Am C

Mile markers seem to call my name and say,

G C Am C

"you're safer now. Through every town, we'll light your way in reflective green

G C Am C G

all the way" The entire state of Carolina waits for me

Riffs:

[Intro]

E|------3------3------3--------3-------3-------3-------|

B|--------3------3------3--------3-------3-------3-----|

G|----0------0------0--------0------0-------0-------0--|

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

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

E|-3-----------------------3---------------------------|

[Interlude]

E|------3------3-------------------------3-------3---------------------|

B|--------3------3-------------------------3-------3-------------------|

G|----0------0------0-----0-----0------0-------0------0-----0----0-----|

D|---------------------0h2---0h2-------------------------0h2--0h2------|

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

E|-3-------------------------------3--------------------------------3--|

| h Hammer-on

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