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Play around with the strumming pattern on this - it's pretty loose and bluesy.
Intro starts with a slide guitar improv. 
Acoustic intro chords are (roughly)
|  E/ /  A| repeated - play about with it, loose and bluesy!
[Chorus]
ECarry me down real slowA  E  
ECarry me down real slowA  E  
ACarry me down these stairs I Eknow
ACarry me down these stairs I Eknow
[improv around |  E/ /  A| for a bit in between each verse and chorus, and chorus into verse]
[Verse]
ESun gonna shine all day
BThey take me aAway
Abig black car take me tEo the yard
Elook at my wife and kid
Blook at my wife and Akid
AWonderin' what it was I Edid
[Chorus]
ECarry me down real slowA  E  
ECarry me down real slowA  E  
ANow I care how fast I Ego
ANow I care how fast I Ego
[Instrumental with vocal improv]
|  E/ / / |  E/  B/ |  A/ /  E|  B/  E/ | x2
[Verse]
EFlowers by the yard
BMust be fifteeAn cars
AHe was loved, they say, they Esay
BHe was Eloved
ELook at the big black car
BRolling down the bouleAvard
AWho was that, they said they Esaid
BI don't know but he's Edead
[Chorus]
ESo carry me down real slow
EYeah carry me down real slow
ANow I care how fast I Ego
ANow I care how fast I Ego
ACarry me down these stairs I Eknow
ACarry me down these stairs I Eknow
ACarry me down these stairsE  
[Instrumental with vocal improv]
|  E/ / / |  E/  B/ |  A/ /  E|  B/  E/ | x2
[long instrumental over |  E/ /  A| to fade]

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Carry Me Down

by Mark Flanagan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Play around with the strumming pattern on this - it's pretty loose and bluesy.

Intro starts with a slide guitar improv.

Acoustic intro chords are (roughly)

E A

| / / | repeated - play about with it, loose and bluesy!

[Chorus]

E A E

Carry me down real slow

E A E

Carry me down real slow

A E

Carry me down these stairs I know

A E

Carry me down these stairs I know

E A

[improv around | / / | for a bit in between each verse and chorus, and chorus into verse]

[Verse]

Sun gonna shine all day

B A

They take me away

A E

big black car take me to the yard

look at my wife and kid

B A

look at my wife and kid

A E

Wonderin' what it was I did

[Chorus]

E A E

Carry me down real slow

E A E

Carry me down real slow

A E

Now I care how fast I go

A E

Now I care how fast I go

[Instrumental with vocal improv]

E E B A E B E

| / / / | / / | / / | / / | x2

[Verse]

Flowers by the yard

B A

Must be fifteen cars

A E

He was loved, they say, they say

B E

He was loved

Look at the big black car

B A

Rolling down the boulevard

A E

Who was that, they said they said

B E

I don't know but he's dead

[Chorus]

So carry me down real slow

Yeah carry me down real slow

A E

Now I care how fast I go

A E

Now I care how fast I go

A E

Carry me down these stairs I know

A E

Carry me down these stairs I know

A E

Carry me down these stairs

[Instrumental with vocal improv]

E E B A E B E

| / / / | / / | / / | / / | x2

E A

[long instrumental over | / / | to fade]

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