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He Chasn't seen a drop of rain for months it sC9eems
FRollin' river is nothing but a trickling sF9tream
The cCrops are dying in the harsh sunlC9ight
FThe dust on his tongue is dF9ry
The Amfatted calf is down to skin and bFones
We carry ConC9  C  
AlCone in the city and she's only seventC9een
The boy lFeft her black and blue in the street F9so mean
Just tCwelve weeks along and she's got a life insC9ide
FSays she's never ever felt so alF9one
AmShe walks in the shelter, they say "wFelcome home"
And we carry Con
DmWhen our lC/Eives coFme undone
We carry Con
CDmause there's promC/Eise in the mForning sun
We carry Amon
As the dark surrenders Fto the dawnC/E  
We were Bbborn to overcomFe
We carry Con
Beyond the Fpicket fences and the oil wells
The Chappy endings and the fairy tales
GIs the reality of shattered lives and bDmroken dreams
           C    C9          C    F    F9   F(x2)   Bb  F  
We carry on       Carry on
It's the fCamily that grieves for a lost loC9ved one
It's the sFoldier who won't leave til the job is F9done
It's the aCddict trying to turn his life arC9ound
It's pFicking yourself off the ground when you've been knocked down
C  C9  C  F  F9  F
He stCands in the field, cooled by the winds of cC9hange
She smFiles as her baby moves and it starts tF9o rain 

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We Carry On

by Tim McGraw

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/E

C C9

He hasn't seen a drop of rain for months it seems

F F9

Rollin' river is nothing but a trickling stream

C C9

The crops are dying in the harsh sunlight

F F9

The dust on his tongue is dry

Am F

The fatted calf is down to skin and bones

C C9 C

We carry on

C C9

Alone in the city and she's only seventeen

F F9

The boy left her black and blue in the street so mean

C C9

Just twelve weeks along and she's got a life inside

F F9

Says she's never ever felt so alone

Am F

She walks in the shelter, they say "welcome home"

And we carry on

Dm C/E F

When our lives come undone

We carry on

Dm C/E F

Cause there's promise in the morning sun

We carry on

F C/E

As the dark surrenders to the dawn

Bb F

We were born to overcome

We carry on

Beyond the picket fences and the oil wells

The happy endings and the fairy tales

G Dm

Is the reality of shattered lives and broken dreams

C C9 C F F9 F Bb F

(x2)

We carry on Carry on

C C9

It's the family that grieves for a lost loved one

F F9

It's the soldier who won't leave til the job is done

C C9

It's the addict trying to turn his life around

It's picking yourself off the ground when you've been knocked down

C C9 C F F9 F

C C9

He stands in the field, cooled by the winds of change

F F9

She smiles as her baby moves and it starts to rain

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