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DMaybe they come by land
Maybe they come by Emsea
DMaybe they've already come
Maybe they come by Cme
CSlipping inDto the Emtwilight
CI ride the Dbroken Emwave tonight
CAn old song Don the Emradio
CYou knew a Dlong time Emago
CAn old song Don the Emradio
CGoing out Dover the ocean
EmCarDry    C   EmcaDrryC  
DMaybe it's World War I
Maybe its World War EmIII
DMaybe it's Vietnam
Maybe we're on CTV
CFalling iDnto the Emtall grass
CMelting intDo the Emtall grass
CSpilling out Dover the Clip and
Into the oDcean
CEmarrDy Ccarry EmcaDrry    C  EmcarrDy Cme
Over the ocean, over the Docean, over the Cocean, over the Docean
Over the Csea  carry Dme over the Csea carry Dme
DMaybe I've come so far
Maybe I'm on my Emknees
DMaybe I'm dead or alive
Maybe I'm none of Cthese
CJust an old song oDn the Emradio
CSomeone put Don a long timEme ago
CGoing out Dover the Emocean
COver and Dover the Emocean
COver and Dover the oEmcean
COver and Dover the Emocean

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Carry Me

by Patty Griffin

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Chords in this song · guitar

Maybe they come by land

Maybe they come by sea

Maybe they've already come

Maybe they come by me

C D Em

Slipping into the twilight

C D Em

I ride the broken wave tonight

C D Em

An old song on the radio

C D Em

You knew a long time ago

C D Em

An old song on the radio

C D

Going out over the ocean

Em D C Em D C

Carry carry

Maybe it's World War I

Maybe its World War III

Maybe it's Vietnam

Maybe we're on TV

C D Em

Falling into the tall grass

C D Em

Melting into the tall grass

C D C

Spilling out over the lip and

Into the ocean

Em D C Em D C Em D C

Carry carry carry carry me

D C D

Over the ocean, over the ocean, over the ocean, over the ocean

C D C D

Over the sea carry me over the sea carry me

Maybe I've come so far

Maybe I'm on my knees

Maybe I'm dead or alive

Maybe I'm none of these

C D Em

Just an old song on the radio

C D Em

Someone put on a long time ago

C D Em

Going out over the ocean

C D Em

Over and over the ocean

C D Em

Over and over the ocean

C D Em

Over and over the ocean

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