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Goodbye Carolina

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[Verse]
DmI dreamed of the dFay when I'd hold you in my aCrms again
Read you all the letterG/Bs I wrote but never sent
DmGive you all the piFeces of me
To put 'em back togetCher Put them back G/Btogether again
DmLife has a way of wFriting your story for you
And the hero Cdoesn't always get hG/Bis girl
DmWhat if you could chaFnge the ending to the novel they been wrCiting
Leave no reG/Bsolution
[Chorus]
So, DmGoodbye CaroliFna,
sDmearched my whole life to fFind you
I Dmhate to leave you but I Fhope you'll know
Where I'm going I'll bCe seeing you
DmSo hold my hand as I'm lFeaving
DmHoped my pain would be enough reaFson
DmI'll see you on the other sFide of the Blue Ridge sky
But now I'm Cgoing Hate to tell you gG/Boodbye
[Bridge]
Dm     F       Dm         F
[Verse]
DmSay it takes a selfish man Fto leave on out from his old hometoCwn
Without saying why G/Bhe's going
DmBut you can come take tFhe rest of me Early in the moCrning
Tell me your G/Bgoodbyes
DmWhere I'm going I won't Fhave these reminders of what I lCost
What was taken aG/Bway from me
DmAnd I hope you'll undersFtand I was a broken man in my own Chometown
Need to find my G/Bown peace
[Chorus]
DmSo, Goodbye CaroliFna, sDmearched my whole life to finFd you
I hDmate to leave you but I Fhope you'll know
Where I'm going I'll be sCeeing you
DmSo hold my hand as I'm leFaving
DmHoped my pain would be enough reFason
DmI'll see you on the other sFide of the Blue Ridge sky
But now I'm Cgoing Hate to tell you goG/Bodbye
[Bridge]
     Dmaj7   Cmaj7x 4  F  
Individual Notes Low E, F, G, G# 
DmSo goodbye CaroliFna, seDmarched my whole life to Ffind you
I hDmate to leave you but I hFope you'll know
Where I'm going I'll be seCeing you
G/BI'll be seeing Cyou
G/BI'll be seeing Cyou

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Goodbye Carolina

by The Marcus King Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Dmaj7

Cmaj7

[Verse]

Dm F C

I dreamed of the day when I'd hold you in my arms again

G/B

Read you all the letters I wrote but never sent

Dm F

Give you all the pieces of me

C G/B

To put 'em back together Put them back together again

Dm F

Life has a way of writing your story for you

C G/B

And the hero doesn't always get his girl

Dm F C

What if you could change the ending to the novel they been writing

G/B

Leave no resolution

[Chorus]

Dm F

So, Goodbye Carolina,

Dm F

searched my whole life to find you

Dm F

I hate to leave you but I hope you'll know

Where I'm going I'll be seeing you

Dm F

So hold my hand as I'm leaving

Dm F

Hoped my pain would be enough reason

Dm F

I'll see you on the other side of the Blue Ridge sky

C G/B

But now I'm going Hate to tell you goodbye

[Bridge]

Dm F Dm F

[Verse]

Dm F C

Say it takes a selfish man to leave on out from his old hometown

G/B

Without saying why he's going

Dm F C

But you can come take the rest of me Early in the morning

G/B

Tell me your goodbyes

Dm F C

Where I'm going I won't have these reminders of what I lost

G/B

What was taken away from me

Dm F C

And I hope you'll understand I was a broken man in my own hometown

G/B

Need to find my own peace

[Chorus]

Dm F Dm F

So, Goodbye Carolina, searched my whole life to find you

Dm F

I hate to leave you but I hope you'll know

Where I'm going I'll be seeing you

Dm F

So hold my hand as I'm leaving

Dm F

Hoped my pain would be enough reason

Dm F

I'll see you on the other side of the Blue Ridge sky

C G/B

But now I'm going Hate to tell you goodbye

[Bridge]

Dmaj7 Cmaj7 F

x 4

Individual Notes Low E, F, G, G#

Dm F Dm F

So goodbye Carolina, searched my whole life to find you

Dm F

I hate to leave you but I hope you'll know

Where I'm going I'll be seeing you

G/B C

I'll be seeing you

G/B C

I'll be seeing you

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