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[Chords]:
     Em022000
      Dxx0232
      Cx32010
  Cadd9x32030
     A7x02223
[Intro]
Em  D  C  Cadd9
Em  D  C  Cadd9
[Verse 1]
EmCarolinaD  
Her tears Care falling like Cadd9the spanish Emmoss
DisappearingD  
Into Cbeauty found in beauty Cadd9lost
[Chorus]
CSo it goeCadd9s
The summer Emblooms and fades awayA7  
CLike moonlight Cadd9falling Emon a bedA7  
CAnd there can Cadd9be no solice Emin rememberingA7  
CThe words Cadd9we never Emsaid
[Instrumental]
Em  D  C  Cadd9
[Verse 2]
EmFaded postcardDs
Of all Cthe places she loves Cadd9best
EmTake her far Daway
As she Cpresses wrinkles from her Cadd9cotton dress
[Chorus]
CSo it goeCadd9s
The summer Emblooms and fades awayA7  
CLike moonlight Cadd9falling Emon a bedA7  
CAnd there can Cadd9be no solice Emin rememberingA7  
CThe words Cadd9we never Emsaid
[Instrumental]
Em  D  C  Cadd9
Em  D  C  Cadd9
[Chorus]
CSo it goeCadd9s
The Emsummer blooms and A7fades away
CLike moonlight Cadd9crashing to Emthe earthA7  
CAnd there can Cadd9be no solice Emin rememberingA7  
CThe way things Cadd9never werEme
[Outro]
Em  D  C  Cadd9
Em  D  C  Cadd9
Em  D  C  Cadd9
Em  D  C  Cadd9
Em

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Carolina

by Sheryl Crow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

[Chords]:

022000

xx0232

x32010

Cadd9

x32030

x02223

[Intro]

Em D C Cadd9

[Verse 1]

Em D

Carolina

C Cadd9 Em

Her tears are falling like the spanish moss

Disappearing

C Cadd9

Into beauty found in beauty lost

[Chorus]

C Cadd9

So it goes

Em A7

The summer blooms and fades away

C Cadd9 Em A7

Like moonlight falling on a bed

C Cadd9 Em A7

And there can be no solice in remembering

C Cadd9 Em

The words we never said

[Instrumental]

Em D C Cadd9

[Verse 2]

Em D

Faded postcards

C Cadd9

Of all the places she loves best

Em D

Take her far away

C Cadd9

As she presses wrinkles from her cotton dress

[Chorus]

C Cadd9

So it goes

Em A7

The summer blooms and fades away

C Cadd9 Em A7

Like moonlight falling on a bed

C Cadd9 Em A7

And there can be no solice in remembering

C Cadd9 Em

The words we never said

[Instrumental]

Em D C Cadd9

[Chorus]

C Cadd9

So it goes

Em A7

The summer blooms and fades away

C Cadd9 Em A7

Like moonlight crashing to the earth

C Cadd9 Em A7

And there can be no solice in remembering

C Cadd9 Em

The way things never were

[Outro]

Em D C Cadd9

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