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[Intro]
Fmaj7
[Verse]
YFmaj7ou probably think that I’m jusCt... waGsting time
Fmaj7You’ve got your reasons baby; CI’ve goGt mine ..for putting you
Fmaj7across the map from whCere I’m Gat
You think it’s just a dFmaj7runken call befoCre I faGll
[Chorus]
Fmaj7But I’m fine Spending nights aGlone
Fmaj7Yeah I’m fine In my own time zGone
Fmaj7I took a flight from there to here
GBet you thought I disappeared
But I’m fiFmaj7ne
GCaroline, Caroline ((x3)Fmaj7  
[Verse]
Fmaj7You can’t get mad at roses Cfor their thGorns
Fmaj7But I’ve got no protection Cagainst yourGs
Didn’t wanna Fmaj7cut them back just to make Ca bad thing Glast
Best that I couFmaj7ld do was go, I just wanted Cyou to knowG  
[Chorus]
Fmaj7But I’m fine Spending nights aGlone
Fmaj7Yeah I’m fine In my own time zGone
Fmaj7I took a flight from there to here
GBet you thought I disappeared
But I’m fiFmaj7ne
GCaroline, Caroline ((x4)Fmaj7  
[Bridge]
I don’t wanna hAmurt Am/Bno moCre
What is all the hAmurtAm/Bing fCor? .Dm7..
[Chorus]
Fmaj7But I’m fine Spending nights aGlone
Fmaj7Yeah I’m fine In my own time zGone
Fmaj7I took a flight from there to here
GBet you thought I disappeared
But I’m fiFmaj7ne
GCaroline, Caroline ((x4)Fmaj7  
Last Caroline SOft and acoustic solo
GCaroline CarolineFmaj7  

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Caroline

by Jake Durkin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Am/B

Dm7

[Intro]

Fmaj7

[Verse]

Fmaj7 C G

You probably think that I’m just... wasting time

Fmaj7 C G

You’ve got your reasons baby; I’ve got mine ..for putting you

Fmaj7 C G

across the map from where I’m at

Fmaj7 C G

You think it’s just a drunken call before I fall

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 G

But I’m fine Spending nights alone

Fmaj7 G

Yeah I’m fine In my own time zone

Fmaj7

I took a flight from there to here

Bet you thought I disappeared

Fmaj7

But I’m fine

G Fmaj7

Caroline, Caroline ((x3)

[Verse]

Fmaj7 C G

You can’t get mad at roses for their thorns

Fmaj7 C G

But I’ve got no protection against yours

Fmaj7 C G

Didn’t wanna cut them back just to make a bad thing last

Fmaj7 C G

Best that I could do was go, I just wanted you to know

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 G

But I’m fine Spending nights alone

Fmaj7 G

Yeah I’m fine In my own time zone

Fmaj7

I took a flight from there to here

Bet you thought I disappeared

Fmaj7

But I’m fine

G Fmaj7

Caroline, Caroline ((x4)

[Bridge]

Am Am/B C

I don’t wanna hurt no more

Am Am/B C Dm7

What is all the hurting for? ...

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 G

But I’m fine Spending nights alone

Fmaj7 G

Yeah I’m fine In my own time zone

Fmaj7

I took a flight from there to here

Bet you thought I disappeared

Fmaj7

But I’m fine

G Fmaj7

Caroline, Caroline ((x4)

Last Caroline SOft and acoustic solo

G Fmaj7

Caroline Caroline

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