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Carolyn's Fingers - written by Cocteau Twins
Transliterated by Jason Baxter Jan 2001.
Riff 1 - |---------------|--------------|
         |-------0-------|-------1------|
         |-----0---0---0-|-----0---0---0|
         |---0-------0---|---2-------2--|
         |---------------|--------------|
         |-3-------------|-3------------|
Intro -  Riff 1 (x4)
Verse -             G|               Am7/G|
         When he said|you are full of love|
                          G|          Am7/G|
         she fell down into|this dirty mess|
                                    G|      C|
         Some people see me laugh and|tell us|
                    Em|    C   D  
         it's wrong to|make fun of me
Chorus -      |                  G|         C|
              |                   |          |
         (Even|they don't give any|more, try,|
                       Em|       C     D|
         She fell down in|to this mess|
         try to fall)    |            |
         |               G|         C|
         |                |          |
         |(Even they don't|give, try,|
                        Em|       C               D|
         She fell down and|he's so sick of it all|
         try to fall)     |                      |
Bridge -    G|  Am7/G|   G|Am7/  G|
         (along with intro riff)
Verse -                         G|       Am7/G|   
         This part not out of her|saw fit drop|
                     Em| C        D  
         whispers might|prove it all
Chorus -             |                  G|            C|
                     |                   |             |
         (You're just|closer to me at the|fall, but you|
             Em|     C             D|
         This  |might prove it all|
         broke)|                  |
                     |            G|       C|
                     |             |        |
         (You're just|closer to me,| but you|
             Em|     C             D|
         This  |would prove it all|
         broke)|                  |
Bridge - As above, with intro riff.
Verse -           G|                 Am7/G|    G|Am7/            B|
         Sleep now,|you susur, try to talk|Reach|out for that hand|
            D|   D|   Em| C                  D|
             |    |Reach|  out for that hand|
Outro -           |                  G|        C|          Em|   C     D|
         (And even|they don't give any|more try,|try to fall)|        |
                        G|         C|          Em|   C     D  
         (Even they don't|give, try,|try to fall)|        
                     |                  G|            C|
         (You're just|closer to me at the|fall, but you|
                  Em|   C     D  
         don't want)|     
                     |            G|      C|        Em|   C     D|G  
         (you're just|closer to me,|but you|don't want|        |
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UNFAMILIAR CHORDS:
Am7/G |E3|0|2|0|1|E0|

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Carolyns Fingers

by Cocteau Twins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7/G

Am7

Carolyn's Fingers - written by Cocteau Twins

Transliterated by Jason Baxter Jan 2001.

Riff 1 - |---------------|--------------|

|-------0-------|-------1------|

|-----0---0---0-|-----0---0---0|

|---0-------0---|---2-------2--|

|---------------|--------------|

|-3-------------|-3------------|

Intro - Riff 1 (x4)

G Am7/G

Verse - | |

When he said|you are full of love|

G Am7/G

| |

she fell down into|this dirty mess|

G C

| |

Some people see me laugh and|tell us|

Em C D

it's wrong to|make fun of me

G C

Chorus - | | |

| | |

(Even|they don't give any|more, try,|

Em C D

| |

She fell down in|to this mess|

try to fall) | |

G C

| | |

|(Even they don't|give, try,|

Em C D

| |

She fell down and|he's so sick of it all|

try to fall) | |

G Am7/G G Am7 G

Bridge - | | |/ |

(along with intro riff)

G Am7/G

Verse - | |

This part not out of her|saw fit drop|

Em C D

whispers might|prove it all

G C

Chorus - | | |

| | |

(You're just|closer to me at the|fall, but you|

Em C D

| |

This |might prove it all|

broke)| |

G C

| | |

(You're just|closer to me,| but you|

Em C D

| |

This |would prove it all|

broke)| |

Bridge - As above, with intro riff.

G Am7/G G Am7 B

Verse - | | |/ |

Sleep now,|you susur, try to talk|Reach|out for that hand|

D D Em C D

| | | |

| |Reach| out for that hand|

G C Em C D

G C Em C D

| | |

(Even they don't|give, try,|try to fall)|

G C

| | |

(You're just|closer to me at the|fall, but you|

Em C D

don't want)|

G C Em C D G

| | | | |

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UNFAMILIAR CHORDS:

E E

Am7/G |3|0|2|0|1|0|

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