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Carry Me

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Tuning:  Standard EADGBE
INTRO:
AMmm-mmm DMmm-mmmA  D  
ACarry me
DHome to BirminghamA  
DTo my Sarah-AnnA  
To whDere I grew Aa manBm  
DMmm-mmm cEarry meA  
ADway from this old warA  
I Ddon't wanna fight no moreA  
I Djust wish it Awould endBm  
DMmm-mmmE  
CHORUS
AHere I'm tied down and homesickD  
And thaAt old wind just blows so Dfreely
DWhy can't it tAake me alongBm  
DMmm-mmm Ecarry meA  
DWith you ramblin' windA  
DIt's the place you've beenA  
I Dwish I wEas home againA  
AMmm-mmm DMmm-mmmA  D  
  riff1                riff1
 B   E    B(riff2)   B   E   B(riff2)
  riff1                riff3
 B   E    B(riff2)    BEEE
CHORUS
AHere I'm tied down and homesickD  
And thaAt old wind just blows so fDreely
DWhy can't it tAake me alongBm  
DMmm-mmm Ecarry meA  
DHome to AlabamA  
To SaDrah's homemade jamA  
DTo old red mounAtain landBm  
DMmm-mmm Ecarry meA  
DWith you ramblin' windA  
DIt's the place you've beenA  
I Dwish I wEas home againA  
AMmm-mmm DMmm-mmmA  D  
CODA: (same as the break):
  riff1                riff1
 B   E    B(riff2)   B   E    B(riff2)
  riff2                riff1
 B   E    B(riff2)   B   E    B(riff2)  (fade)
RIFFS:
Of course there are lots of cool licks and riffs in this song, and here are my humble
– these are my first riffs!):
riff1 (played over the B E B chords in the break and coda):
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--1-----------------------------------|
A|-----2--4--2-----2—2------------------|
E|--------------4--------4--2-----------|
riff2 (that quick one between the B E B chords in the break and coda):
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------2--4---------2----------------|
E|--2--4--------2--4--------------------|
riff3 (This riff is only played ONCE – at the end of the break on top of the last B E
 It starts out the same as the beginning of riff1, but then it goes into a descent which
on the A note and sets you up for the A chord of the upcoming chorus – might not be 
– but it works for me!):
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------1-----------------------------|
D|--1-----------------4--2--4--2--0--------------|
A|-----2--4--2-----------------------4--2--------|
E|--------------4--------------------------------|

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Carry Me

by The Stampeders

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard EADGBE

INTRO:

A D A D

Mmm-mmm Mmm-mmm

Carry me

D A

Home to Birmingham

D A

To my Sarah-Ann

D A Bm

To where I grew a man

D E A

Mmm-mmm carry me

D A

Away from this old war

D A

I don't wanna fight no more

D A Bm

I just wish it would end

D E

Mmm-mmm

CHORUS

A D

Here I'm tied down and homesick

A D

And that old wind just blows so freely

D A Bm

Why can't it take me along

D E A

Mmm-mmm carry me

D A

With you ramblin' wind

D A

It's the place you've been

D E A

I wish I was home again

A D A D

Mmm-mmm Mmm-mmm

riff1 riff1

B E B B E B

(riff2) (riff2)

riff1 riff3

B E B B

(riff2) EEE

CHORUS

A D

Here I'm tied down and homesick

A D

And that old wind just blows so freely

D A Bm

Why can't it take me along

D E A

Mmm-mmm carry me

D A

Home to Alabam

D A

To Sarah's homemade jam

D A Bm

To old red mountain land

D E A

Mmm-mmm carry me

D A

With you ramblin' wind

D A

It's the place you've been

D E A

I wish I was home again

A D A D

Mmm-mmm Mmm-mmm

CODA: (same as the break):

riff1 riff1

B E B B E B

(riff2) (riff2)

riff2 riff1

B E B B E B

(riff2) (riff2) (fade)

RIFFS:

Of course there are lots of cool licks and riffs in this song, and here are my humble

– these are my first riffs!):

riff1 (played over the B E B chords in the break and coda):

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------|

D|--1-----------------------------------|

A|-----2--4--2-----2—2------------------|

E|--------------4--------4--2-----------|

riff2 (that quick one between the B E B chords in the break and coda):

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------|

A|--------2--4---------2----------------|

E|--2--4--------2--4--------------------|

riff3 (This riff is only played ONCE – at the end of the break on top of the last B E

It starts out the same as the beginning of riff1, but then it goes into a descent which

on the A note and sets you up for the A chord of the upcoming chorus – might not be

– but it works for me!):

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------1-----------------------------|

D|--1-----------------4--2--4--2--0--------------|

A|-----2--4--2-----------------------4--2--------|

E|--------------4--------------------------------|

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