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Carolina

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 1
[Intro 1]
e|--------|3-------|--------|--------|
B|--0-1---|--0-1---|--0-1---|--------|
G|0-----0-|0-----0-|0-----0-|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
[Intro 2]
F
 G/  C/  Am/  F(repeat)
[Verse 1]
CDown in AmTennessee
FSits a girl Galone
GShe sings aFlong with her favorite
EmSongs on the radiAmo
CThe only friends she Amsees
FAre on TGV
GMagazines and Fmovie stars are her
Emonly famiAmly
FYeah they're all that she needs
[Chorus]
GCarolina's CsoAm  F  
GHappy on thCe outsAmideF  
GShe keeps fCrowninAmg insidFe
G          C     Am     F
[Verse 2]
CIn the NAmashville sky
FShines a diaGmond bright
GCarolina saFys it's for the
Emboys after midnigAmht
CShe drifts off to sleAmep
FAnd in hGer dreams
GShe lives in CFalifornia
Emin a mansAmion by the sea
GYeah that's whFo she could be
[Bridge]
FAnd then she wakes to find that
DHer dream is real
FIs real, is real
F
[Chorus]
GCarolina's CsoAm  F  
GHappy on thCe outsAmideF  
GNow she's sCmiling Aminside F(smiling inside)
GSmiling insCide (iAmnside) Fsmiling inside (inside)

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Carolina

by Josh Rouse

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro 1]

e|--------|3-------|--------|--------|

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

G|0-----0-|0-----0-|0-----0-|--------|

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

A|--------|--------|--------|--------|

E|--------|--------|--------|--------|

[Intro 2]

G C Am F

/ / / (repeat)

[Verse 1]

C Am

Down in Tennessee

F G

Sits a girl alone

G F

She sings along with her favorite

Em Am

Songs on the radio

C Am

The only friends she sees

F G

Are on TV

G F

Magazines and movie stars are her

Em Am

only family

Yeah they're all that she needs

[Chorus]

G C Am F

Carolina's so

G C Am F

Happy on the outside

G C Am F

She keeps frowning inside

G C Am F

[Verse 2]

C Am

In the Nashville sky

F G

Shines a diamond bright

G F

Carolina says it's for the

Em Am

boys after midnight

C Am

She drifts off to sleep

F G

And in her dreams

G F

She lives in California

Em Am

in a mansion by the sea

G F

Yeah that's who she could be

[Bridge]

And then she wakes to find that

Her dream is real

Is real, is real

[Chorus]

G C Am F

Carolina's so

G C Am F

Happy on the outside

G C Am F

Now she's smiling inside (smiling inside)

G C Am F

Smiling inside (inside) smiling inside (inside)

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