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Carry Me Over
words and music by Arlo Guthrie 
There's a Gtavern up on the roadside   I must be Ccoming Dinto Gtown
The moon must be in Aries   Because the Ftruck ain't slowing Ddown
AmPulled back on the Cthrottle   I've been doing Dthat all Gday
Looking ahead for a right-hand turn   To Ccarry Dme aGway
There's Gtimes for understanding    It don't Cseem like Done of Gthose
The times are too demanding    When you're Fhanging by your Dnose
So why Amdon't you just get Cout of here   And leave me Dhere to Gpray
That one of these mornings the sun's going to rise    And Ccarry Dme awGay
CHORUS:
GCarry me CoveDr the Ghighway   Carry me CoveDr the Gsky
Carry me Cover Dthe Emloneliness   That I'm Cfeeling Dhere toGnight
You know I'm feeling just like a riptide    And I'm Cfeeling a Dlittle Gscared
A twisted maze of old highways     NoFbody has repDaired
It ain't Amnothing that can't be Chandled    Like an actor Din a Gplay
Who becomes enraged, jumps from the stage   And Cgets a little Dcarried aGway
Now all of your highways   Don't mean Cmuch to Dme no Gmore
I've been on all of your highway roads   Of Fthat you can be Dsure
But I Amstill get lost on aCll of them roads    I can't seem to Dfind my Gway
I know there's one out there somewhere  To Ccarry Dme aGway
(CHORUS)

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Carry Me Over

by Arlo Guthrie

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Carry Me Over

words and music by Arlo Guthrie

G C D G

There's a tavern up on the roadside I must be coming into town

F D

The moon must be in Aries Because the truck ain't slowing down

Am C D G

Pulled back on the throttle I've been doing that all day

C D G

Looking ahead for a right-hand turn To carry me away

G C D G

There's times for understanding It don't seem like one of those

F D

The times are too demanding When you're hanging by your nose

Am C D G

So why don't you just get out of here And leave me here to pray

C D G

That one of these mornings the sun's going to rise And carry me away

CHORUS:

G C D G C D G

Carry me over the highway Carry me over the sky

C D Em C D G

Carry me over the loneliness That I'm feeling here tonight

C D G

You know I'm feeling just like a riptide And I'm feeling a little scared

F D

A twisted maze of old highways Nobody has repaired

Am C D G

It ain't nothing that can't be handled Like an actor in a play

C D G

Who becomes enraged, jumps from the stage And gets a little carried away

C D G

Now all of your highways Don't mean much to me no more

F D

I've been on all of your highway roads Of that you can be sure

Am C D G

But I still get lost on all of them roads I can't seem to find my way

C D G

I know there's one out there somewhere To carry me away

(CHORUS)

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