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Intro
C-F-Em-  F(4x)
Verse
(C)          F         Em  F  
    Thought I heard you
    C  FThat's no EmlieF  
    C  FThought I Emsaw youF  
    C  Fin the cEmorner Fof my Ceye
    FDoes the Emwater Ftaste so sweet?
    C  FYou need Emwater Ffrom me?
    C  FAll I Emknow Fnow
    C  FThat it's not EmrightF  
Chorus
AmPeace of Emtime
FTakes little peace of the world
Peace of Ammind
Peace of Emmind
FNow you'll try to take my heart
(F)
Now you'll try to take my heart
(F)               C  F  
Don't we all ride?
EmUpon this Fcarousel Crunning Fwild?Em  F  
Verse 2
Take a peace of
What you made
Drink the health of all
All we save
But if the water tastes so sweet?
You take water from me?
You gotta know now
That it's not right
Chorus
Peace of time
Takes little peace of the world
Peace of mind
Peace of mind
Now you'll try to take my heart
No, don't try to take my heart
Don't we all ride
Upon this carousel running wild?
Outro (over verse chords)
Thought I saw you
Thought I saw you
Thought I saw you
Thought I saw you...

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Carousel

by Shack

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

C F Em F

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Verse

C F Em F

()

Thought I heard you

C F Em F

That's no lie

C F Em F

Thought I saw you

C F Em F C

in the corner of my eye

F Em F

Does the water taste so sweet?

C F Em F

You need water from me?

C F Em F

All I know now

C F Em F

That it's not right

Chorus

Am Em

Peace of time

Takes little peace of the world

Peace of mind

Now you'll try to take my heart

()

Now you'll try to take my heart

F C F

()

Don't we all ride?

Em F C F Em F

Upon this carousel running wild?

Verse 2

Take a peace of

What you made

Drink the health of all

All we save

But if the water tastes so sweet?

You take water from me?

You gotta know now

That it's not right

Chorus

Peace of time

Takes little peace of the world

Peace of mind

Now you'll try to take my heart

No, don't try to take my heart

Don't we all ride

Upon this carousel running wild?

Outro (over verse chords)

Thought I saw you

Thought I saw you...

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