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Caroline

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[Verse]
They say you were Dborn in St. Claire’s hospital 
GI say you were born up in the Dsky 
You come Dfloatin’ down over New Orleans 
To the Gsweet green levee on the riverside D  
And your Avoice chirped like old squeaky shoes 
And Gmomma always said we had nothing to lose 
DAnd so we Adanced on the street corGner 
[Chorus] 
Oh DCarolGine (Caroline)
GHeartbroken hard times, they never Dgot us down 
GWalkin’ the same line through Devery single Bmsouthern town 
AHand in hand your arm ‘round mine 
Oh CaroGlinDe
Oh DCarolGine (Caroline) 
I Gseen it all change, watch it Dchange some more 
GSeen hard times standin’ Dright outside your Bmdoor 
ATell me girl what’s on your mind 
Oh GCarolDine
[Verse]
We were the Cardinal’s biggest fans 
Turnin’ flips like Ozzy Smith all through the night 
‘Til we got traded away 
To the Red Clay Southern League up on the Georgia line 
You could be the pitcher and the catcher too 
I’m the home run king before his muscles grew 
Gonna knock the cover off this town 
[Chorus] 
Oh DCarolGine (Caroline)
GHeartbroken hard times, they never Dgot us down 
GWalkin’ the same line through Devery single Bmsouthern town 
AHand in hand your arm ‘round mine 
Oh CaroGlinDe
Oh DCarolGine (Caroline) 
I Gseen it all change, watch it Dchange some more 
GSeen hard times standin’ Dright outside your Bmdoor 
ATell me girl what’s on your mind 
Oh GCarolDine
[Verse]
These are different days 
And the pace of the world has us thinking there’s 
No time to turn the other way 
Take my hand and we’ll walk on down the line 
Though we may be a thousand miles apart 
A brother and a sister have a single heart 
And the beat don’t stop for nothin’. 
[Chorus] 
Oh DCarolGine (Caroline)
GHeartbroken hard times, they never Dgot us down 
GWalkin’ the same line through Devery single Bmsouthern town 
AHand in hand your arm ‘round mine 
Oh CaroGlinDe
Oh DCarolGine (Caroline) 
I Gseen it all change, watch it Dchange some more 
GSeen hard times standin’ Dright outside your Bmdoor 
ATell me girl what’s on your mind 
Oh GCarolDine

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Caroline

by Old Crow Medicine Show

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[Verse]

They say you were born in St. Claire’s hospital

G D

I say you were born up in the sky

You come floatin’ down over New Orleans

G D

To the sweet green levee on the riverside

And your voice chirped like old squeaky shoes

And momma always said we had nothing to lose

D A G

And so we danced on the street corner

[Chorus]

D G

Oh Caroline (Caroline)

G D

Heartbroken hard times, they never got us down

G D Bm

Walkin’ the same line through every single southern town

Hand in hand your arm ‘round mine

G D

Oh Caroline

D G

Oh Caroline (Caroline)

G D

I seen it all change, watch it change some more

G D Bm

Seen hard times standin’ right outside your door

Tell me girl what’s on your mind

G D

Oh Caroline

[Verse]

We were the Cardinal’s biggest fans

Turnin’ flips like Ozzy Smith all through the night

‘Til we got traded away

To the Red Clay Southern League up on the Georgia line

You could be the pitcher and the catcher too

I’m the home run king before his muscles grew

Gonna knock the cover off this town

[Chorus]

D G

Oh Caroline (Caroline)

G D

Heartbroken hard times, they never got us down

G D Bm

Walkin’ the same line through every single southern town

Hand in hand your arm ‘round mine

G D

Oh Caroline

D G

Oh Caroline (Caroline)

G D

I seen it all change, watch it change some more

G D Bm

Seen hard times standin’ right outside your door

Tell me girl what’s on your mind

G D

Oh Caroline

[Verse]

These are different days

And the pace of the world has us thinking there’s

No time to turn the other way

Take my hand and we’ll walk on down the line

Though we may be a thousand miles apart

A brother and a sister have a single heart

And the beat don’t stop for nothin’.

[Chorus]

D G

Oh Caroline (Caroline)

G D

Heartbroken hard times, they never got us down

G D Bm

Walkin’ the same line through every single southern town

Hand in hand your arm ‘round mine

G D

Oh Caroline

D G

Oh Caroline (Caroline)

G D

I seen it all change, watch it change some more

G D Bm

Seen hard times standin’ right outside your door

Tell me girl what’s on your mind

G D

Oh Caroline

About Caroline Chords by Old Crow Medicine Show

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FAQ — Caroline by Old Crow Medicine Show

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What key is "Caroline" in?

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