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Chords:
G:     320033
Cadd9: x32033
Em7:   022033
G/F#:  2x0033
D:     xx0232
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
oh blessed GMary
you've got a Cadd9heart
you've got it bleeding from your Em7chest
Gah Cadd9chest, Gaah
oh sweet GCaroline
you've got a terrible Cadd9story
you got it following Em7wherever you Ggo
Cadd9wherever you Ggo
you never stay Galone
you'll be in town for a Cadd9week
teaching scripture like an Em7old Gpriest
an Cadd9old    Gpriest
[Chorus]
you've got a Cbig sad eyes
you Gwear them on your head
    G/F#and you Em7cry with the Gdoves
just trying to Cadd9wash it Dall Gaway
[Verse]
they say you've Gkilled a man
dug his grave with your Cadd9bare hands
turned to religion to Em7make some Gpeace
Cadd9make some Gpeace
well I don't Gblame you
he was a son-of-a-Cadd9bitch
I would have done the Em7same Gmyself
the Cadd9same   Gmyself
your two little Ggirls
oh he took everything you Cadd9had
yeah you try and wash the Em7dirt from your Ghands
you Cadd9wanna be Gsaved
[Chorus]
you've got a Cbig sad eyes
you Gwear them on your head
    G/F#and you Em7cry with the Gdoves
just trying to Cadd9wash it Dall Gaway
[Verse]
oh sweet GCaroline
my lonely Cadd9sister
I don't care what they Em7accuse you Gof
come Cadd9home my Glove
oh blessed GMary
they say you've got a Cadd9heart
so would you keep it Em7safe for Gme
Cadd9aaah for Gme
[Chorus]
you've got a Cbig sad eyes
you Gwear them on your head
    G/F#and you Em7cry with the Gdoves
just trying to Cadd9wash it Dall Gaway
[Outro]
you've got a Cbig sad eyes
you Gwear them on your head
G/F#aah    and you Em7cry with the Gdoves
just trying to Cadd9wash it Dall Em7away
just trying to Cadd9wash it Dall Gaway
just trying to Cadd9wash it Dall Gaway

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Caroline

by Ariana Gillis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

G/F#

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Chords:

G: 320033

Cadd9: x32033

Em7: 022033

G/F#: 2x0033

D: xx0232

[Intro]

[Verse]

oh blessed Mary

Cadd9

you've got a heart

Em7

you've got it bleeding from your chest

G Cadd9 G

ah chest, aah

oh sweet Caroline

Cadd9

you've got a terrible story

Em7 G

you got it following wherever you go

Cadd9 G

wherever you go

you never stay alone

Cadd9

you'll be in town for a week

Em7 G

teaching scripture like an old priest

Cadd9 G

an old priest

[Chorus]

you've got a big sad eyes

you wear them on your head

G/F# Em7 G

and you cry with the doves

Cadd9 D G

just trying to wash it all away

[Verse]

they say you've killed a man

Cadd9

dug his grave with your bare hands

Em7 G

turned to religion to make some peace

Cadd9 G

make some peace

well I don't blame you

Cadd9

he was a son-of-a-bitch

Em7 G

I would have done the same myself

Cadd9 G

the same myself

your two little girls

Cadd9

oh he took everything you had

Em7 G

yeah you try and wash the dirt from your hands

Cadd9 G

you wanna be saved

[Chorus]

you've got a big sad eyes

you wear them on your head

G/F# Em7 G

and you cry with the doves

Cadd9 D G

just trying to wash it all away

[Verse]

oh sweet Caroline

Cadd9

my lonely sister

Em7 G

I don't care what they accuse you of

Cadd9 G

come home my love

oh blessed Mary

Cadd9

they say you've got a heart

Em7 G

so would you keep it safe for me

Cadd9 G

aaah for me

[Chorus]

you've got a big sad eyes

you wear them on your head

G/F# Em7 G

and you cry with the doves

Cadd9 D G

just trying to wash it all away

[Outro]

you've got a big sad eyes

you wear them on your head

G/F# Em7 G

aah and you cry with the doves

Cadd9 D Em7

just trying to wash it all away

Cadd9 D G

just trying to wash it all away

Cadd9 D G

just trying to wash it all away

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