Oh My Sweet Carolina Chords by Ryan Adams
Tempo:
159.85 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Eb]
[C]
[Eb] [F]
I went down to Houston and stopped in San [Eb] Antonio.
I passed up the station for [Bb] a bus.
[Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] I was trying to find me [Eb] something, [Dm] [Bb] but I wasn't sure [Ab] just what.
And [Eb] I ended up with pockets full of [F] dust.
[Eb] So I went on to Cleveland [Ab] and I ended up in St.
Louis.
I bought a borrowed suit and learned to [Bb] dance.
[Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] I was [Eb] spending money [Gm] like [Cm] the way it [Bb] likes to [Ab] rain.
But I [Eb]
ended up with pockets full of cain.
[Bb]
[Cm] Oh my sweet [Ab]
[Eb] Carolina
[Cm]
What [Ab] compels me to [Bb] go
Oh [Cm] my sweet [Ab]
[Eb] disposition
[F] [Eb] May you only [Bb]
carry me home
[C] [Eb]
[C]
[Eb]
[C] [Eb] [Bb]
I [Eb] ain't never been to Vegas
But I've [Ab] gambled up my [Eb] life
Building new sprint boats, I raced to sewer [Bb]
mains
[Bb]
[Ab] I was trying to find [Eb] me something, [D]
but I [Cm] wasn't [Eb] sure just [Ab]
what
Funny how they say [Bb] that some things never [Eb] change
[Cm] Oh my sweet [Eb]
Carolina
[Bb]
[Cm] What [Ab] compels [Eb] me [Bb] to go
Oh [Cm] my sweet [Ab] [Eb] disposition
May you only [Bb] carry me [Ab]
home
[F]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Eb] [C]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
You're [Eb] up here in the city
It feels like [Db] things are closing in
The sun sets just my life for burning [Bb] out
[Bb]
[Ab] I miss [Eb] Kentucky
[D] [C] And I miss [Bb] my family
[Ab]
Oh the sweetest winds [Bb] blow [Eb] across the South
[Cm] Oh my sweet [Ab]
[Eb] Carolina
What
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
compels [Eb] me to [Bb] go
[Eb]
Oh [Cm] my sweet [Ab] [Gm] disposition
[Eb] [F] May [Eb]
you only [Bb] carry me home
May [Cm] you only [Bb] carry [Eb] me home
[Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F]
[C]
[Eb] [F]
I went down to Houston and stopped in San [Eb] Antonio.
I passed up the station for [Bb] a bus.
[Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] I was trying to find me [Eb] something, [Dm] [Bb] but I wasn't sure [Ab] just what.
And [Eb] I ended up with pockets full of [F] dust.
[Eb] So I went on to Cleveland [Ab] and I ended up in St.
Louis.
I bought a borrowed suit and learned to [Bb] dance.
[Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] I was [Eb] spending money [Gm] like [Cm] the way it [Bb] likes to [Ab] rain.
But I [Eb]
ended up with pockets full of cain.
[Bb]
[Cm] Oh my sweet [Ab]
[Eb] Carolina
[Cm]
What [Ab] compels me to [Bb] go
Oh [Cm] my sweet [Ab]
[Eb] disposition
[F] [Eb] May you only [Bb]
carry me home
[C] [Eb]
[C]
[Eb]
[C] [Eb] [Bb]
I [Eb] ain't never been to Vegas
But I've [Ab] gambled up my [Eb] life
Building new sprint boats, I raced to sewer [Bb]
mains
[Bb]
[Ab] I was trying to find [Eb] me something, [D]
but I [Cm] wasn't [Eb] sure just [Ab]
what
Funny how they say [Bb] that some things never [Eb] change
[Cm] Oh my sweet [Eb]
Carolina
[Bb]
[Cm] What [Ab] compels [Eb] me [Bb] to go
Oh [Cm] my sweet [Ab] [Eb] disposition
May you only [Bb] carry me [Ab]
home
[F]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Eb] [C]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
You're [Eb] up here in the city
It feels like [Db] things are closing in
The sun sets just my life for burning [Bb] out
[Bb]
[Ab] I miss [Eb] Kentucky
[D] [C] And I miss [Bb] my family
[Ab]
Oh the sweetest winds [Bb] blow [Eb] across the South
[Cm] Oh my sweet [Ab]
[Eb] Carolina
What
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
compels [Eb] me to [Bb] go
[Eb]
Oh [Cm] my sweet [Ab] [Gm] disposition
[Eb] [F] May [Eb]
you only [Bb] carry me home
May [Cm] you only [Bb] carry [Eb] me home
[Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
C
Eb
Bb
Ab
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
I went down to Houston _ and stopped in San [Eb] Antonio. _ _
_ I passed up the station for [Bb] a bus.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] I was trying to find me [Eb] something, [Dm] _ [Bb] but I wasn't sure [Ab] just what.
_ And [Eb] I ended up with pockets full of [F] dust.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ So I went on to Cleveland _ [Ab] and I ended up in St.
Louis. _
_ I bought a borrowed suit and learned to [Bb] dance.
_ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] I was [Eb] spending money _ [Gm] like [Cm] the way it [Bb] likes to [Ab] rain.
_ _ But I [Eb]
ended up with pockets full of cain.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] Oh my _ sweet _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] Carolina _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
What [Ab] _ compels me to [Bb] go
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh [Cm] my _ sweet [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] disposition _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Eb] May you only _ _ [Bb] _
carry me home _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ I [Eb] ain't never been to Vegas
_ _ But I've [Ab] gambled up my [Eb] life
_ Building new sprint boats, I raced to sewer [Bb] _
mains
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] I was trying to find [Eb] me something, [D] _
but I [Cm] wasn't [Eb] sure just [Ab]
what
Funny how they say [Bb] that some things never _ [Eb] change _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] Oh my _ sweet _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Carolina
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ What [Ab] _ compels [Eb] me [Bb] to go _ _ _ _
_ Oh [Cm] my _ _ sweet [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ disposition _
_ _ _ _ May you only _ [Bb] _ carry me [Ab] _
home
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You're [Eb] up here in the city
_ _ It feels like [Db] things are closing in
_ _ The sun sets just my life for burning [Bb] out
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ I miss [Eb] Kentucky _
[D] _ [C] And I miss [Bb] my family
[Ab] _
_ _ Oh the sweetest winds [Bb] blow [Eb] _ across the _ South
_ _ _ _ [Cm] Oh my _ sweet _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] Carolina
_ _ _ What _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
compels [Eb] me to [Bb] go
_ _ [Eb] _
_ _ Oh [Cm] my _ sweet _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] disposition _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] May [Eb]
you only _ _ [Bb] carry me home
_ May _ _ _ _ [Cm] you only _ _ [Bb] carry _ [Eb] me home _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
I went down to Houston _ and stopped in San [Eb] Antonio. _ _
_ I passed up the station for [Bb] a bus.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] I was trying to find me [Eb] something, [Dm] _ [Bb] but I wasn't sure [Ab] just what.
_ And [Eb] I ended up with pockets full of [F] dust.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ So I went on to Cleveland _ [Ab] and I ended up in St.
Louis. _
_ I bought a borrowed suit and learned to [Bb] dance.
_ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] I was [Eb] spending money _ [Gm] like [Cm] the way it [Bb] likes to [Ab] rain.
_ _ But I [Eb]
ended up with pockets full of cain.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] Oh my _ sweet _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] Carolina _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
What [Ab] _ compels me to [Bb] go
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh [Cm] my _ sweet [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] disposition _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Eb] May you only _ _ [Bb] _
carry me home _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ I [Eb] ain't never been to Vegas
_ _ But I've [Ab] gambled up my [Eb] life
_ Building new sprint boats, I raced to sewer [Bb] _
mains
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] I was trying to find [Eb] me something, [D] _
but I [Cm] wasn't [Eb] sure just [Ab]
what
Funny how they say [Bb] that some things never _ [Eb] change _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] Oh my _ sweet _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Carolina
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ What [Ab] _ compels [Eb] me [Bb] to go _ _ _ _
_ Oh [Cm] my _ _ sweet [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ disposition _
_ _ _ _ May you only _ [Bb] _ carry me [Ab] _
home
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You're [Eb] up here in the city
_ _ It feels like [Db] things are closing in
_ _ The sun sets just my life for burning [Bb] out
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ I miss [Eb] Kentucky _
[D] _ [C] And I miss [Bb] my family
[Ab] _
_ _ Oh the sweetest winds [Bb] blow [Eb] _ across the _ South
_ _ _ _ [Cm] Oh my _ sweet _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] Carolina
_ _ _ What _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
compels [Eb] me to [Bb] go
_ _ [Eb] _
_ _ Oh [Cm] my _ sweet _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] disposition _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] May [Eb]
you only _ _ [Bb] carry me home
_ May _ _ _ _ [Cm] you only _ _ [Bb] carry _ [Eb] me home _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _