Chords for Sarah Harmer performs "Carey" by Joni Mitchell (2011 Juno Awards)
Tempo:
99.65 bpm
Chords used:
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F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] I'm from Africa, [G] and last night I couldn't sleep.
Oh, [F] you know it sure is hard [C] to carry [G] this feeling on my whole.
[C] My fingernails are filthy, [G] I got beach tar on my feet.
And [F] I miss my [C] key by linen and my [G] fancy French cologne.
Oh, carry it out [C] your cape.
I put [G] on some silver.
[F] Oh, you know [G] daddy, well I like [C]
you fine.
Come on down to the Mermaid Cafe, and [G] I will buy you a bottle of wine.
And [F] we'll laugh and [C] toast to nothing and smash [G] our empty glasses down.
[C] Let's have a round for these freaks and these soldiers.
[G] A round for these friends of mine.
Let's have [F] another round for the [C] bar [G] keeps me in this tourist town.
Oh, carry it out [C] your cape.
I put [G] on some silver.
[F] Oh, you're a mean old daddy, but I [C] like you.
Maybe I'll go to Amsterdam, [G] or maybe I'll go to Rome.
[C] And I'll rent me a grand piano and put [G] some flowers round my room.
[C] Oh, but let's not talk about fare thee wells [G] now, the night is a starry dome.
And [F] the flame that's [C] got you up can grow [G] beneath the mantle of moon.
Come on, carry it, get [C] out your cape.
[G] [F] I'm going to the Mermaid Cafe, have [C] fun tonight.
I [G] said, oh, you're a mean old daddy, but you're out [C] of sight.
Oh, [F] you know it sure is hard [C] to carry [G] this feeling on my whole.
[C] My fingernails are filthy, [G] I got beach tar on my feet.
And [F] I miss my [C] key by linen and my [G] fancy French cologne.
Oh, carry it out [C] your cape.
I put [G] on some silver.
[F] Oh, you know [G] daddy, well I like [C]
you fine.
Come on down to the Mermaid Cafe, and [G] I will buy you a bottle of wine.
And [F] we'll laugh and [C] toast to nothing and smash [G] our empty glasses down.
[C] Let's have a round for these freaks and these soldiers.
[G] A round for these friends of mine.
Let's have [F] another round for the [C] bar [G] keeps me in this tourist town.
Oh, carry it out [C] your cape.
I put [G] on some silver.
[F] Oh, you're a mean old daddy, but I [C] like you.
Maybe I'll go to Amsterdam, [G] or maybe I'll go to Rome.
[C] And I'll rent me a grand piano and put [G] some flowers round my room.
[C] Oh, but let's not talk about fare thee wells [G] now, the night is a starry dome.
And [F] the flame that's [C] got you up can grow [G] beneath the mantle of moon.
Come on, carry it, get [C] out your cape.
[G] [F] I'm going to the Mermaid Cafe, have [C] fun tonight.
I [G] said, oh, you're a mean old daddy, but you're out [C] of sight.
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[C] _ _ _ I'm from _ Africa, [G] and last night I couldn't sleep.
Oh, [F] you know it sure is hard [C] to carry [G] this feeling on my whole. _
_ [C] My fingernails are filthy, [G] I got beach tar on my feet.
And [F] I miss my [C] key by linen and my [G] fancy French cologne.
_ Oh, carry it out [C] your cape.
I put [G] on some silver.
[F] Oh, you know [G] daddy, well I like [C] _
_ you fine. _ _ _
Come on down to the Mermaid Cafe, and [G] I will buy you a bottle of wine.
And [F] we'll laugh and [C] toast to nothing and smash [G] our empty glasses down.
[C] Let's have a round for these freaks and these soldiers.
[G] A round for these friends of mine.
Let's have [F] another round for the [C] bar _ [G] keeps me in this tourist town.
Oh, carry it out [C] your cape.
I put [G] on some silver.
[F] Oh, you're a mean old daddy, but I [C] like you. _ _
Maybe I'll go to Amsterdam, [G] or maybe I'll go to Rome.
[C] And I'll rent me a grand piano and put [G] some flowers round my room.
[C] Oh, but let's not talk about fare thee wells [G] now, the night is a starry dome.
And [F] the flame that's [C] got you up can grow [G] beneath the mantle of moon.
Come on, carry it, get [C] out your _ cape.
_ [G] _ _ [F] I'm going to the Mermaid Cafe, have [C] fun tonight.
I _ [G] said, oh, you're a mean old daddy, but you're out [C] of sight. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ I'm from _ Africa, [G] and last night I couldn't sleep.
Oh, [F] you know it sure is hard [C] to carry [G] this feeling on my whole. _
_ [C] My fingernails are filthy, [G] I got beach tar on my feet.
And [F] I miss my [C] key by linen and my [G] fancy French cologne.
_ Oh, carry it out [C] your cape.
I put [G] on some silver.
[F] Oh, you know [G] daddy, well I like [C] _
_ you fine. _ _ _
Come on down to the Mermaid Cafe, and [G] I will buy you a bottle of wine.
And [F] we'll laugh and [C] toast to nothing and smash [G] our empty glasses down.
[C] Let's have a round for these freaks and these soldiers.
[G] A round for these friends of mine.
Let's have [F] another round for the [C] bar _ [G] keeps me in this tourist town.
Oh, carry it out [C] your cape.
I put [G] on some silver.
[F] Oh, you're a mean old daddy, but I [C] like you. _ _
Maybe I'll go to Amsterdam, [G] or maybe I'll go to Rome.
[C] And I'll rent me a grand piano and put [G] some flowers round my room.
[C] Oh, but let's not talk about fare thee wells [G] now, the night is a starry dome.
And [F] the flame that's [C] got you up can grow [G] beneath the mantle of moon.
Come on, carry it, get [C] out your _ cape.
_ [G] _ _ [F] I'm going to the Mermaid Cafe, have [C] fun tonight.
I _ [G] said, oh, you're a mean old daddy, but you're out [C] of sight. _ _ _ _ _ _ _