Chords for Would You Carry Me
Tempo:
80.1 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
C#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I used to wait for dad with [E] my old [B] cane pole, [E] knowing he [B] would take me to our favorite fishing [F#] hole.
It [B] was just about a mile to [E] that old river [B] bed, [E] and on the way [B] down there I was always up [F#] ahead.
[E] seemed like a [B] hundred miles, [E] uphill [B] all the way, and I'd keep up
always stop [E] just about [B] halfway, [E] and he knew when I'd [B] caught up, [F#] he would hear me [B] say,
[E] Daddy [B] I'm tired, [F#] this road is just [B] too [E] long, how come it seems [B] so far?
[E] my cane is getting [B] heavy, [E] my legs are just [B] too weak, [E] Daddy would
[E] Oh Daddy would [F#] you carry [B] me?
But that was years ago, [E] and everything [B] has changed, [E] the man that [B] used to carry me now
It [B] was just about a mile to [E] that old river [B] bed, [E] and on the way [B] down there I was always up [F#] ahead.
[E] seemed like a [B] hundred miles, [E] uphill [B] all the way, and I'd keep up
always stop [E] just about [B] halfway, [E] and he knew when I'd [B] caught up, [F#] he would hear me [B] say,
[E] Daddy [B] I'm tired, [F#] this road is just [B] too [E] long, how come it seems [B] so far?
[E] my cane is getting [B] heavy, [E] my legs are just [B] too weak, [E] Daddy would
[E] Oh Daddy would [F#] you carry [B] me?
But that was years ago, [E] and everything [B] has changed, [E] the man that [B] used to carry me now
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B
E
F#
C#
G#m
B
E
F#
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I used to wait for dad with [E] my old [B] cane pole, [E] knowing he [B] would take me to our favorite fishing [F#] hole. _
It [B] was just about a mile to [E] that old river [B] bed, [E] and on the way [B] down there I was always up [F#] ahead.
_ But [B] that old journey home [E] seemed like a [B] hundred miles, [E] uphill [B] all the way, and I'd keep up
for [F#] a while.
_ _ [B] Dad would always stop [E] just about [B] halfway, [E] and he knew when I'd [B] caught up, [F#] he would hear me [B] say, _ _ _
[E] Daddy [B] I'm tired, [F#] this road is just [B] too [E] long, how come it seems [B] so far?
[C#] When we're [F#] heading home, [E] my cane is getting [B] heavy, [E] my legs are just [B] too weak, [E] Daddy would
[F#] you carry [G#m] me? _ _
[E] Oh Daddy would [F#] you carry [B] me? _ _
_ _ _ But that was years ago, [E] and everything [B] has changed, [E] the man that [B] used to carry me now
leans upon [F#] a cane.
_ [B] But I still turn to him [E] when life [B] gets me down, [E] and wonder who [B] I'd go to when he is [F#] not around. _
[B] So just the other day [E] I walked up [B] to the house, [E] stepped into [B] the front door, Dad was knelt
[F#] beside the couch.
He [B] did not hear me enter, [E] but I could [B] hear him pray, [E] and I learned [B] another lesson [F#] when
I heard my [B] Daddy say,
_ _ [E] Father [B] I'm tired, this road is just too [E] long, how come it [B] seems so far?
[C#] When we're [F#] heading [E] home, my cane is [B] getting heavy, [E] my legs are [B] just too weak, [E] Father [F#] would
you carry [G#m] me?
_ [E] Oh Father [F#] would you carry [B] me? _ _ _ _ _ _
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I used to wait for dad with [E] my old [B] cane pole, [E] knowing he [B] would take me to our favorite fishing [F#] hole. _
It [B] was just about a mile to [E] that old river [B] bed, [E] and on the way [B] down there I was always up [F#] ahead.
_ But [B] that old journey home [E] seemed like a [B] hundred miles, [E] uphill [B] all the way, and I'd keep up
for [F#] a while.
_ _ [B] Dad would always stop [E] just about [B] halfway, [E] and he knew when I'd [B] caught up, [F#] he would hear me [B] say, _ _ _
[E] Daddy [B] I'm tired, [F#] this road is just [B] too [E] long, how come it seems [B] so far?
[C#] When we're [F#] heading home, [E] my cane is getting [B] heavy, [E] my legs are just [B] too weak, [E] Daddy would
[F#] you carry [G#m] me? _ _
[E] Oh Daddy would [F#] you carry [B] me? _ _
_ _ _ But that was years ago, [E] and everything [B] has changed, [E] the man that [B] used to carry me now
leans upon [F#] a cane.
_ [B] But I still turn to him [E] when life [B] gets me down, [E] and wonder who [B] I'd go to when he is [F#] not around. _
[B] So just the other day [E] I walked up [B] to the house, [E] stepped into [B] the front door, Dad was knelt
[F#] beside the couch.
He [B] did not hear me enter, [E] but I could [B] hear him pray, [E] and I learned [B] another lesson [F#] when
I heard my [B] Daddy say,
_ _ [E] Father [B] I'm tired, this road is just too [E] long, how come it [B] seems so far?
[C#] When we're [F#] heading [E] home, my cane is [B] getting heavy, [E] my legs are [B] just too weak, [E] Father [F#] would
you carry [G#m] me?
_ [E] Oh Father [F#] would you carry [B] me? _ _ _ _ _ _
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