Carefree Highway Chords by Gordon Lightfoot
Tempo:
85.2 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
D
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D] [A] [B] .
[E] Picking [B] up the pieces of [G#] my sweet [C#m] shattered [B] dream.
[A] I wonder how [E] the old folks [B] are tonight .
[E] Her name was [B] Ann and I'll be damned [G#] if I recall [C#m] her face.
[A] She left me [B] not knowing what to [E] do.
[D] Carefree highway, [A] let [B] me slip away [E] on you .
[D] Carefree highway, [A] you [B] seem better days.
[C#m] The morning after [B] blue from [A] my head [E] down to my [F#] shoes.
[E] .
[D] Carefree [A] highway, let [B] me slip away, slip away [E] on you.
[D] [A] .
[B] [E] [D] [A] .
[B] [E] Turning [B] back the pages [G#] to the times I [C#m] loved [B] best.
[A] I wonder if [E] she'll ever do the [B] same.
Now [E] the thing that I [B] call living is [G#] just being [C#m] satisfied.
[A] With nowhere am I [B] gone, no one left [E] to blame.
[D] Carefree highway, [A] I got [B] to see you, my [E] old flame.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, you [B] seem better [C#m] days.
The morning [B] after blue [A] from my [E] head down to [F#] my shoes.
[E] [D] Carefree [A] highway, [B] let me slip away, slip [E] away on you.
[D] .
[A] [B] [E] [D] .
[A] [B] [E] Searching [B] through the fragments [G#] of my dream [C#m] shattered [B] sleep.
[A] I wonder [E] if the years have closed your mind.
[B] I [E] guess it [B] must be [G#] wonderlust or trying to [C#m] get free.
[A] From the good old [B] faithful feeling we [E] once knew.
[D] Carefree highway, [A] let [B] me slip away [E] on you.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, you [B] seem better [C#m] days.
The morning [B] after blue [A] from my head [G#m] down to [Bm] my [F#] shoes.
[E] Carefree [D] .
[A] highway, [B] let me slip away, slip [E] away on you.
[D] [A] [B] Let me slip away [E] on you.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, I [B] got to see you, [E] my old flame.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, [B] you seem better [C#m] days.
The morning [B] after blue [A] from my [E] head down to [B] my shoes.
[F#] .
[E] Carefree [D] [A] highway, [B] let me slip away, slip [E] away on you.
[D] [A] [B] [E] [D] [A] .
[B] [E] [D] [A] .
[B] [E] [D] [A] .
[E] Picking [B] up the pieces of [G#] my sweet [C#m] shattered [B] dream.
[A] I wonder how [E] the old folks [B] are tonight .
[E] Her name was [B] Ann and I'll be damned [G#] if I recall [C#m] her face.
[A] She left me [B] not knowing what to [E] do.
[D] Carefree highway, [A] let [B] me slip away [E] on you .
[D] Carefree highway, [A] you [B] seem better days.
[C#m] The morning after [B] blue from [A] my head [E] down to my [F#] shoes.
[E] .
[D] Carefree [A] highway, let [B] me slip away, slip away [E] on you.
[D] [A] .
[B] [E] [D] [A] .
[B] [E] Turning [B] back the pages [G#] to the times I [C#m] loved [B] best.
[A] I wonder if [E] she'll ever do the [B] same.
Now [E] the thing that I [B] call living is [G#] just being [C#m] satisfied.
[A] With nowhere am I [B] gone, no one left [E] to blame.
[D] Carefree highway, [A] I got [B] to see you, my [E] old flame.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, you [B] seem better [C#m] days.
The morning [B] after blue [A] from my [E] head down to [F#] my shoes.
[E] [D] Carefree [A] highway, [B] let me slip away, slip [E] away on you.
[D] .
[A] [B] [E] [D] .
[A] [B] [E] Searching [B] through the fragments [G#] of my dream [C#m] shattered [B] sleep.
[A] I wonder [E] if the years have closed your mind.
[B] I [E] guess it [B] must be [G#] wonderlust or trying to [C#m] get free.
[A] From the good old [B] faithful feeling we [E] once knew.
[D] Carefree highway, [A] let [B] me slip away [E] on you.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, you [B] seem better [C#m] days.
The morning [B] after blue [A] from my head [G#m] down to [Bm] my [F#] shoes.
[E] Carefree [D] .
[A] highway, [B] let me slip away, slip [E] away on you.
[D] [A] [B] Let me slip away [E] on you.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, I [B] got to see you, [E] my old flame.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, [B] you seem better [C#m] days.
The morning [B] after blue [A] from my [E] head down to [B] my shoes.
[F#] .
[E] Carefree [D] [A] highway, [B] let me slip away, slip [E] away on you.
[D] [A] [B] [E] [D] [A] .
[B] [E] [D] [A] .
[B] [E] [D] [A] .
Key:
B
E
A
D
C#m
B
E
A
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ _ [E] Picking [B] up the pieces of [G#] my sweet [C#m] shattered [B] dream.
[A] I wonder how [E] the old folks [B] are tonight _ .
_ [E] Her name was [B] Ann and I'll be damned [G#] if I recall [C#m] her face.
[A] She left me [B] not knowing what to [E] do.
[D] Carefree highway, [A] let [B] me slip away [E] on you _ .
[D] Carefree highway, [A] you [B] seem better days.
[C#m] The morning after [B] blue from [A] my head [E] down to my [F#] shoes.
_ [E] _ .
_ [D] Carefree [A] highway, let [B] me slip away, slip away [E] on you.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] Turning [B] back the pages [G#] to the times I [C#m] loved [B] best.
[A] I wonder if [E] she'll ever do the [B] same.
Now [E] the thing that I [B] call living is [G#] just being [C#m] satisfied.
[A] With nowhere am I [B] gone, no one left [E] to blame.
[D] Carefree highway, [A] I got [B] to see you, my [E] old flame.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, you [B] seem better [C#m] days.
The morning [B] after blue [A] from my [E] head down to [F#] my shoes.
_ [E] _ [D] Carefree [A] highway, [B] let me slip away, slip [E] away on you.
[D] _ _ .
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ .
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] Searching [B] through the fragments [G#] of my dream [C#m] shattered [B] sleep.
[A] I wonder [E] if the years have closed your mind.
[B] I [E] guess it [B] must be [G#] wonderlust or trying to [C#m] get free.
[A] From the good old [B] faithful feeling we [E] once knew.
[D] Carefree highway, [A] let [B] me slip away [E] on you.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, you [B] seem better [C#m] days.
The morning [B] after blue [A] from my head [G#m] down to [Bm] my [F#] shoes.
_ [E] Carefree _ [D] _ .
[A] highway, [B] let me slip away, slip [E] away on you.
[D] _ _ [A] _ [B] Let me slip away [E] on you.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, I [B] got to see you, [E] my old flame.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, [B] you seem better [C#m] days.
The morning [B] after blue [A] from my [E] head down to [B] my shoes.
[F#] _ .
[E] Carefree _ [D] _ [A] highway, [B] let me slip away, slip [E] away on you.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ [E] Picking [B] up the pieces of [G#] my sweet [C#m] shattered [B] dream.
[A] I wonder how [E] the old folks [B] are tonight _ .
_ [E] Her name was [B] Ann and I'll be damned [G#] if I recall [C#m] her face.
[A] She left me [B] not knowing what to [E] do.
[D] Carefree highway, [A] let [B] me slip away [E] on you _ .
[D] Carefree highway, [A] you [B] seem better days.
[C#m] The morning after [B] blue from [A] my head [E] down to my [F#] shoes.
_ [E] _ .
_ [D] Carefree [A] highway, let [B] me slip away, slip away [E] on you.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] Turning [B] back the pages [G#] to the times I [C#m] loved [B] best.
[A] I wonder if [E] she'll ever do the [B] same.
Now [E] the thing that I [B] call living is [G#] just being [C#m] satisfied.
[A] With nowhere am I [B] gone, no one left [E] to blame.
[D] Carefree highway, [A] I got [B] to see you, my [E] old flame.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, you [B] seem better [C#m] days.
The morning [B] after blue [A] from my [E] head down to [F#] my shoes.
_ [E] _ [D] Carefree [A] highway, [B] let me slip away, slip [E] away on you.
[D] _ _ .
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ .
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] Searching [B] through the fragments [G#] of my dream [C#m] shattered [B] sleep.
[A] I wonder [E] if the years have closed your mind.
[B] I [E] guess it [B] must be [G#] wonderlust or trying to [C#m] get free.
[A] From the good old [B] faithful feeling we [E] once knew.
[D] Carefree highway, [A] let [B] me slip away [E] on you.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, you [B] seem better [C#m] days.
The morning [B] after blue [A] from my head [G#m] down to [Bm] my [F#] shoes.
_ [E] Carefree _ [D] _ .
[A] highway, [B] let me slip away, slip [E] away on you.
[D] _ _ [A] _ [B] Let me slip away [E] on you.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, I [B] got to see you, [E] my old flame.
[D] Carefree [A] highway, [B] you seem better [C#m] days.
The morning [B] after blue [A] from my [E] head down to [B] my shoes.
[F#] _ .
[E] Carefree _ [D] _ [A] highway, [B] let me slip away, slip [E] away on you.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ .