Carry Me Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

AMmm-mmm DMmm-mmm A D

ACarry me

DHome to Birmingham A

DTo my Sarah-Ann A

 To whDere I grewA a man Bm

DMmm-mmm cEarry me A

 ADway from this old war A

 I Ddon't wanna fight no more A

 I Djust wish itA would end Bm

DMmm-mmm E

Chorus

AHere I'm tied down and homesick D

 And thaAt old wind just blows soD freely

DWhy can't it tAake me along Bm

DMmm-mmm Ecarry me A

DWith you ramblin' wind A

DIt's the place you've been A

 I Dwish I wEas home again A

AMmm-mmm DMmm-mmm A D

Break

(humming on top)

riff1 riff1

B E B B E B

riff1 riff3

B E B B EEE

Chorus

AHere I'm tied down and homesick D

 And thaAt old wind just blows so fDreely

DWhy can't it tAake me along Bm

DMmm-mmm Ecarry me A

DHome to Alabam A

 To SaDrah's homemade jam A

DTo old red mounAtain land Bm

DMmm-mmm Ecarry me A

DWith you ramblin' wind A

DIt's the place you've been A

 I Dwish I wEas home again A

AMmm-mmm DMmm-mmm A D

Coda

(same as the break):

riff1 riff1

B E B B E B

riff2 riff1

B E B B E B

Riffs

Of course there are lots of cool licks and riffs in this song, and here are my humble

of the more prominent ones that stand out. Try them out if you get two guitars going

and of course, feel free to correct them as you see fit (sorry if they’re not entirely

– these are my first riffs!):

Riff1

Riff2

Riff3

This riff is only played ONCE – at the end of the break on top of the last B E

It starts out the same as the beginning of riff1, but then it goes into a descent which