Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

I went down to Houston

 And I stopped at San Antone

 And I passed up the station for the bus

 And I was tryin to find me somethin

 But I wasnt sure just what

 And I ended up with pockets full of dust

 And I went down to Cleveland

 Thats where I went insane

 I bought a borrowed suite and learned to dance

 And I was spendin money

 Like the way it likes to rain

 Man I ended up with pockets full of cane

Refrain

Oh my sweet Carolina

What compels me to go

Oh my sweet disposition

May you one day carry me home

Never been to Vegas

 But I gambled of my life

 Though the newsprint boats are raced in sewer mains

 And I was tryin to find me somthin

 But I wasnt sure just what

Funny how they say some things never change

Refrain

Oh my sweet Carolina

What compels me to go

Oh my sweet disposition

May you one day carry me home

 And out here in the city

 seems like things are closing in

 The sunset's just my light bulb burning out

 I miss Kentucky

 and I miss my family

 All the sweetest winds they blow across the South

Refrain

Oh my sweet Carolina

What compels me to go

Oh my sweet disposition

May you one day carry me home

May you one day carry me home