David Crosby - Carry me
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Capo: 2
Tuning: D A D G B E
Carry Me - David Crosby (Tuning DADGBE)
Capo 2 for orig recording, later live performances are without the capo
Listen to the original to understand the arpeggiation or picking patterns
Chord diagrams relative to nut or capo:
D-0X0232, DM6-0X0432, C+9-XX0550, D7sus2-0X0530
A7-X02020, Em11-X04030, G69-X05050
GM6-550430, Bm-X24432, A-X02220, A11-X02030
Intro (same as chorus): D DM6 C+9 D7sus2 D repeat
D When I was a young mA7an,Em11 G69
GM6 I found an old dBmreamA A11
D was as battered and A7worn a Em11one, G69
GM6 as you have ever BmseenA A11
D and I made it some new A7wingEm11s, G69
GM6 and I painted the nBmoseA A11
D and I wished so A7hardEm11, G69 up in the GM6air,
I Bmro...Aoh...A11ose, singin’
DCarry me, DM6carry me yeah, C+9carry D7sus2me, above the Dworld
DCarry me, DM6carry me yeah, C+9carry D7sus2me............D.....
D And I once loved a A7girEm11l, G69
GM6 she was younger than mBme A A11
D Her parents kept her locked A7up in their Em11lives And she G69was
GM6cryin’, she was wishin’ she Bmcould Abe A11free
D Of course I mostly reA7member her Em11laughiG69n’
GM6 Standin’ and watchin’ us playBm A A11
D For a while A7theEm11n, G69 the GM6music,
would Bmtake her aAway and A11she'd be singin’
DCarry me, DM6carry me yeah, C+9carry D7sus2me, above thisD world
DCarry me yDM6eah, carry me, C+9carry D7sus2me, above the Dworld
D And then there was my A7motEm11her, G69
GM6 she was lying in white sheets there
and she was BmwaitiAn’ to A11die
D She said, “If you just reach A7underneath Em11this G69bed,
and unGM6tie these weights, I could Bmsurely AflyA11....”
D She’s still smilin’ but she’s A7tireEm11d G69
GM6 She’d like to hear that Bmlast Abell A11ring
D You know if she still A7could she Em11would,G69
GM6stand up, Bmshe Awould A11sing
DCarry me, oh DM6carry me, oooh C+9carry D7sus2me, above the Dworld
Dcarry me, oooh DM6carry me yeah C+9oooo-oD7sus2oh D
C+9oooo-oD7sus2oh, oo-oohoo, C+9oooo-oD7sus2oh, hoo-Dhoo