Carry, me carrie Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays575

Carry, me carrie by Dr. Hook is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, E and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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	INTRO is pretty simple D G D D and the song is in 4/4 time 
 
         
	D Second Street and Broadway, G sittinâ?? in a doorway 
	 
	D Head held in his hands 
	 
	ELooked to all the world, like he was A prayinâ?? 
	 
	D Foot wrapped in an old rag, G bottle in a brown bag 
	 
	D I saw him try to stand 
	 
	E Then I heard the words that he was A sayinâ?? ooh yeah 
	 
	He said:  
	 
	(Chorus) 
	 
	D Come on, Carrie, G carry me a little D farther 
	 
	Come on, Carrie, carry me one more A mile 
	 
	D I donâ??t know where itâ??s leading to 
	 
	But I G know I can make it if I E leaned on you, so 
	 
	D Come on, Carrie, G carry me a little 
	 
	D I carried you, now G carry me a little 
	 
	D Come on, Carrie, G carry me a little D while 
	 
	(verse 2) 
	 
	D Well he struggled to his feet, and G Staggered down the street 
	 
	To the D window of a five and dime 
	 
	E He stood and laughed a while at his re A flection 
	 
	D Then I heard him shouting G something â??bout a mountain 
	 
	D He could surely climb 
	 
	If E she was only there to point the right dir A ection 
	 
	But she ainâ??t no, he said: 
	 
	(Chorus) 
	 
	D Come on, Carrie, G carry me a little D farther 
	 
	Come on, Carrie, carry me one more A mile 
	 
	D I donâ??t know where itâ??s leading to 
	 
	But I G know I can make it if I E leaned on you, so 
	 
	D Come on, Carrie, G carry me a little 
	 
	D I carried you, now G carry me a little 
	 
	D Come on, Carrie, G carry me, a little D while 
	 
	G Yeah Carry me, D Carrie, you got to carry G me 
	 
	Carry me!  D G Yeah! D  
	 
	G D G  
 
	D Ah, no! Carry me, G Carrie 
	 
	G You got to carry D me (Carry me!) 
	 
	Got to carry me G  (C-C-C-Carrie) 
	 
	Got to carry D me (I carried you)  
	 
	Carry me, G Carrie (oh lonely me!) 
	 
	Carry me D Carrie (Ah, yeah) 
	 
	Got to G carry, got to carry, girl you got to carry D me! 
 

    	

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100 BPM Andante