Carry Me Back Chords
Carry Me Back by Statler Brothers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A7, D7, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
from the Best of (1975)
D 2 3 4
A7 D
Carry me back, Lord, while I still got the time
D7 G D
Is Jimmy through servin' his hitch with Uncle Sam?
Em A7
Do the kids still spend Saturday nights drivin' 'round Hamburger Dan's?
D D7 G D
Did Jackie ever make it to the streets of Hollywood?
A7 D
& Bobby, I'd love to see him again, & I would if I could
CHORUS:
D7 G D
Carry me back & make me feel at home
Em A7
Let me cling to those mem'ries that won't let me alone
D D7 G D
Where it was always summer & she was always mine
A7 D
Carry me back, Lord, while I still got the time
Verse 2:
Does the preacher still visit when sun or snow gets down?
Do the stores still stay open on Friday nights downtown?
Is JoAnn still as pretty as when she wore my high school ring?
When you see her, tell her I said July 1959; she'll know what I mean
(chorus, then repeat its last line)