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Subject: "Carry On" by Tim McGraw
Song: "Carry On" by Tim Mcgraw
Album: A Place in the Sun
This is a great song. Now that I had to listen to the words to
transcribe it, I realize that this song has a really good message. He
sings this in 'Ab'.
Capo 1st fret
Intro alternates between G and Em.
Verse 1
G G/F#
Mama went to sleep one night and never woke up
Em
Daddy cried a tear into her old coffee cup.
C
Now all he want to do is drink the hurt all away.
D
If Mama was here, I know what Mama would say.
Chorus
G G/F# Em
Carry on, Carry on
C
What don't kill us makes us strong
D G
Carry on
Verse 2
G G/F#
Little sister's husband ran off with her best friend
Em
Left her and the babies all alone again
C
It hurts to know the hurt that she's going through
D
I know that she'll do what she's got to do
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
C D
Nobody ever said that life was going to be fair
C D
You're never gonna get nowhere by running scared
C
If you look down deep inside you'll find
D C D G
The faith that makes you strong, Carry on
Instrumental Play chords as in chorus
Verse 3
G G/F#
I try to walk the sunny side of the street
Em
Don't let no shadows tangle up my feet
C
There ain't no troubles that we can't rise above
D
With a hand full of faith and a heart full of love
Repeat Chorus
Outro:
G/F# Em
Carry on
C
What don't kill us makes us strong
D G G/F# Em
Carry on, Carry on, Carry on
C D G
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Carry on
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