Carolina On My Mind Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Carolina On My Mind chords and guitar lesson by James Taylor. As with many James Taylor songs, this one features a lot of finger picking and it's a little tricky to strum along and get the real feel of the song, but I did my best here!
There are a couple of barre chords to contend with too. But I did try simplifying it as much as possible to make is accessible.
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Strum:
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D DU D DU
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Carolina On My Mind Chord Chart:
INTRO:
|D D D/F# G| |Em A7|
CHORUS:
|D G G/F#| |Em A7|
In my mind I've gone to Carolina
|G A7|. |Em7
Can't you see the sunshine? Can't you just feel the
A7| |D Bm|
moonshining? Ain't it just like a friend of mine to
|G D/F# Em7|
hit me from behind
|D Em7| D
I've gone to Carolina in my mind.
VERSE:
|D Cadd9|
Karen, she's a silver sun you'd best
|G G/F# Em|
walk her way and watch it shining.
|Bm G| A
watch her watch the morning come.
|G D/F#| | E A7|
A silver tear appearing now, I'm cry - ing ain't I?
|D Em7| D
I've gone to Carolina in my mind.
VERSE:
|D Cadd9|
There ain't no doubt in no ones mind that
|G G/F# Em|
loves the finest thing around.
|Bm G| A
---Whisper something soft and kind.
|G D/F#| |E A7|
And hey babe, the skies on fire, I'm dying ain't I?
|D Em7| D
I've gone to Carolina in my mind.
CHORUS:
|D G G/F#| |Em A7|
In my mind I've gone to Carolina
|G A7|. |Em7
Can't you see the sunshine? Can't you just feel the
A7| |D Bm|
moonshining? Ain't it just like a friend of mine to
|G D/F# Em7|
hit me from behind
|D Em7| D
I've gone to Carolina in my mind.
VERSE:
|D Cadd9|
Dark and silent, late last night I think I
|G G/F# Em|
might have heard the highway calling
|Bm G| A
--- geese in flight and dogs that bite.
|G D/F#| |E
And signs that might be omens say I'm go - ing,
A7|
I'm going,
|D Em7| D
I've gone to Carolina in my mind.
BRIDGE:
|G A7| Bm
With a holy host of others standing round me
|F#m7 Em7| | G A7|
Still I'm on the dark side of the moon.
| Cadd9 G/B| D
And it seems like it goes on like this forever.
|Cadd9 G/B| |Em7
You must forgive me
A7| |D Em7| D
if I'm up and gone to Carolina in my mind.
CHORUS:
|D G G/F#| |Em A7|
In my mind I've gone to Carolina
|G A7|. |Em7
Can't you see the sunshine? Can't you just feel the
A7| |D Bm|
moonshining? Ain't it just like a friend of mine to
|G D/F# Em7|
hit me from behind
|D Em7| D |G G/F# Em7 |
I've gone to Carolina in my mind.
|D Em7| D |G G/F# Em7 |
I've gone to Carolina in my mind.
|D Em7| D |G G/F# Em7 |
I've gone to Carolina in my mind.
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