Caroline Chords

by Concrete Blonde
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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2 contributors total, last edit on Jan 23, 2024

Chords

C
Em
D
G

Strumming

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[Intro]
| C   | C   | C   | C   | Em  | Em  | Em  | Em  | x2
 
[Verse 1]
        C
Well, I hear you're driving someone else's car now
    Em
She said you came and took your stuff away
        C
All the poetry in the trunk you kept your life in
  Em
I knew that it would come to that some day
 
[Pre-chorus 1]
       C
Like a sad hallucination 
 
When I opened up my eyes
    Em
The train had passed the station
 
And you were trapped inside
      C
And I never wonder where you went
                             D
I only wonder why, I wonder why
 
[Chorus]
    C
Oh, Caroline
             Em
Oh-oh-oh-oh, Caroline
            C
Oh-oh-ohhh, Caroline
              Em
Whoa-whoa-oh, Caroline
 
[Verse 2]
        C
Well, I hear you're using someone else's number
    Em
She said she saw you in the store today
           C
It doesn't matter whose address you're listed under
  Em
I only know they'll never make you stay
 
[Pre-chorus]
       C
Like a memory in motion
 
You were only passing through
        Em
That is all you'll ever know of life
 
That's all you'll ever do
          C
There's a dream I have where I sail away
 
Looking back I wave at you
                D
And I wave goodbye
 
[Chorus]
    C
Oh, Caroline
             Em
Oh-oh-oh-oh, Caroline
            C
Oh-oh-ohhh, Caroline
    Em
Oh, oh-oh
 
[Solo]
| G   | G   | G   | G   | C   | C   | C   | C   | x2
 
[Pre-chorus 3]
    C
In another life I see you
 
As an angel flying high
        Em
And the hands of time will free you
 
You will cast your chains aside
        C
And the dawn will come and kiss away
                                        D
Every tear that's ever fallen from your eyes
D
Behind those eyes I wonder
 
[Coda]
C  Em
 
Oh, Caroline
Sometimes I wonder
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4 comments
Madarain
It's kinda tricky to find the vocal starting point for this GREAT song. The first guitar chord is a definitely a C but the coinciding vocal note is a G with the G landing on the word "hear". The first 3 vocal notes are as follows; E F# G Well I hear For this reason, I think the guitar chords should be C/G wherever a straight C chord is shown in this tab. This song is the only one I can think of that is actually difficult to find the
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torrey151
was playing along with the video, and it totally cut out C Well, I hear you're using someone else's number Em She said she saw you in the store today C It doesn't matter whose address you're listed under Em I only know they'll never make you stay Stupid record companies shortening songs. Thought I was going crazy. I'm not. Version from the record has it and is obviously longer.
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