Carefree Highway Chords
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| Difficulty: | intermediate |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | E |
| Capo: | 2nd fret |
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Carefree Highway chords
Gordon Lightfoot 1974 (album, Sundown)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carefree_Highway_(song)
Capo II *
D C G Asus4 A
D A F# Bm A
Pickin up the pieces of my sweet shattered dream,
G D Asus4 A
I wonder how the old folks are tonight?
D A F# Bm
Her name was Ann, and I'll be damned if I recall her face;
G A D
She left me not knowing what to do.
D C G A D
Carefree highway, let me slip away on you
C G A
Carefree highway, you've seen better days
Bm A G D E
The morning after blues, from my head down to my shoes
D C G A D
Carefree highway, let me slip away, slip away on you
C G A D C G Asus4 A
D A F# Bm A
Turning back the pages to the times I love best
G D Asus4 A
I wonder if she'll ever do the same?
D A F# Bm
Now the thing that I call living is just being satisfied,
G A D
With knowing I got no one left to blame
D C G A D
Carefree highway, let me slip away on you
C G A
Carefree highway, you've seen better days
Bm A G D E
The morning after blues, from my head down to my shoes
D C G A D
Carefree highway, let me slip away, slip away on you
C G A D C G Asus4 A
D A F# Bm A
Searching thru the fragments of my dream shattered sleep;
G D Asus4 A
I wonder if the years have closed her mind?
D A F# Bm
Well I guess it must be wander lust or trying to get free,
G A D
From the good old faithful feeling we once knew
D C G A D
Carefree highway, let me slip away on you
C G A
Carefree highway, you've seen better days
Bm A G D E
The morning after blues, from my head down to my shoes
D C G A D
Carefree highway, let me slip away, slip away on you
A D
Let me slip away on you
D C G A D
Carefree highway I got to see you my old flame
C G A
Carefree highway, you've seen better days
Bm A G D E
The morning after blues, from my head down to my shoes
D C G A D
Carefree highway, let me slip away, slip away on you
C G A D C G A 2x
* Alternate:
Capo IV
D = C
A = G
F# = E
Bm = Am
G = F
Asus4 = Gsus4
C = Bb
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Carefree Highway – Gordon Lightfoot
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17 comments
last line of verse should go from G to A to D rather than G-D-A
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Easy to play good song. Nice job
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This song isn't easy to tab out. Lightfoot sings different lyrics in different settings. I've gone over several videos and several album cuts, and they're ALL different. I think I'll try and match the studio lyrics to these chords, as they seem the most accurate. Thank you.
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