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Caroline Chords

by Status Quo
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Complete tab with lead riffs.The song is typical Status Quo,built around 3 chords ,Francis Rossi even joked about it when he came up with the album title "In search of the fourth chord"Song originally charted in 1973.Use Barre chords Electric Guitar ,Distortion,chorus effects.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: F
Capo: no capo
Author motoclangers [tm] 49,679. Last edit on Apr 7, 2018
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Chords

F7
Bb7
C7

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Status Quo - Caroline
                                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZHH7gsKbE0
                               LIVE       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojEtTcqAh5A
 
   [Intro]
   F7        F7           F7            F7
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-2---3-2----3-2---3-2----3-2----3-2----|     x2
D|--3------3------3-----3------3------3------3-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
   Bb7       Bb7         F7           F7
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-1---3-1---3-1---3-1---3-2----3-2---3-2----3-2-|
D|---3-----3-----3-----3------3-----3------3-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
   C7                  Bb7           F7           F7
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-3-2-5-3-2-0-0-2-0-1-1-1-0-------3-2---3-2----3-2-|
D|-----------------------------3-3-3-----3------3-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
   F7        F7      F7         F7
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-2---3-2----3-2---3-2----3-2----3-2----|
D|--3------3------3-----3------3------3------3-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
 
   [Verse 1]
F7
If you want to turn me onto
Bb7
Anything you really want to
        F7        C7        F7    C7
Turn me onto your love your love
       F7
If the night-time is the right time
Bb7
Anytime of yours is my time
       F7            C7         F7    C7
We can find time for love sweet love
 
 
   [Chorus]
F7
Come on sweet caroline
F7
You're my sweet caroline
Bb7
You know i want to take you
Bb7
I've really got to make you
F7
Come on sweet caroline
C7           Bb7                    F7     C7
Take my hand together we can rock-n-roll
 
 
   [Verse 2]
F7
When i'm thinking of you sleeping
Bb7
I'm at home alone and weeping
        F7           C7         F7    C7
Are you keeping your love sweet love
       F7
Do you still care when i'm not there
Bb7
Do you really wish i was there
      F7         C7             F7   C7
Can i come there for love sweet love
 
 
   [Chorus]
F7
Come on sweet caroline
F7
You're my sweet caroline
Bb7
You know i want to take you
Bb7
I've really got to make you
F7
Come on sweet caroline
C7           Bb7                    F7     C7
Take my hand together we can rock-n-roll
 
 
   [Instrumental]
   F7        F7           F7            F7
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-2---3-2----3-2---3-2----3-2----3-2----|     x2
D|--3------3------3-----3------3------3------3-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
   Bb7       Bb7         F7           F7
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-1---3-1---3-1---3-1---3-2----3-2---3-2----3-2-|
D|---3-----3-----3-----3------3-----3------3-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
   C7                  Bb7           F7           F7
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-3-2-5-3-2-0-0-2-0-1-1-1-0-------3-2---3-2----3-2-|
D|-----------------------------3-3-3-----3------3-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
   F7        F7      F7         F7
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-2---3-2----3-2---3-2----3-2----3-2----|
D|--3------3------3-----3------3------3------3-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
 
   [Verse 3]
F7
If you want to turn me onto
Bb7
Anything you really want to
        F7        C7        F7   C7
Turn me onto your love your love
F7
If the night-time is the right time
Bb7
Anytime of yours is my time
       F7            C7         F7    C7
We can find time for love sweet love
 
 
   [Chorus]
F7
Come on sweet caroline
F7
You're my sweet caroline
Bb7
You know i want to take you
Bb7
I've really got to make you
F7
Come on sweet caroline
C7           Bb7                    F7     C7
Take my hand together we can rock-n-roll
 
 
   [Outro]
   F7        F7           F7            F7
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-2---3-2----3-2---3-2----3-2----3-2----|
D|--3------3------3-----3------3------3------3-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
   Bb7       Bb7         F7           F7
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-1---3-1---3-1---3-1---3-2----3-2---3-2----3-2-|
D|---3-----3-----3-----3------3-----3------3-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
   C7                  Bb7           F7           F7
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-3-2-5-3-2-0-0-2-0-1-1-1-0-------3-2---3-2----3-2-|
D|-----------------------------3-3-3-----3------3-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
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