Carry Me

Crosby Stills and Nash

 
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 Mmm-mmmMmm-mmm
 A
 Carry me
 DA
 Home to Birmingham      
 DA
 To my Sarah-Ann     
 DABm
To where I grew a man    

 DEA
 Mmm-mmm carry me  
 DA
Away from this old war      
 DA
I don't wanna fight no more    
 DABm
I just wish it would end  
 Mmm-mmm
CHORUS
 AD
 Here I'm tied down and homesick  
 AD
And that old wind just blows so freely
 DABm
 Why can't it take me along     

 DEA
 Mmm-mmm carry me  
 DA
 With you ramblin' wind    
 DA
 It's the place you've been   
 DEA
I wish I was home again    

 Mmm-mmmMmm-mmm
BREAK: (humming on top)

riff1 riff1
B E B (riff2) B E B (riff2)

riff1 riff3
B E B (riff2) B EEE

CHORUS
 AD
 Here I'm tied down and homesick      
 AD
And that old wind just blows so freely
 DABm
 Why can't it take me along     

 DEA
 Mmm-mmm carry me  
 DA
 Home to Alabam    
 DA
To Sarah's homemade jam             
 DABm
 To old red mountain land       

 DEA
 Mmm-mmm carry me  
 DA
 With you ramblin' wind    
 DA
 It's the place you've been   
 DEA
I wish I was home again    

 Mmm-mmmMmm-mmm
CODA: (same as the break):

riff1 riff1
B E B (riff2) B E B (riff2)

riff2 riff1
B E B (riff2) B E B (riff2) (fade)

RIFFS:

Of course there are lots of cool licks and riffs in this song, and here are my humble
of the more prominent ones that stand out. Try them out if you get two guitars going
and of course, feel free to correct them as you see fit (sorry if they're not entirely
– these are my first riffs!):

riff1 (played over the B E B chords in the break and coda):
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--1-----------------------------------|
A|-----2--4--2-----2—2------------------|
E|--------------4--------4--2-----------|

riff2 (that quick one between the B E B chords in the break and coda):
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------2--4---------2----------------|
E|--2--4--------2--4--------------------|

riff3 (This riff is only played ONCE – at the end of the break on top of the last B E
It starts out the same as the beginning of riff1, but then it goes into a descent which
on the A note and sets you up for the A chord of the upcoming chorus – might not be
– but it works for me!):
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------1-----------------------------|
D|--1-----------------4--2--4--2--0--------------|
A|-----2--4--2-----------------------4--2--------|
E|--------------4--------------------------------|


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