James Taylor – Carolina In My Mind (Guitar Live)
Capo 3
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Key
-
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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In the key of F (D relative to capo)
Tabbed by Robert Saunders
[Chords]
D: XX0232
G5/F#: 2X0033
Em7: 020030 (or 022030. In the intro play: 0X0033)
Gsus2/A: X00033 (also Dsus4/A)
G: 320033 (JT nearly always plays it with 3rd fret second string)
A: X02220
D/C#: X40232
Em7/B: X2003X
A7sus4: X0203X
Cadd9: X32030
Bm: X24432 (or play Bm7: X24232)
Bm7: X2023X
E7sus4/B: X20200 (or X20230)
F#m: 244222
G/B: X20003
Em9: 0X4035
A7*: X00035
[Notes]
James Taylor plays this song a bit differently every time. This tab is transcibed from the way
I've not included James Taylor's trademark embellishments on the A chords but they are all based
around A(X02220) Asus2(X02200) Asus4(X02230) A7(X0202) A7sus2(X0200)and A7sus4(X02030).
To keep the tab easy to read, I've not added all the walk-up and -downs but here is the tab for
the walk up in the second line of verse 3:
G A Bm e|----------------------------|---------------0------------|-----| B|-0------2------3------0-----|-2------3-------------------|-----| G|-0------0------0------0-----|-2------2-------------------|-----| D|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----| A|--------0------2------------|-0------0-------------1-----|-2---| E|-3--------------------3-----|----------------------------|-----|
Think I mighta heard the high—--way call---ing
[Intro]
D G G5/F# Em7 Gsus2/A
[Chorus]
D G Em7 A In my mind I'm gone to Carolina G A Em7 A Can't you see the sunshine? Can't you just feel the moonshine D D/C# Em7/B A7sus4 And Ain't it just like a friend of mine to G D/F# E7 A7 hit me from behind D Bm7 Em7 A7sus4 D I'm gone to Carolina in my mind.
[Verse 1]
D Cadd9 Karen, she's a silver sun you'd best G A walk her way and watch it shining. Bm G A watch her watch the morning come. G D/F# E7sus4/B E7 A7 A silver tear appearing now, Im cry- ing ain't I? D Bm7 Em7 A7sus4 D I'm gone to Carolina in my mind.
[Verse 2]
D Cadd9 There ain't no doubt in no ones mind that G A loves the finest thing around. Bm G A Whisper something soft and kind. G D/F# E7sus4/B E7 A7 And hey babe, the skies on fire, Im dy- ing ain't I? D Bm7 Em7 A7sus4 D G A Said I'm gone to Carolina in my mind.
[Chorus]
D G Em7 A In my mind I'm gone to Carolina G A Em7 A Can't you see the sunshine? Can't you just feel the moonshine D D/C# Em7/B A7sus4 And Ain't it just like a friend of mine to G D/F# E7 A7 hit me from behind D Bm7 Em7 A7sus4 D I'm gone to Carolina in my mind.
[Verse 3]
D Cadd9 Dark and silent, late last night G A I think I might have heard the highway calling; Bm G A geese in flight and dogs that bite. G D/F# E7sus4/B E7 And signs that might be omens say Im go------ing, A7 Yes I gotta be going, D Bm7 Em7 A7sus4 D I'm gone to Carolina in my mind.
[Bridge]
G A Bm Now with a holy host of others standing round me F#m Em G A7 Still Im on the dark side of the moon. C G/B D And it looks like it goes on like this forever. C9 G/B Em9 You must forgive me A7* D Bm7 Em7 A7sus4 D G A if I am gone to Carolina in my mind.
[Chorus]
D G Em7 A In my mind I'm gone to Carolina G A Em7 A Can't you see the sunshine? Can't you just feel the moonshing D D/C# Em7/B A7sus4 And Ain't it just like a friend of mine to G D/F# E7 A7 hit me from behind D Bm7 Em7 A7sus4 D I'm gone to Carolina in my mind.
[Outro]
D/C# Em7/B A7sus4
G D/F# Em7 A7sus4 D I'm gone to Caro-lina in my mind D/C# Em7/B A7sus4 G D/F# E7 A7 If I am D Bm7 G D/F# Em7 A7sus4 D Gone to Caro—lin--a in my mind