Carry Me
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Written by The Levellers and first appearing on their debut album
"A Weapon Called The Word".
This version transcribed from the new version appearing on "One
Way of Life" CD1. Not greatly different to the original but sounds
better IMO.
Originally transcribed by Paul Keshishogli, (kesh@bnr.co.uk)
Corrections by Alan Bigham.
Further corrections to chords & lyrics & playing notes by Keith Dunnett
keithdunnett@yahoo.com
Strumming: a syncopated (bouncy, swing) feel, pick the bass note
of each chord and then strum the top four strings in the following
pattern:
Key: P= pick bass note; D = strum down; U = strum up
Count: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
Strum: P D U P D U P D U P D U
Intro
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Am / / / G / / / Am / / / G / Am / C / G / Am / / \ G
Hey
Am C G Am
Am Am
When you're standing by the roadside
G
And it's a long way to go,
Am G Am
Ah to carry me, to carry me, carry me,
C G Am G
Carry me friend, ah to carry me
Am C G Am
Am
And together in this mad land
G
Far from truest of hands
Am G Am
Well I'll carry you, if you'll carry me, carry me,
C G Am G
Carry me friend, oh carry me
Am / / / C / / / G / / / Am / / /
Am C
And we'll petrol bomb the state, we'll blow away the hate
G Am
But we'll do it in our minds, yeah if we can take the time
Am C
We'll build ourself a road, from what we know
G Am
Each taking our part, ah, but now's the time to start.
Am C G Am
Yeah, you know it must be, you know it must be you know it must be
G Em G Em
But Jane is taking heroin, Paul is getting pissed,
G Em F G
Steven's getting stoned - they're too fucked to fight.
G Em G Em
Sarah's on the acid, and Sean has blown his mind,
G Em F G
They're all too busy hiding - too fucked to fight.
Am Em Am Em
Yeah some have found religion, some have run away
Am Em F G
And some of them form a party to find a way,
Am Em Am Em
Yeah some have joined the system, some just look away ,
Am Em F G
But some of them fight the facts to find a way
Am Am C G
Well there is a way .....
Am C G
Yeah there is a w--a--y
F C G
F C G
F C G
Em
Yes there is a way ....
Am
When you're standing by the roadside
G
And it's a long way to go,
Am G Am
Ah to carry me, if you carry me, carry me,
C G Am G
Carry me friend, well I'll carry you
Am C G Am
Yeah you
Am C G Am
Yeah...
Am
