Caroline Tab by Laura Marling

Caroline tab by Laura Marling

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: G

Intro:


   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|

Verse:

   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
                     What a way to  change   an   evening

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|
                                            Was my number  hard  to  find

   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|


   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
                 You know I'd   given     up     belie-

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|
   ving            but the song   had   somewhat   lingered    on    my

   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|
   mind

Chorus:

   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
   It  went       la   la  la   la    la    la     la                la

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|
   la                la    la            something something
Caro-

   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|
   line

Verse:

   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
                       Caroline, you're  like  an  amber

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|
                                       a rock that burst back        into

   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|
   life

   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
                    A song I   only    just      remem-

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|
   bered       that  goes  oh
something something
Caro-

   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|
   line

Chorus:

   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
                  la   la  la   la    la    la     la                la

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|
   la                la    la            something something
Caro-

   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|
   line

Verse:

   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
                       Caroline   we   are   old   now

                           Am                      G6sus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------3-----------3-------------|
               I    got    married
and     I    loved    my     wife
   D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---------------------------|
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------------------------------------|

   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
                    I have kids
they're good and grown              now

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|
                    All in all
I've  been  happy  with  my  life

   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|

Chorus:

  G                        F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
                  I    was never       really      far               from

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|
   you
was   I?            Something something


                           G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----2-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------|
               Caroline

Interlude:

   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|

   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|

   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|

   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|

Verse:

   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
                       I'd like you not to  call  again

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|
                                         I like to keep you off my mind

   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|

   G                       F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
              You're  the  one    who    went     away
Caro-
                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|
   line
so             The song was  forgotten  over  time
   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|
                                          It went
Chorus:

  G                        F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
                  la   la  la   la    la    la     la                la

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|
   la                la    la            something something
Caro-

   G           G6sus       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------------|
   line

  G                        F#6/b9sus4              Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-------------------------|
                  la   la  la   la    la    la     la                la

                           Am                      D7/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
A|-------------2-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------2-----------2-------------|
   la                la la la            something something


                           G           G6sus       G
e|--------------------------------------------------------------3------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----2-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0---------------------|
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0----------------|
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------0-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------|
               Caro-       line

Published: November 27, 2024

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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