Key: Bm 🎸 Verse 1: Bm A Em Oh Carolina creeks running through my veins Em A Lost I was born, lonesome I came Bm Lonesome I'll always stay Bm A Em Carolina knows why, for years I roam Em A Free as these birds, light as whispers Bm Carolina knows
🎸 Pre-Chorus: Bm And you didn't see me here Bm No, they never did see me here D A Em And she's in my dreams 🎸 Chorus: Em D Into the mist, into the clouds A Em Don't leave Em D I make a fist I'll make it count A Em And there are places I will never, ever go Bm A Em Bm And things that only Carolina will ever know 🎸 Instrumental: Bm A Em Em A Bm 🎸 Verse 2: Bm A Em Carolina stains on the dress she left Em A Indelible scars, pivotal marks Bm Blue as the life she fled Bm A Em Carolina pines, won't you cover me? Em A Hide me like robes down the back road Bm Muddy these webs we weave 🎸 Pre-Chorus: Bm And you didn't see me here Bm Oh, they never did see me here D A Em And she's in my dreams 🎸 Chorus: Em D Into the mist, into the clouds A Em Don't leave Em D I make a fist I'll make it count A Em And there are places I will never, ever go Bm A Em D A Em And things that only Carolina will ever know 🎸 Instrumental: D A Em D A Em D A Em Em 🎸 Refrain: Bm And you didn't see me here A They never did see me here Em No, you didn't see me here A They never saw me 🎸 Verse 3: Bm A Em Oh Carolina knows why for years they've said Em A Bm That I was guilty as sin and sleep in a liar's bed Bm A Em But the sleep comes fast and I'll meet no ghosts Em A It's between me, the sand, and the sea Bm Carolina knows