Carry Me Home tab by The Murmurs

"Carry Me Home" by The Murmurs
Transcribed by Jonathan Gilana
March 16, 1995

All guitars with capo on 2nd fret

Gtr. 1 (12-string)

e--------2-------------2------------2---------------------------
B------------3------------3------------3----------3-------------
G----2--------------2------------2-----------------------0h2----
D-0--------------0------------0--------------0------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------

h = hammer-on

(Gtr. 1 plays this ^ during the verses except when there are chords played)


Gtr. 2 (6-string)

Riff 1:
e---------------------------------------
B---3--2--0-----------------------------
G------------2--0--2----0---------------
D----------------------------4--0-------

Riff 2:
e---------------------------
B---3--2--0-----------------
G------------2--------------

Riff 3:
e------------0--------------
B---3--2--3-----3--2--0-----

Riff 4:
e---0-----0----------------
B------2-----2-------------

Riff 5:
e------12---------
B-----------------



Verse 1:
(Riff 1)
    Sun wakes ...

I think I'm ...

I wanna go ...
            (Riff 2)
I feel much ...

C
The funny ...
  G           (Riff 2)
You look a lot like ...
                      (Riff 2)   C G A
Isn't it strange how ...


Verse 2:

I shiver ...
          (Riff 2)
I waste too ...
                  (Riff 2)
My struggle is my ...

   C
I'm looking ...
   G        (Riff 2)
my simple sense ...
                   C G A
I need someone to ....


Chorus:
*A         *G
(Oh la la la laa oh ...
Days    -   go    -    by

  D                     A
I still wanna know what it's ...

*A                        *G
(I've been around the world, seen ....
been to a lot of places)
Days       -        go       -         by

  D                     A  (Riff 4)
I still wanna know what ...



Verse 3:
                    (Riff 2)
Tamed by fear and numbed ...

My routine life is ...

 C
Another ...
 G
Another thought ...
                  C G A (Riff 3)
I need someone to ...



Bridge:

Gtr. 1
e---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---
B---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---
G---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---

Gtr. 2
 Dm
Carry me home, ...

Gtr.1
e---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---
B---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---
G---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---

Gtr. 2
 Dm
Carry me home, ...

Gtr.1
e---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---
B---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---
G---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---

Gtr. 2
 Dm
Carry me home, ...

 A
Ho     -    me

(Repeat bridge)


*Chorus (instead of "Oh la la..." sing "I've been around...")
 D                      A  (Riff 5)
I still wanna know ....


Verse:

(Riff 1)
    I wanna go back to bed I ...

I wanna go back to bed I ...
                     D (Gtr. 1 let ring)
I wanna go back to bed ...


Special Chords:

   *A              *G
    OO              OO
  EADGBe            EADGBe
  *IIIII - 5th fret      *IIIII - 3rd fret
  III*II            III*II
  I**III            I**III

  O - open string



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