Carol chords by Al Stewart

G            B7           Em
Sometimes it seems unimaginable
              Am                B7
That you were ever any other way
           Am                        Em
With your white rose face and your orphan clothes,
                      Am          B7
Embroidered jeans and silver chains
G                           B7                   Em
You're a well known face in all the hang-out places
              Am                B7
Where the lost souls congregate
Am                     Em
And you sit all night, but you talk too fast
Am                                     B7
And I don't know what you're trying to say.

Chorus
Em     C  D                                 Em     D  C
Oh Carol, I think it's time for running for cover, uh hunh
Em       C  D                              Em     D  C
Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover, uh hunh
Am                          B7                    Em
You've got a one-way ticket for all your yesterdays.

G                           B7      Em
I know your daddy said he'd talk to you
              Am                B7
But he never really found the time
            Am              B7       Em
And your tv mother with her cocktail eyes
              Am                B7
Could never really reach your mind
G                 B7           Em
So you fixed your star to a passing dream
           Am            B7
And took a cocaine holiday
Am                                Em
Now the years flow round you in a muddy stream
Am                              B7
And you need another place to stay.

Chorus
Em     C  D                                 Em     D  C
Oh Carol, I think it's time for running for cover, uh hunh
Em       C  D                              Em     D  C
Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover, uh hunh
Am                          B7                    Em
You've got a one-way ticket for all your yesterdays.

G                 D                      Em            A
Reach down, silvery ship from the stars, I know you're there,
   G              D                   Em         A
I know you'll understand me, you can take me anywhere,
G                 A
I know you must be there...

G                 B7           Em
Sometimes it seems impossible
              Am                B7
That the game could get that rough
                          Am         Em
But the stage is set, the exit's barred
              Am             B7
And the make-up won't come off
G                 B7           Em
So you make your bow to the balcony,
           Am            B7
You light another cigarette
Am                     Em
and the lights grow dim as the music starts
Am               Em
And it's easy to forget.

Chorus
Em     C  D                                 Em     D  C
Oh Carol, I think it's time for running for cover, uh hunh
Em       C  D                              Em     D  C
Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover, uh hunh
Am                          B7                    Em
You've got a one-way ticket for all your yesterdays.

G                 D                      Em            A
Reach down, silvery ship from the stars, I know you're there,
   G              D                   Em         A
I know you'll understand me, you can take me anywhere,
G                 A
I know you must be there...