Carry Me — Crosby & Nash
Chords and lyrics for Carry Me by Crosby & Nash (key of A).
Verse 1
[E] When I was a young [B][A]man, I found an old [C#m7]dream[B]
[E] Was as battered and [B]worn a [A]one, as you have ever[C#m7] seen[B]
[E] And I made it some[B] new [A]wings, and I painted the [C#m7]nose[B]
[E] I wished so [B]hard, up in the [A]air, I[C#m7] [A]ro-o-ose, singing
Chorus
[E] Carry me, [C#m7]carry me, [D]carry [A]me, above the [E]world
[E] Carry me, [C#m7]carry me, [D]carry [A]me[E]
Verse 2
[E] And I once loved [B]a girl,[A] she was younger than [C#m7]me[B]
[E] Her parents kept her [B]locked, up in their lives
[B] And she was [A]crying, she was wishing she [C#m7]could be free[B]
[E] Of course I mostly [B]remember her laughing
[A] Standing there and watching us[C#m7] play[B]
[E] For a while [B]then, the [A]music, would[C#m7] take her away and [A]she'd be singing
Chrous
[E] Carry me, [C#m7]carry me, [D]carry [A]me, above this [E]world
[E] Carry me, [C#m7]carry me, [D]carry [A]me, above the [E]world
Verse 3
[E] Then there was my[B] [A]mother, she was lying in white sheets there
[A] And she was [C#m7]waiting to die[B]
[E] She said if you just reach [B]underneath this bed, and [A]untie these weights
[A] I could [C#m7]surely fly[B]
[E] She's still smiling but she's [B]tired
[A] She'd like to hear that[C#m7] last bell ring[B]
[E] You know if she [B]still could she would, [A]stand up,[C#m7] she would [A]sing
Chorus
[E] Carry me,[C#m7] carry me,[D] carry [A]me, above the [E]world
[E] Carry me,[C#m7] carry me,[D] oo-ooh,[A] oo-ooh,[D] oo-ooh,[A] oo-ooh,[D] oo-ooh,[A] oo-ooh,[E] ooh
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