Carefree Highway — Gordon Lightfoot
Chords and lyrics for Carefree Highway by Gordon Lightfoot (key of D, capo 2).
Intro
[D] [C] [G] [Asus4] [A]
Verse 1
[D]Pickin' up the [A]pieces of my [F#7]sweet shattered [Bm]dream [A]
[G]I wonder how the [D]old folks are to[Asus4]night [A]
[D]Her name was Ann and [A]I'll be damned if I [F#7]recall her [Bm]face
[G]She left me [A]not knowin' what to [D]do
Chorus
[D]Carefree [C]Highway [G]let me [A]slip away on [D]you
[C]Carefree [G]Highway [A]you've seen better days
[Bm]The morning after [A]blues from my [G]head down to my [D/F#]shoes [Esus4] [E]
[D]Carefree [C]Highway [G]let me [Asus4]slip away [A]slip away on [D]you [C] [G] [A]
Verse 2
[D]Turnin' back the [A]pages to the [F#7]times I love [Bm]best [A]
[G]I wonder if [D]she'll ever do the [Asus4]same [A]
[D]Now the thing that [A]I call living is [F#7]just being satis[Bm]fied
[G]With knowin' I [A]got no one left to [D]blame
Chorus
[D]Carefree [C]Highway [G]I got [A]to see you my [D]old flame
[C]Carefree [G]Highway [A]you've seen better days
[Bm]The morning after [A]blues from my [G]head down to my [D/F#]shoes [Esus4] [E]
[D]Carefree [C]Highway [G]let me [Asus4]slip away [A]slip away on [D]you [C] [G] [A]
Verse 3
[D]Searchin' thru the [A]fragments of my [F#7]dream shattered [Bm]sleep
[G]I wonder if [D]the years have closed her [Asus4]mind [A]
[D]Well I guess it [A]must be wanderlust or [F#7]tryin' to get [Bm]free
[G]From the good old [A]faithful feelin' we once [D]knew
Chorus
[D]Carefree [C]Highway [G]let me [A]slip away on [D]you
[C]Carefree [G]Highway [A]you've seen better days
[Bm]The morning after [A]blues from my [G]head down to my [D/F#]shoes [Esus4] [E]
[D]Carefree [C]Highway [G]let me [Asus4]slip away [A]slip away on [D]you [C]
[G]Let me [A]slip away on [D]you
Chorus
[D]Carefree [C]Highway [G]I got [A]to see you my [D]old flame
[C]Carefree [G]Highway [A]you've seen better days
[Bm]The morning after [A]blues from my [G]head down to my [D/F#]shoes [Esus4] [E]
[D]Carefree [C]Highway [G]let me [Asus4]slip away [A]slip away on [D]you
Outro
[D] [C] [G] [A] [D] [C] [G] [Asus4] [A]
[D] [C] [G] [A] [D] [C] [G] [Asus4] [A]