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Carolina In My Mind Chords

Music by: James Taylor · 1976
Genre Folk / World Views 7122
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[Intro 1]
[C][F][Dm][G]

[Chorus 1]
[C]In my mind I'm [F]gone to Caro[Dm]lina[G]
[F]Can't you see the sun[G]shine?
[Dm]Can't you just feel the [G]moonshine?
[C]Ain't it just like a [Am]friend of mine
To [F]hit me [C]from [D]behind
[G]Yes, I'm [C]gone to [Am]Carol[Dm]ina
[G]in my [C]mind

[Verse 1]
[C]Karin, she's a [Bb]silver sun
You best [F]walk her way and [G]watch it [E]shine
[Am]Watch her watc[F]h the morning come[G]
A [F]silver tear [C]appearing now
I'm [Am]cry [D]in, [Dm]ain't [G]I?
[C]Gone to [Am]Caro[Dm]lina i[G]n my m[C]ind

[Verse 2]
There [C]ain't no doubt in [Bb]no ones mind
That [F]love's the finest [G]thing [E]around
[Am]Whisper some[F]thing soft and kind[G]
And [F]hey babe, [C]sky's on fire
I'm [Am]dy i[D]ng, ai[Dm]n't I?[G]
[C]Gone to [Am]Caro[Dm]lina i[G]n my m[C]ind

[Chorus 2]
[C]In my mind I'm [F]gone to [Dm]Carol[G]ina
[F]Can't you see the sun[G]shine?
[Dm]Can't you just feel the [G]moonshine?
[C]Ain't it just like a [Am]friend of mine
To [F]hit me [C]from [D]behind?
[G]Yes, I'm [C]gone to [Am]Carol[Dm]ina
[G]in my [C]mind

[Verse 3]
[C]Dark and silent, [Bb]late last night
I think I [F]might have heard
the [G]highway [E]calling
[Am]And geese in fligh[F]t and dogs that bite[G]
The [F]signs that might be [C]omens say
I'm [Am]go i[D]n', I'm go[Dm] in'[G]
I'm [C]gone to [Am]Caro[Dm]lina i[G]n my m[C]ind

[Bridge 1]
With a [F]holy host of [G]others standin' [Am]around me
[Em]Still I'm on the [Dm]dark side of the [F]moon[G]
And it [Bb]seems like it goes [F]on like this [C]forever
You must for[Bb]give [F]me,
[Dm]if I[G]'m up and
[C]gone to [Am]Caro[Dm]lina i[G]n my m[C]ind

[Chorus 3]
[C]In my mind I'm [F]gone to [Dm]Carol[G]ina
[F]Can't you see the sun[G]shine?
[F]Can't you just feel the [G]moonshine?
[C]Ain't it just like a friend [Am]of mine
To [F]hit me [C]from [D]behind?
[G]Yes, I'm [C]gone to Caro[F]li [C]na
[Dm]in m[G]y mind
[C][Am]
[F]Gone to [C]Ca [Dm]rolina [G]in my mind
[C][Am]
And I'm [F]goin' to [C]Ca [Dm]rolina [G]in my mind
[C][Am]
[F]Gone to [C]Ca [Dm]rolina [G]in my mind
[C][Am]
[F]Gone, [C]I'm [Dm]gone,[G]
I'm [C]gone[Am]
[F]Say nice [C]things [Dm]about me 'cause [G]I'm gone
[C]to Sou[Am]th I'm gone
[F]Carry [C]on [Dm]without me, [G]I'm gone
[Fade out]
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