Good-Bye to Carolina Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[A]Pac[E]k the sofa
[D]And[G] pack the old ar[A]m chair
Tell [Em]the china[D]
[G]To ask the[F#] silverware
[B]To pray we fin[E]d tha[D]t[G]
They [B]speak [A]the language there
And say good-bye [Em]to to[B] Carolina[Em]
[B]Leave the

[Verse 2]
[Em]puppies
[G]And leave the old[A] por[B]ch swi[A]ng
Tell the children
[G]We're bri[F#]nging everything
[B]And tell the pic[Em]ture
[A]Of [G]Martin [A]Luther King
To say [E]good-bye to [B]to Carolina[E]
[B]Go

[Verse 3]
[A]west young [D]man [A]while [E]you [Em]still [G]can
Be[A]fore you're [G]old [Em]and [D]gray[G]
Go [A]west and make a [Em]bet t[D]er l[G]ife
[G#dim]Than you [F#]could[G#dim] if you [A]stayed[B]
[D]So tell your

[Verse 4]
[E]family
[D]And [G]tel[A]l your friends good-bye
[B]Say [A]Say you'll write [F#]them
[G]And kee[Abdim]p them on[F#] your mind[B]
And say [Em]you'll see [G]them
[A]Whenever [B]someone dies
[A]And says [Em]good-bye [B]to to Caro[Em]lina
[E]Leave[B]

[Verse 5]
[A][E][G][A]
[Em][D][G]
[A][E][D][G][F#][B]
the puppies
[G]And leave the old[A] por[B]ch swi[Am]ng
Tell the [E]children[D]
[G]We're lea[Abdim]ving ever[F#]ything
[B]Except the[E] picture
[Em]Of M[G]artin Luth[A]er King
[G]To say[A] goo[Em]d-bye to to [B]Carolina[Em]
[B]Go

[Verse 6]
[A]west young man while [E]you still [G]can
Be[A]fore you're out of time
[F#]And [G]you [A]can always come ba[Em]ck h[A]ome[G]
To[F#]morrow if you like

[Verse 7]
[B]So [C#]wave [D]to[B] the tractor[E][B]
[G]And to the tra[Am]ctor shed
And to [E]the milk [B]cow
[G]That kicked me [F#]in the head
[B]I can't rem[E]ember[A]
[G]But was it [A]I who sai[A]d
Good-bye [E]to [B]to Carolina

[Outro 1]
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