Carefree Highway original guitar chords by 
Gordon Lightfoot 
Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
D
A
Bsus4
B
Verse 1
E
B
Pickin' up the pieces
G#7
C#m
B
of my sweet shattered dream
E
B7sus4
B7
how the old folks are tonight
E
B
Her name was Ann and I'll be damned
G#7
C#m
if I recall her face
A
B
She left me not knowin' what to do
Chorus 1
E
D
Carefree highway,
A
B
E
let me slip away on you
D
A
B
Carefree highway, you seen better days
C#m
B
The mornin' after blues
A
E/G#
F#sus4
F#
from my head down to my shoes
E
D
Carefree highway,
A
B7sus4
let me slip away
Solo 1
E
D
A
Bsus4
B
(you)
E
D
A
Bsus4
B
Verse 2
E
B
Turnin' back the pa ges
G#7
C#m
B
to the times I love best
A
E
B7sus4
B7
I wonder if she'll ever do the same
E
B
Now the thing that I call livin'
G#7
C#m
is just bein' satisfied
A
B
With knowin' I got no one left to blame
Chorus 2
E
D
Carefree highway,
A
B
E
I got to see you my old flame
D
A
B
Carefree highway, you seen better days
C#m
B
The mornin' after blues
A
E/G#
F#sus4
F#
from my head down to my shoes
E
D
Carefree highway,
A
B7sus4
let me slip away
Solo 2
E
D
A
Bsus4
B
(you)
E
D
A
Bsus4
B
Verse 3
E
B
Searchin' through the fragments
G#7
C#m
B
of my dream-shattered sleep
E
B7sus4
B7
if the years have closed her mind
E
B
I guess it must be wanderlust
G#7
C#m
or tryin' to get free
A
B
From the good old faithful feelin'
Chorus 3
we once knew
E
D
Carefree highway,
A
B
E
let me slip away on you
D
A
B
Carefree highway, you seen better days
C#m
B
The mornin' after blues
A
E/G#
F#sus4
F#
from my head down to my shoes
E
D
Carefree highway,
A
B7sus4
let me slip away
B7
E
D
Slip away on you
A
B
Let me slip away on
Chorus 4
E
D
(you) Carefree highway,
A
B
E
I got to see you my old flame
D
A
B
Carefree highway, you seen better days
C#m
B
The mornin' after blues
A
E/G#
F#sus4
F#
from my head down to my shoes
E
D
Carefree highway,
A
B7sus4
let me slip away
Outro 1
E
D
A
B
(you)
E
D
A
B
[Repeat and fade]
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