Carry It On chords by Buffy Sainte-Marie

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Hold your head  (G major) up
Lift the top of your mind
Put your eyes on the Earth
D 
Lift your heart to your own home plan (D major) et
G 
What do  (G major) you see?
What is your attitude
D 
Are you here to improve or dam (D major) n  it
A 
D 
Look right now  (A major) and you will see  (D major) 
F# 
Bm 
F# 
We're  (F sharp major) only  (B minor) here by the skin  (F sharp major) 
Bm 
of  (B minor) our teeth as it is
A 
D 
Em 
 (A major) So take heart  (D major) and take care  (E minor) 
D 
of your link  (D major) with life and

Verse 2

Oh, carry it on

We're saying

Oh, carry it on

Keep playing

Oh, carry it on

Interlude 1

And praying

Verse 3
G 
It ain't  (G major) money that makes
the world go round
D 
That's only temporary confu (D major) sion
G 
It ain't gov (G major) ernments that
make the people strong
D 
It's the opposite illusion  (D major) 
A 
D 
Look right now  (A major) and you will see  (D major) 
F# 
Bm 
F# 
They're  (F sharp major) only  (B minor) here by the skin  (F sharp major) 
Bm 
of  (B minor) our teeth as it is
A 
D 
Em 
 (A major) So take heart  (D major) and take care  (E minor) 
D 
G 
of your link  (D major) with Life  (G major) 
A 
Oh,  (A major) carry it on

Verse 4
Bm 
 (B minor) 
Keep saying
G 
A 
Oh, carry it  (G major) on  (A major) 
Bm 
G 
A 
Bm 
 (B minor) And play (G major)  (A major) ing  (B minor) 
G 
A 
D 
 (G major) Oh,  (A major) carry it on  (D major) 
And praying

Verse 5
A 
D 
Look right now  (A major) and you will see  (D major) 
F# 
Bm 
We're  (F sharp major) only  (B minor) here by the skin
of our teeth as it is
A 
D 
 (A major) So take heart  (D major) and take
Em 
D 
care  (E minor) of your link  (D major) with

Verse 6
G 
Life is beau (G major) tiful
If you got the sense to take care of
D 
your source of perfec (D major) tion
G 
Mother Nature  (G major) 
She's the daughter of God and
D 
the source of all protection  (D major) 

Verse 7
A 
Look right now  (A major) 
D 
F# 
Bm 
And you will see  (D major) she's  (F sharp major) only  (B minor) here
F# 
Bm 
by the skin  (F sharp major) of her teeth  (B minor) as it is
A 
D 
Em 
 (A major) So take heart  (D major) and take care  (E minor) 
D 
of your link  (D major) with life

Verse 8
G 
A 
Bm 
Oh,  (G major)  (A major) carry it on  (B minor) 
Keep saying
G 
A 
 (G major) Oh, carry it on  (A major) 
Bm 
G 
A 
Bm 
 (B minor) And play (G major)  (A major) ing  (B minor) 
G 
A 
D 
G 
A 
Bm 
 (G major) Oh,  (A major) carry it on  (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor) 
G 
A 
 (G major)  (A major) 
Bm 
G 
A 
Bm 
G 
A 
 (B minor) Keep  (G major) on  (A major)  (B minor) pray (G major)  (A major) ing
Bm 
 (B minor) 