Good-Bye to Carolina chords by Lyle Lovett

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Verse 1
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 (A major)  (E major) Pack the sofa
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 (D major)  (G major) And pack the  (A major) old arm chair
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Tell the china  (E minor)  (D major) 
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 (G major) To ask the  (F sharp major) silverware
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 (B major) To pray we  (E major) find  (D major)  (G major) that
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They  (B major) speak  (A major) the language there
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And say good-bye  (E minor) to   (B major) to Carolin (E minor) a
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Leave  (B major) the

Verse 2
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 (E minor) puppies
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 (G major) And leave the  (A major) old porch  (B major) swing  (A major) 
Tell the children
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 (G major) We're bringing  (F sharp major) everything
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 (B major) And tell the  (E minor) picture
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 (A major) Of  (G major) Martin  (A major) Luther King
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To say good-bye to  (E major)  (B major) to Carolin (E major) a
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Go  (B major) 

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Verse 3

west young man while you still can

Before you're old and gray

Go west and make a bet ter life

Than you could if you stayed

So tell your

Verse 4
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 (E major) family
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A 
 (D major) And  (G major)  (A major) tell your friends good-bye
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Say  (B major) Say  (A major) you'll write them  (F sharp major) 
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 (G major) And  (A flatdim) keep     them  (F sharp major) on your  (B major) mind
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And say you'll  (E minor) see them  (G major) 
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Whenever  (A major) someone  (B major) dies
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 (A major) And says  (E minor) good-bye to  (B major) to Caro (E minor) lina
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Leave  (E major)  (B major) 

Verse 5
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 (A major)  (E major)  (G major)  (A major) 
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 (E minor)  (D major)  (G major) 
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F# 
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 (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (G major)  (F sharp major)  (B major) 
the puppies
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B 
Am 
 (G major) And leave the  (A major) old porch  (B major) swing  (A minor) 
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Tell the  (E major) children  (D major) 
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F# 
 (G major) We're  (A flatdim) leaving   (F sharp major) everything
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 (B major) Except  (E major) the picture
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 (E minor) Of  (G major) Martin  (A major) Luther King
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A 
Em 
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Em 
 (G major) To  (A major) say good-bye to  (E minor)  (B major) to Carolina  (E minor) 
B 
Go  (B major) 

Verse 6

west young man while you still can

Before you're out of time

And you can always come back home

Tomorrow if you like

Verse 7
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 (B major) So  (C sharp major)  (D major) wave  (B major) to the  (E major) tract (B major) or
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 (G major) And to the  (A minor) tractor shed
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And to the  (E major) milk  (B major) cow
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 (G major) That kicked me  (F sharp major) in the head
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 (B major) I can't  (E major) remem (A major) ber
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 (G major) But was it  (A major) I who said  (A major) 
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Good-bye  (E major) to  (B major) to Carolina