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Heads Carolina, Tails California original guitar chords by
Jo Dee Messina
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1996•Country•3.1K views•
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
E

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Bsus4
Bsus4
2

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Aadd9
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6

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2

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E
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2

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Aadd9
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6

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2

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Verse 1
E
E

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B
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2

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A
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by, what do you say we just get lost
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E

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Leave this one horse town
B
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2

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A
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B
B
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like two rebels without a cause
E
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I've got people in Boston,
B
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A
A

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B
B
2

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ain't your daddy still in Des Moines
E
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We can pack up tomorrow,
B
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2

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A
A

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B
B
2

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tonight let's flip a coin
Chorus 1
E
E

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Heads Carolina, tails California
Aadd9
Aadd9
6

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2

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Somewhere greener, somewhere warmer
E
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Up in the mountains, down by the ocean
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6

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Where it don't matter, long as we're goin'
E
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2

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Somewhere together, I've got a quarter
Aadd9
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6

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2

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Heads Carolina, tails California
E
E

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2

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Aadd9
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Verse 2
E
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We can load what we own
B
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A
A

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in the back of a U-Haul van
E
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Couple of modern day Moses'
B
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A
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B
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searchin' for the promised land
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E

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B
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2

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We can go four hundred miles
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B
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2

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before we stop for gas
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We could drive for a day
B
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A
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B
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and then we'll take a look at the map
Chorus 2
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Heads Carolina, tails California
Aadd9
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Somewhere greener, somewhere warmer
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Up in the mountains, down by the ocean
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Where it don't matter, long as we're goin'
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Somewhere together, I've got a quarter
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Heads Carolina, tails California
Solo 1
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Aadd9
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E
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Aadd9
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Bridge 1
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We're gonna get out of here
B/D#
B/D#
4

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A/C#
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B
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if we gotta ride a Greyhound bus
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B/D#
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Boy, we're bound to outrun the bad luck
A/C#
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B
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that's tailin' us
Chorus 3
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Oh, Heads Carolina, tails California
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Somewhere greener, somewhere warmer
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Up in the mountains, down by the ocean
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Where it don't matter, long as we're goin'
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Somewhere together, I've got a quarter
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Heads Carolina, tails California
Outro 1
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Oh, California
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Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
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Aadd9
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Yeah, Carolina
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California
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[Repeat and fade]

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Open Tuner
Chords

  • E

  • Bsus4

    2

  • Aadd9

    6

  • B

    2

  • A

  • B/D#

    4

  • A/C#

    2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Heads Carolina, Tails California by Jo Dee Messina is E major.

The primary chords used in Heads Carolina, Tails California are E, B, A.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like E, B, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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