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The Carroll County Accident chords by
Dolly Parton
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Key: B major•
Intro 1
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G

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D
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G
G

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Verse 1
G
G

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(Bob Ferguson)
Verse 2
G
G

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Carroll County's pointed
D
D

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out as kind of square

The biggest thing that happens
G
G

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is the county fair

And I guess that's why it seemed
D
D

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like such a big event

What we all call the Carroll
G
G

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County accident

The wreck was on the highway
D
D

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just inside the line
G
G

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Walter Browning lost his life and for a time

It seemed that Mary Ellen
D
D

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Jones would surely die

But she lived long enough
G
G

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for her to testify
Verse 3
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G

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Now Walter Browning was
D
D

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a happy married man

And he wore a golden wedding
G
G

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ring upon his hand

But it was gone nobody knew
D
D

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just where it went

He'd lost it in the Carroll
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G

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Eb
Eb
6

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County accident
Verse 4
Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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Mary Ellen testified he flagged her down

Said he was sick and could
Ab
Ab
4

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she drive him into town

And no one even doubted
Eb
Eb
6

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what she said was true

Cause she was well respected
Ab
Ab
4

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in the county too
Verse 5
Ab
Ab
4

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Now I went down to see the
Eb
Eb
6

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wreck like all the rest

The bloody seats, the broken glass,
Ab
Ab
4

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the tangled mess

But I found something no one
Eb
Eb
6

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else had even seen

Behind the dash in Mary's
Ab
Ab
4

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F
F

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crumpled up machine
Verse 6
Bb
Bb

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A little matchbox circled
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F

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by a rubberband

And inside the ring from Wal
Bb
Bb

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ter Browning's hand

And it took a while to figure
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F

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out just what it meant
Bb
Bb

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The truth about the Carroll County accident
Verse 7
Bb
Bb

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By dark of night I dropped
F
F

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the ring into a well

And I took a sacred oath
Bb
Bb

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that I would never tell

The secret of the Carroll
F
F

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County accident

Cause the county ordered
Bb
Bb

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dad a marble monument
Verse 8
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F

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Bb
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I lost him in the Carroll County accident

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Eb

    6

  • Ab

    4

  • F

  • Bb

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Carroll County Accident by Dolly Parton is B major.

The primary chords used in The Carroll County Accident are B, F#, G, C, A, D.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, F#, G, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Carroll County Accident is approximately 171 beats per minute.

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