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The Swords We Carried chords by
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Key: D minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Back when
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I believed in luck
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And stones & crosses
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I'd put a coin found on the street
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Towards cosmic losses
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And passing graveyards in a car
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Tracing every falling star
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Luck was never very far from childhood
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causes
Verse 2
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And pennies kissed with wishes
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arced into the fountains
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And time was said to heal all pain
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And hope move mountains
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And all that could befall a heart
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Or break this perfect life apart
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The swords we carried could not
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do a thing about them
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Away I am going, away I am gone
Verse 3
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Ghosts an d angels are but memories
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and visions
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And revenants are out there
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taking up positions
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But back when I believed in you
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You'd raise the sun and set the moon
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How could I help but love
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you holy as religion
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Away you are going, away you are gone
Verse 4
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But back when I believed in
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luck and words as spoken
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I found a lie could break and split
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the world clean open
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And grief became my company
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Pain so deep I could not breathe
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All be trayal is like dying in slow motion
Interlude 1
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Esus4
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Is it luck
Verse 5
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that makes us shout
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or makes us whisper
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Is it luck that makes us wise
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or turns us bitter
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With our maps that point true north
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With our vows we sally forth
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The swords we carried can't
Esus4
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protect us from each other
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Away we are going
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Away we are gone
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Away we are going
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Away we are gone
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • F

  • G

  • Am

  • Em

  • E

  • C

  • Esus4

Capo: 5

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Swords We Carried by Mary Chapin Carpenter is D minor.

The primary chords used in The Swords We Carried are Bb, C, Dm, Am, A, F.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 5 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, C, Dm, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Swords We Carried is approximately 74 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Swords We Carried using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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