Carousel
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Intro: C C/B Am D Am D Am C Em/B G C Em/B G
C C/B Am
Almost home
D Am
When I missed the bottom stair
D Am
You were braiding your gray hair
C Em/B G
It had grown so long
C Em/B G
Since I'd been gone
C C/B Am
And the perfect girls
D Am
By the pool, they would protest
D Am
The cross around their necks
C Em/B G
But our sons were overseas
C Em/B G C C/B Am
And we all know about the hive and the honeybees
D Am D Am C Em/B G C Em/B G
C C/B Am
Almost home
D Am
With an olive branch and a dove
D Am
You were beating on a Persian rug
C Em/B G
With your bible and your wedding band
C Em/B G
Both hidden on the TV stand
C C/B Am
When a cruel wind blew,
D Am
Every city father fell
D Am
Off the county carousel
C Em/B G
While the dogs were eating snow
C Em/B G C C/B C/A G
All our sons had sunk in a trunk of Noah's clothes
Cmaj7 G
C Cmaj7
G G6
C Cmaj7 G
C C/B Am D Am D Am C Em/B G C Em/B G
C C/B Am
Almost home
D Am
And got lost on our new street
D Am
While your grieving girls all died in their sleep
C Em/B G
So the dogs all went unfed,
C Em/B G
A great dream of bones all piled on the bed
C C/B Am
And the cops couldn't care
D Am
When that crackhead built a boat
D Am
And said, "Please, before I go,
C Em/B G
May our only honored bond
C Em/B G F9
Be the kinship of the kids in the riot squad)
How to play Carousel
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.