Meanwhile In Carolina
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Afinação: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb EbTecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.***
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato, 15th January, 2024
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Tune 1/2 Step Down - Tuning:Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
No Capo
B.p.m. 73
4/4 Time Signature
Original Key – F#
Tuned Down Key G
* Single Strum
Gadd9 300203
G6 302003
or
G6 320000
G 320003
Asus4 X02230
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[Intro]
D D/F# G Gadd9
D D/F# G Gadd9
[Verse 1] 0:14
D D/F#
Twenty minutes south of a Nashville town
Gadd9 G6
There's a boy ridin' on a bike
D D/F#
Grass-stained tee and his scraped-up knees
G G6
From an older brother backyard fight
D/A D/F#
Only thing he loves is his mama
Gadd9 G
And playing catch with his dad
Bm D/F#
Can't wrap his mind around ever needing
Gadd9 Gadd9*
Anything more than that
[Bridge 1] 0:40
Gadd9
But meanwhile in Carolina
G6
There's a girl in a princess dress
D
Running through the kitchen
D/F#
And dancing on her bed
G6 G
Two stories God is painting
G6 G
One day, He will combine 'em
Bm F#m Gadd9
That boy from Tennessee's never crossed her mind yet
Bm F#m Gadd9
But ten hours away, she's growing up beside him
G6 D/A D/F# G G6
Meanwhile in Carolina
[Verse 2] 1:20
D D/F#
Boy grows up writing songs about love
Gadd9
Kind he only knows at sixteen
D D/F#
Whether in-between classes or baseball practice
Gadd9
He's thinking 'bout girls it seems
D D/F#
And there's a wonderin' about forever
Gadd9 G6
A prayer he always prays
Bm D/F#
And in a beach town by the water
G
Is this one that sounds the same
[Bridge 2] 1:46
G6 G
'Cause meanwhile in Carolina
G6 G
There's a girl with her best friends
D D/A
Talking about Prince Charming
D
Planning forever in their heads
G6 G
Two stories God is painting
G6 G
One day, He will combine 'em
Bm D/F# G
That boy from Tennessee's every dream in her mind, but
Bm D/F# G
She's just waiting on the day he comes to find her
G/B D D/F# G
Meanwhile in Carolina
G D D/F# G G/B
Yeah, meanwhile in Carolina
[Verse 3] 2:32
Bm Asus4
Meanwhile in Tennessee
Gadd9 D/F#
Every turn, he learns something
Bm A Gadd9
About what it'd take to keep her when he finds her
Bm D/F# G*
Then God lets him in on the secret He's been hiding
[Outro] 2:52
G6
But meanwhile in Carolina
G G6
There's a girl with eyes of green
D
That's everything and more
A/E A/F#
Than my mind could ever dream
G
Two stories God was painting
G6 G
That day that He combined 'em
Bm D/F# Gadd9
That boy from Tennessee can't believe how they lined up
Bm D/F# Gadd9
That girl he was looking for that whole time was
D D/F# Gadd9
Meanwhile in Carolina
D D/F# Gadd9 D*
Meanwhile in Carolina
How to play Meanwhile In Carolina
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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.