------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Caroline by Ian Moore ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Barry Casebeer Email: [email protected] Tuning: Standard Caroline by Ian Moore Verse (These chords are implied throughout) although the earlier version of the song he plays those chords. G Bm e :----------0-----0--------|----------0-----0-----------------------| B :------3-----3-----3---3--|------3-----3-----3---3-----------------| G :----4---4-----4-----4----|----4---4-----4-----4-------------------| D :--5----------------------|--4-------------------------------------| A :-------------------------|----------------------------------------| E :-------------------------|----------------------------------------| Verse 1 G Bm Then the rains they came, from thick unbroken clouds G Bm And washed out all the names, from tired little towns Am Am/G Am/F# Yeah summer's gone away, to some California coast Am/E D Hey I don't mind I never saw around much anyway G Bm But I cannot be still, it's coursing through my veins G Bm The songs that never live, the songs that stayed the same Am Am/G And they turned around the truth, and they knocked you off your feet Am/F# Am D Yeah the world was on your back and you wouldn't carry that weight Chorus Play these notes on the low E & A strings, it's a typical Ian walkup in G. E F# G B A "captured their hearts" G Oh and Caroline you should A7 Have captured their hearts while you still could D D C But you threw it away, did you really think that you'd live forever? Caroline Verse 3 G Bm And one by one they fell, barely clinging to their names G Bm Technology overflowing, flowing from their brains Am Am7/G Am7/F# Till nobody knew the words, nobody knew to sing Am7/E D Nobody had the time to talk about it anyway Chorus G Oh and Caroline you should A7 Have captured their hearts while you still could D D C But you threw it away, did you really think that you'd live forever? Em Caroline Bridge Play these bass notes on the low E & A strings to walk into the bridge, similar to the chorus: E F# G B A Yeah they all just sold E F# G B Am D Em Yeah they all just sold you down the line Am D Em D Am And you're looking for forgiveness every time you shut your eyes Em (or Am)D Am Oh but you're faded and old did they never tell you Instrumental G C G C Can't remember this off the top of my head, maybe C C/B Am G D(?) Oh, oh, oh,oh, yeah Chorus G Oh and Caroline you should A7 Have captured their hearts while you still could D D C But you threw it away, did you really think that you'd live forever? G C G C Caroline D You should just throw it away C D Do you really think that you'll live forever Outro just alternates between G & C Here are some of the chords: Chorus A7 Am7/G Am7/F# Am7/E --0—- --0-- --0-- --0--| --2—- --1-- --1-- --1--| --0—- --0-- --0-- --0--| --2—- --2-- --2-- --2--| --0—- --x-- --x-- --x--| --x—- --3-- --2-- --0--|
