Taylor Swift – Carolina Chords on Piano, Guitar & Ukulele

Taylor Swift – Carolina Chords on Piano, Guitar & Ukulele

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These are Carolina chords by Taylor Swift From the Motion Picture Where The Crawdads Sing on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
       Bm
Oh Carolina creeks
        A          Em
Running through my veins
           Em               A
Lost I was born, lonesome I came
              Bm
Lonesome I'll always stay
    Bm
Carolina knows
        A       Em
Why for years I roam
              Em                  A
Free as these birds, light as whispers
    Bm
Carolina knows

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[Chorus]
    Bm
And you didn't see me here
         Bm
No, they never did see me here
          D  A  Em
And she's in my dreams
         Em             D
Into the mist, into the clouds
A     Em
Don't leave
         Em              D
I make a fist, I make it count
              A
And there are places
        Em
 I will never, ever go
Bm                A
  And things that only
     Em             Bm
Carolina will ever know

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[Verse 2]
    Bm                 A         Em
Carolina stains on the dress she left
          Em             A
Indelible scars, pivotal marks
            Bm
Blue as the life she fled
         Bm               A     Em
Carolina pines, won't you cover me?
             Em                  A
Hide me like robes down the back road
            Bm
Muddy these webs we weave

[Bridge]
    Bm
And you didn't see me here
     A
They never saw me

[Verse 3]
       Bm
Oh Carolina knows why for
 A             Em
years they've said
           Em        A
That I was guilty as sin
               Bm
And sleep in a liar's bed
        Bm
But the sleep comes fast
         A       Em
And I'll meet no ghosts
             Em
It's between me, the sand
         A
 and the sea
    Bm
Carolina knows

How to play Carolina: key, chords and progression

Carolina by Taylor Swift is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 4 chords: Bm, A, Em and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bm – A – Em – A (i – VII – iv – VII in B minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, G, Dm, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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Carolina chords: questions

What key is Carolina in?

Carolina by Taylor Swift is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Carolina?

Carolina uses 4 chords: Bm, A, Em, D.

What is the chord progression of Carolina?

The main progression is Bm – A – Em – A (i – VII – iv – VII).

Is Carolina easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, G, Dm, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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