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The Murmurs – Carry Me Home Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
D   Gmaj7/D
D   Gmaj7/D
D   Gmaj7/D
D   Gmaj7/D

[Verse 1]
    D
Sun wakes me up
Gmaj/D             D
I think I'm losing everything
Gmaj/D
  D                  Gmaj/D
I want to go back to bed,
            D            Gmaj/D
I feel much better there
    C                  G
The funny thing is you look a
             D      Gmaj7/D
lot like the devil
D                    Gmaj/D
Isn't it strange how dreams
          D     Gmaj7/D
can seem so real
C    G     A
 D
I shiver too much,
  Gmaj/D         D   Gmaj/D
I wait too much I
   D              Gmaj/D
My struggle is my shame
           D      Gmaj7/D
I can't let go
    C              G
I'm looking for my simple
        D      Gmaj7/D
sense of mind
  D             Gmaj/D    D
I need someone to carry me home
Gmaj7/D
C    G   A

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[Chorus]
A     G
Days go by
  D
I still want to know what
                       A
it's like to be a butterfly
A     G
Days go by
(I've been around the world,
seen a lot of faces,
I know a lot of people,
I've been a lot of places)
 D
I still want to know what
                       A
it's like to be a butterfly
D    Gmaj7/D
D    Gmaj7/D

[Verse 2]
D                 Gmaj7/D
Tamed by fear and numb from
        D     Gmaj7/D
sleep I wake
   D               Gmaj7/D
My routine life is calling me again
 C           G                   D
Another day, another thought gone by
Gmaj7/D
D                Gmaj7/D      D
I need someone to carry me home
Gmaj7/D
C     G     A

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[Bridge] **
Dm
Carry me home, carry me home
Em
Carry me home, carry me home
Dm
Carry me home, carry me home
A
oooooooh
Dm
Carry me home, carry me home
Em
Carry me home, carry me home
Dm
Carry me home, carry me home
A
oooooooh

[Chorus]
A     G
Days go by
(I've been around the world,
seen a lot of faces,
I know a lot of people,
I've been a lot of places)
  D
I still want to know what
                       A
it's like to be a butterfly
A     G
Days go by
(I've been around the world,
seen a lot of faces,
I know a lot of people,
I've been a lot of places)
 D
I still want to know what
                       A
it's like to be a butterfly
 D
I still want to know what
                       A
it's like to be a butterfly
D   Gmaj7/D
D   Gmaj7/D
 D                   Gmaj7/D
I want to go back to bed,
            D           Gmaj7/D
I feel much better there
 D                   Gmaj7/D
I want to go back to bed,
            D           Gmaj7/D
I feel much better there
D   Gmaj7/D
D   Gmaj7/D
D   Gmaj7/D
D

How to play Carry Me Home: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Carry Me Home by The Murmurs on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Carry Me Home by The Murmurs is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 8 chords: D, Gmaj7/D, Gmaj/D, C, G, A, Dm and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Gmaj7/D – C – G (I – IVmaj7 – ♭VII – IV in D major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.