James Taylor —
Carolina in my Mind

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© Chorded by David Burstein (https://Muzland.info)
± BPM (tempo): ♩ = 75 beats per minute

Lyrics and Music by James Taylor

Intro: F# | B B | G#m7 | C#7

Chorus:
     F#             B            G#m7 C#
     In my mind I’m gone to Carolina.
     B                 C#
     Can’t you see the sunshine?
     G#m7                    C#7    C#
     Can’t you just feel the moonshining?
     F#            C#     Ebm       C#
     Ain’t it just like a friend of mine
        B      F#      G#7
     To hit me from behind?
     C#7      F#
     Yes, I’m gone
        Ebm7 G#m7 C#7    F#
     To Carolina in my mind.

Instrumental: F# | F#

F#             E
Karen, she’s a silver sun,
           B
You’d best walk her away
    C#       Bb7      Ebm
And watch it shining.
          B                    C#
Watch her watch the morning come.
  B             F#
A silver tear appearing now
    Ebm7 G#7 G#m7    C#7
I’m crying, ain’t I?
    F#      Ebm7 G#m7 C#7    F#
I’m gone to Carolina in my mind.

Instrumental: F# | F#

      F#                E
There ain’t no doubt in noone’s mind
     B                 C#     Bb7    Ebm
That love’s the finest thing around.
        B                   C#
Whisper something soft and kind.
    B                F#
And hey, babe, the sky’s on fire,
    Ebm7 G#7 G#m7   C#7
I’m dying, ain’t I?
    F#      Ebm7 G#m7 C#7    F#
I’m gone to Carolina in my mind.

Instrumental: F# | F#

Chorus:
     F#             B       G#m7 C#
     In my mind I’m gone to Carolina.
     B                 C#
     Can’t you see the sunshine?
     G#m7                    C#
     Can’t you just feel the moonshining?
     F#            C#     Ebm       C#
     Ain’t it just like a friend of mine
        B      F#     G#7
     To hit me from behind?
     C#7      F#
     Yes, I’m gone
        Ebm7 G#m7 C#7    F#
     To Carolina in my mind.

Instrumental: F# | F#

F#              E
Dark and silent late last night,
          B
I think I might have heard
    C#      Bb7      Ebm
The highway calling.
               B                    C#
Geese in flight and dogs that bite.
    B                   F#
The signs that might be omens say
    Ebm7 G#7   G#m7 C#7
I’m going, I’m going,
    F#      Ebm7 G#m7 C#7    F#
I’m gone to Carolina in my mind.

Instrumental: F# | F#

          B            C#
   With a Holy host of others
              Ebm
   Standing around me,
   Bbm              G#m
   Still I’m on the dark side
          B     C#
   Of the moon.
          E
   And it seems like
           B               F#
   It goes on like this forever.
               E        G#m7
   You must forgive me…
   C#7           F#
   If I’m up and gone
      Ebm7 G#m7 C#    F#
   To Carolina in my mind.

Instrumental: F# | F#

Chorus:
     F#             B       G#m7 C#
     In my mind I’m gone to Carolina.
     B                 C#
     Can’t you see the sunshine?
     G#m7                    C#
     Can’t you just feel the moonshining?
     F#            C#     Ebm       C#
     Ain’t it just like a friend of mine
        B      F#     G#7
     To hit me from behind?
     C#7      F#
     Yes, I’m gone
             B F#   G#m7 C#7    F#
     To Carolina in my mind.

Instrumental: F# C# | Ebm7 C#

     B       F#   G#m7 C#7    F#
     Gone to Carolina in my mind.

Instrumental: F# C# | Ebm7 C#

              B       F#   G#m7 C#7    F#
     Then I’m gone to Carolina in my mind.

Instrumental: F# C# | Ebm7 C#

     B       F#   G#m7 C#7    F#
     Gone to Carolina in my mind.

Instrumental: F# C# | Ebm7 C#

     B     F#   G#m7 C#7    F#
     Gone, I’m gone, I’m gone.

Instrumental: F# C# | Ebm7 C#

     B        F#      G#m7
     Say nice things about me,
         C#7     F# C#  Ebm7     C#
     ’Cause I’m gone southbound.
     B     F#     G#m
     Carry on without me,
     C#7    F#
     I’m gone…