------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Caroline by Ian Moore ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Barry Casebeer Email: barrycasebeer@gmail.com Tuning: Standard Caroline by Ian Moore Verse (These chords are implied throughout) although the earlier version of the song he plays those chords. GBm 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 GCGC 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 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--|