Intro GCGED Verse 1 G The first time I saw Carrie Brown C She was so young and fair G Em D A voice like spring rain fallin' down and sunlight in her hair G C I'd never seen her face before so I asked all around G D G Her daddy owns a grocery store and she lives in Bristol town Chorus G C Carrie darlin' Carrie Carrie Brown I cry G Em D If I can't marry Carrie Brown believe I'd rather die Verse 2 G I laid my last ten dollars down C Though I didn't need a thing G Just to touch sweet Carrie Brown Em D When she handed me my change G C I hung around 'till closin' time I scarce believed my eyes G My darlin' walkin' arm in arm D G With a boy named Billy Wise Chorus G C Carrie darling Carrie , Carrie Brown I cry G Em D If I can't marry Carrie Brown,I believe I'd rather die Verse 3 G C I walked around in Bristol town a bitter broken man G Em D A heart that pined for Carrie Brown and a pistol in my hand G C We met again on State Street poor Billy Wise and me G D G I shot him in Virginia and he died in Tennessee Chorus G C Carrie Darling Carrie , Carrie Brown I cry G Em D If I can't marry Carrie Brown , I believe I'd rather die Verse 4 G C Now I'm down in the Bristol jail and all I do is cry G Em D 'Cause the jury found me guilty and the judge says I must die G I'm just a poor young mountain boy C Ain't never been to town G D G And I've come to ruination for the love of Carrie Brown Chorus G C Carrie darling Carrie, Carrie Brown I cry G Em D If I can't marry Carrie Brown, I believe I'd rather die