This Is the tab for Carry On by Fun. It's fits to my ear and my ear is pretty
good. You'll need a capo on 1st fret to play with the CD track but if you're
singing it as well then you can leave that off if you want. :P
Chords:
EADGBe
E (022100@1) 022100
A (x02220@1) x02200
B (x2444x@1) x24400
F# (244322@1) 044320
Ab (xx1114@1) 066540
A2 (x02420@1) 077650
B2 (135211@7) 099870
Lick played at intro and other times in the song:
e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G---1---------------------------------|
D---2-------2-------------------------|
A---2-----2---2-0---------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
[INTRO]
E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
[VERSE 1]
E (022100@1) AWell (x02220@1)I woke up to the sound of silence and guns
E (022100@1) Awere (x02220@1)cutting like knives in a fist fight
E (022100@1)
And I found you with a bottle of wine
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) Ayour (x02220@1)head in the curtains and heart like the 4th of July
EYou (022100@1)swore and said we are not
F#we (244322@1)are not shining stars
AbThis (xx1114@1)i know
A2cause (x02420@1)i never said we are
EThough (022100@1)I've never been through hell like that
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)
I've closed enough windows to know you can never look back
[CHORUS]
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BIf (x2444x@1)you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin like a stone
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BCarry (x2444x@1)on
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BMay (x2444x@1)your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BCarry (x2444x@1)on
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) ACarry (x02220@1)on carry on
[VERSE 2]
E (022100@1) ASo (x02220@1)I met up with some friends at the edge of the night
E (022100@1) Aat (x02220@1)a bar off 75
E (022100@1) AAnd (x02220@1)we talked and talked about how our parents will die
E (022100@1) AAll (x02220@1)our neighbors and wives
[PRE CHORUS]
EBut (022100@1)i'd like to think
F#I (244322@1)can cheat it all
Ab (xx1114@1) A2to (x02420@1)make up for the times i've been cheated on
EAnd (022100@1)it's nice to know
F#when (244322@1)i was left for dead
AbI (xx1114@1)was found and I know not these streets
A2 (x02420@1) B2I (135211@7)am not the ghost you want to be
[CHORUS]
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BIf (x2444x@1)you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin like a stone
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BCarry (x2444x@1)on
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BMay (x2444x@1)your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BCarry (x2444x@1)on
Bohhhhhhhhhhhhh (x2444x@1)
[BRIDGE]
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1)
My head is on fire, but my legs they're fine
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BCause (x2444x@1)after all, they are mine
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BLay (x2444x@1)your clothes down on the floor, close the door, hold the phone
A (x02220@1) Bshow (x2444x@1)me how, no one's ever gonna stop us now
E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1)A2 (x02420@1)E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1)A2 (x02420@1)[PRE CHORUS]
E (022100@1) F#Cause (244322@1)we are, we are shining stars
Ab (xx1114@1) A2We (x02420@1)are invincible, we are who we are
E (022100@1) F#On (244322@1)our darkest day, when we're miles away
Ab (xx1114@1) A2 (x02420@1) B2Sun (135211@7)will come, we will find our way home
[CHORUS]
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BIf (x2444x@1)you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin like a stone
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BCarry (x2444x@1)on
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BMay (x2444x@1)your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BCarry (x2444x@1)on
[OUTRO]
(lots of oh's here, just keep playing E then A)
E (022100@1) ACarry (x02220@1)on carry on
E (022100@1) ACarry (x02220@1)on carry on
