Capo 1 Standard Tuning D5 I went down to Houston G5 D5 And I stopped at San Antone A5 And I passed up the station for the bus G5 And I was tryin to find me somethin D5 A5 G5 But I wasnt sure just what D5 G5 D5 And I ended up with pockets full of dust D5 And I went down to Cleveland G5 D5 Thats where I went insane A5 I bought a borrowed suite and learned to dance G5 And I was spendin money D5 A5 G5 Like the way it likes to rain D5 G5 D5 Man I ended up with pockets full of cane Refrain: G5 D5 Oh my sweet Carolina G5 A5 What compels me to go G5 D5 Oh my sweet disposition D5 A5 G5 May you one day carry me home D5 Never been to Vegas G5 D5 But I gambled of my life A5 Though the newsprint boats are raced in sewer mains G5 And I was tryin to find me somthin D5 A5 G5 But I wasnt sure just what D5 G5 D5 Funny how they say some things never change Refrain: G5 D5 Oh my sweet Carolina G5 A5 What compels me to go G5 D5 Oh my sweet disposition D5 A5 G5 May you one day carry me home D5 And out here in the city G5 D5 seems like things are closing in A5 The sunset's just my light bulb burning out G5 I miss Kentucky D5 A5 G5 and I miss my family D5 G5 D5 All the sweetest winds they blow across the South Refrain: G5 D5 Oh my sweet Carolina G5 A5 What compels me to go G5 D5 Oh my sweet disposition D5 A5 G5 May you one day carry me home D5 A5 G5 May you one day carry me home