Carry It On Chords by Buffy Sainte-Marie

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Bm

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Buffy Sainte-Marie - Carry It On chords
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[N] [D]
Hold your [G] head up, lift the top of your mind, put your eyes on the earth, lift your heart
to your own home [D] planet.
What [G] do you see?
What is your anecdote?
Are you here to improve or [D] damage?
But right [A] now, you will [D] see we're [Bm] only here by the [B] skin of our teeth.
And it is to [D] take heart and take [Em] care of [D] your family with life and [G] hope.
[A] Carry [Bm] on, we're saying.
[G] [A] Carry [Bm] on, keep playing.
[G] [A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
It ain't [G] money that makes the world go round, it's only temporary [D] confusion.
It [G] ain't governance that makes the people strong, it's the opposite [D] illusion.
But right [A]
now, you will [D] see we're only [Bm] here by the skin of our teeth.
And it [D] is to take heart and take [Em] care of your [D] family with life [G] and hope.
Carry [Bm] on, keep saying.
[G] [A]
Carry [Bm] on, keep playing.
[G]
[A] Carry [Bm] [G]
[D] on,
[A] keep playing.
And you will [D] see we're only [Bm] here by the [B] skin of our teeth.
And it is [D] to take heart and [Em] take care of your [D] link with life.
It's [G] beautiful if you got the sense to take care of your source of [D] perfection.
Mother [G] Nature, she's the daughter of God and the source of all [D] protection.
But right [A] now, you [D] will see she's only [Bm] here by [B] the skin of her teeth.
And it [D] is to take heart and take care [Em] of your [D] link with life.
[G] [D]
[Bm] Keep saying.
[G] [A]
Carry [Bm] on.
And playing.
[G]
Carry on.
[Bm] Keep on playing.
[G]
[D] Carry it on.
Carry [G] on.
[A] [Bm]
Question.
[G] [D] [Bm]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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To learn Buffy Sainte-Marie - Carry It On chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, Bm, G, A, G, Bm, G, D and G. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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[N] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hold your [G] head up, lift the top of your mind, put your eyes on the earth, lift your heart
to your own home [D] planet.
_ What [G] do you see?
_ What is your anecdote?
_ Are you here to improve or [D] damage?
But right [A] now, _ you will [D] see we're [Bm] only here by the [B] skin of our teeth.
And it is to [D] take heart and take [Em] care of [D] your family with life and [G] hope. _
[A] Carry [Bm] on, we're saying. _
[G] _ [A] Carry [Bm] on, keep playing.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It ain't [G] money _ that makes the world go round, it's only _ temporary _ [D] confusion.
_ It [G] ain't governance that makes the people _ strong, it's the opposite _ _ [D] illusion.
But right [A] _
now, you will [D] see we're only [Bm] here by the skin of our teeth.
And it [D] is to take heart and take [Em] care of your [D] family with life [G] and hope.
Carry [Bm] on, keep _ saying.
[G] _ _ [A]
Carry [Bm] on, _ keep playing.
[G] _ _
[A] Carry _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ on, _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ keep playing.
And you will [D] see we're only [Bm] here by the [B] skin of our teeth.
And it is [D] to take heart and [Em] take care of your [D] link with life.
It's [G] beautiful _ _ if you got the sense to take care of your source of [D] perfection.
_ Mother [G] Nature, _ she's the daughter of God and the source of all _ [D] protection.
But right [A] _ now, you [D] will see she's only [Bm] here by [B] the skin of her teeth.
And it [D] is to take heart and take care [Em] of your [D] link with life. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] Keep saying.
_ [G] _ _ [A]
Carry [Bm] on.
And playing.
[G] _ _
Carry on.
[Bm] Keep on playing.
[G] _
_ [D] Carry it on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Carry [G] on.
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ Question.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Power In The Blood album.

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