Carry It On Chords by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Bm
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
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
G
Bm
A
Em
D
G
Bm
[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] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ 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] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _