Heads Carolina, Tails California - Jo Dee Messina (lyrics) Chords
Tempo:
136.8 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
D#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] Baby, what do [B] you say we just [A] get lost?
[B]
[E] Live this one-horse town [B] like two rebels without [A] a [B] cause.
[E] I've got people in Boston, [B] ain't your daddy still [A] in Des Moines?
[B] We [E] can pack up tomorrow, [B] tonight let's flip [A] a [B] coin.
[E] Heads Carolina, [B] tails California, [A] somewhere greener, [B] somewhere warmer.
[E] Up in the mountains, [B] down by the [A] ocean, where it don't matter,
[B] long as we're going [E] somewhere together.
[B] I've got a quarter, [A] heads Carolina, [B] tails [E] California.
[B] [E]
[A] [B] We [E] can load what we own [B] in the back of a U [A]-Haul van.
[B]
[E] Couple modern day Moses, [B] searching for the [A] promised land.
[B] We [E] can go 400 [B] miles before we stop [A] for gas.
[B] [E] We could drive for a day, [B] and then we'll take a look at [A] the map.
[B]
[E] Heads Carolina, [B] tails California, [A] somewhere greener, [B] somewhere warmer.
[E] Up in the mountains, [B] down by the ocean, [A] where it don't matter,
[B] long as we're going [E] somewhere together.
[B] I've got a quarter, [A] heads Carolina, [B] tails [E] California.
[A] [B]
[A] [B] [E]
[B]
[A] [B] We're [E] gonna get out of here if [D#] we gotta ride a [C#] Greyhound [B] bus.
[E] Boy, we're bouncing out from [B] the bad luck that's hailing [A] us.
[B] [E]
Oh, heads Carolina, [B] tails California, [A] somewhere greener, [B] somewhere warmer.
[E] Up in the mountains, [B] down by the ocean, [A] where it don't matter,
[B] long as we're going [E] somewhere together.
[B] I've got a quarter, [A] heads Carolina, [B] tails [E] California. [B] Tails [A] [B] California.
[E] [A] [B]
[A] [B] [E]
[B] [E] Carolina.
[A] [B] California.
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] Baby, what do [B] you say we just [A] get lost?
[B]
[E] Live this one-horse town [B] like two rebels without [A] a [B] cause.
[E] I've got people in Boston, [B] ain't your daddy still [A] in Des Moines?
[B] We [E] can pack up tomorrow, [B] tonight let's flip [A] a [B] coin.
[E] Heads Carolina, [B] tails California, [A] somewhere greener, [B] somewhere warmer.
[E] Up in the mountains, [B] down by the [A] ocean, where it don't matter,
[B] long as we're going [E] somewhere together.
[B] I've got a quarter, [A] heads Carolina, [B] tails [E] California.
[B] [E]
[A] [B] We [E] can load what we own [B] in the back of a U [A]-Haul van.
[B]
[E] Couple modern day Moses, [B] searching for the [A] promised land.
[B] We [E] can go 400 [B] miles before we stop [A] for gas.
[B] [E] We could drive for a day, [B] and then we'll take a look at [A] the map.
[B]
[E] Heads Carolina, [B] tails California, [A] somewhere greener, [B] somewhere warmer.
[E] Up in the mountains, [B] down by the ocean, [A] where it don't matter,
[B] long as we're going [E] somewhere together.
[B] I've got a quarter, [A] heads Carolina, [B] tails [E] California.
[A] [B]
[A] [B] [E]
[B]
[A] [B] We're [E] gonna get out of here if [D#] we gotta ride a [C#] Greyhound [B] bus.
[E] Boy, we're bouncing out from [B] the bad luck that's hailing [A] us.
[B] [E]
Oh, heads Carolina, [B] tails California, [A] somewhere greener, [B] somewhere warmer.
[E] Up in the mountains, [B] down by the ocean, [A] where it don't matter,
[B] long as we're going [E] somewhere together.
[B] I've got a quarter, [A] heads Carolina, [B] tails [E] California. [B] Tails [A] [B] California.
[E] [A] [B]
[A] [B] [E]
[B] [E] Carolina.
[A] [B] California.
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
Key:
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_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Baby, what do [B] you say we just [A] get _ lost?
[B] _ _ _
[E] Live this one-horse town [B] like two rebels without [A] a _ _ [B] cause. _ _
[E] I've got people in Boston, [B] ain't your daddy still [A] in Des Moines?
_ [B] _ _ We [E] can pack up tomorrow, [B] tonight let's flip [A] a _ _ _ [B] coin. _ _
[E] _ Heads Carolina, [B] tails California, [A] somewhere greener, [B] _ somewhere warmer.
[E] Up in the mountains, [B] down by the [A] ocean, where it don't matter,
[B] long as we're going [E] somewhere together.
[B] I've got a quarter, [A] heads Carolina, [B] tails _ [E] California.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ We [E] can load what we own [B] in the back of a U [A]-Haul _ van.
[B] _ _ _
[E] Couple modern day Moses, [B] searching for the [A] promised _ land.
[B] _ _ We [E] can go 400 [B] miles before we stop [A] for gas.
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] We could drive for a day, [B] and then we'll take a look at [A] the map.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Heads Carolina, [B] tails California, [A] somewhere greener, [B] somewhere warmer.
[E] Up in the mountains, [B] down by the ocean, [A] where it don't matter,
[B] long as we're going [E] somewhere together.
[B] I've got a quarter, [A] heads Carolina, [B] tails [E] California.
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ We're [E] gonna get out of here if [D#] we gotta ride a [C#] Greyhound _ _ _ [B] _ bus.
[E] Boy, we're bouncing out from [B] the bad luck that's hailing [A] _ us.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E]
Oh, heads Carolina, [B] tails California, [A] somewhere greener, [B] somewhere warmer.
[E] Up in the mountains, [B] down by the ocean, [A] where it don't matter,
[B] long as we're going [E] somewhere together.
[B] I've got a quarter, [A] heads Carolina, [B] tails _ [E] California. _ _ _ [B] _ _ Tails [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ California.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] Carolina.
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ California.
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Baby, what do [B] you say we just [A] get _ lost?
[B] _ _ _
[E] Live this one-horse town [B] like two rebels without [A] a _ _ [B] cause. _ _
[E] I've got people in Boston, [B] ain't your daddy still [A] in Des Moines?
_ [B] _ _ We [E] can pack up tomorrow, [B] tonight let's flip [A] a _ _ _ [B] coin. _ _
[E] _ Heads Carolina, [B] tails California, [A] somewhere greener, [B] _ somewhere warmer.
[E] Up in the mountains, [B] down by the [A] ocean, where it don't matter,
[B] long as we're going [E] somewhere together.
[B] I've got a quarter, [A] heads Carolina, [B] tails _ [E] California.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ We [E] can load what we own [B] in the back of a U [A]-Haul _ van.
[B] _ _ _
[E] Couple modern day Moses, [B] searching for the [A] promised _ land.
[B] _ _ We [E] can go 400 [B] miles before we stop [A] for gas.
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] We could drive for a day, [B] and then we'll take a look at [A] the map.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Heads Carolina, [B] tails California, [A] somewhere greener, [B] somewhere warmer.
[E] Up in the mountains, [B] down by the ocean, [A] where it don't matter,
[B] long as we're going [E] somewhere together.
[B] I've got a quarter, [A] heads Carolina, [B] tails [E] California.
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ We're [E] gonna get out of here if [D#] we gotta ride a [C#] Greyhound _ _ _ [B] _ bus.
[E] Boy, we're bouncing out from [B] the bad luck that's hailing [A] _ us.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E]
Oh, heads Carolina, [B] tails California, [A] somewhere greener, [B] somewhere warmer.
[E] Up in the mountains, [B] down by the ocean, [A] where it don't matter,
[B] long as we're going [E] somewhere together.
[B] I've got a quarter, [A] heads Carolina, [B] tails _ [E] California. _ _ _ [B] _ _ Tails [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ California.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] Carolina.
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ California.
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[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
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