Chords for It Carried Him - The Perrys
Tempo:
65.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm] [F]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[C] It laid upon [G] the dashboard [Am] of his old pickup truck,
[C] Or stuffed down in the pocket [G] of his short sleeve button-up.
[Em] I've seen it in his toolbox [Am] beside the tractor seat.
[C] Wherever he was working, [G] he kept it [C] within reach.
[G] It was his trusted [C] companion.
[G] It was a rock and his [C] best friend.
[G] [Am] It was a truth, [Em] it was a [F] lie, when the path grew dim.
And [C] he carried it [G] because
It carried [C] him.
[Gm] [F]
[C] It carried him [G] with strength [Am] when he was tired and down.
[F] It carried him with hope [G] when hope could not be found.
[Em] When his love lay helpless [Am] and he knew it [A] was goodbye.
[F] It promised him eternity [G] and peace for [C] when he cried.
[G] It was his trusted [C] companion.
[G] It was a rock and his [C] best friend.
[G] [Am] It was a truth, [G] it was a [F] lie, when the path grew dim.
And [C] he carried it [G] because
It carried him.
[Am] He read it every day, [F] took it everywhere he went.
[Dm] And he beat when he held [C] that weathered worn [D]-out testament.
[G] It was his trusted [C] companion.
[G] It was a rock and his [C] best friend.
[G] [Am] It was a truth, [G] it was a lie, [F] when the path grew dim.
And [C] he carried it because
[G] It carried [C] him.
[Gm] [F] [C]
[Gm] [F]
[C]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[C] It laid upon [G] the dashboard [Am] of his old pickup truck,
[C] Or stuffed down in the pocket [G] of his short sleeve button-up.
[Em] I've seen it in his toolbox [Am] beside the tractor seat.
[C] Wherever he was working, [G] he kept it [C] within reach.
[G] It was his trusted [C] companion.
[G] It was a rock and his [C] best friend.
[G] [Am] It was a truth, [Em] it was a [F] lie, when the path grew dim.
And [C] he carried it [G] because
It carried [C] him.
[Gm] [F]
[C] It carried him [G] with strength [Am] when he was tired and down.
[F] It carried him with hope [G] when hope could not be found.
[Em] When his love lay helpless [Am] and he knew it [A] was goodbye.
[F] It promised him eternity [G] and peace for [C] when he cried.
[G] It was his trusted [C] companion.
[G] It was a rock and his [C] best friend.
[G] [Am] It was a truth, [G] it was a [F] lie, when the path grew dim.
And [C] he carried it [G] because
It carried him.
[Am] He read it every day, [F] took it everywhere he went.
[Dm] And he beat when he held [C] that weathered worn [D]-out testament.
[G] It was his trusted [C] companion.
[G] It was a rock and his [C] best friend.
[G] [Am] It was a truth, [G] it was a lie, [F] when the path grew dim.
And [C] he carried it because
[G] It carried [C] him.
[Gm] [F] [C]
[Gm] [F]
[C]
Key:
C
G
F
Am
Gm
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
[C] It laid upon [G] the dashboard [Am] of his old pickup truck,
[C] Or stuffed down in the pocket [G] of his short sleeve button-up.
[Em] I've seen it in his toolbox [Am] beside the tractor seat.
[C] Wherever he was working, [G] he kept it [C] within reach.
_ _ [G] It was his trusted [C] companion.
_ _ [G] It was a rock and his [C] best friend.
[G] _ [Am] It was a truth, [Em] it was a [F] lie, when the path grew dim.
And [C] he carried it [G] _ because_
It carried [C] him.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
[C] It carried him [G] with strength [Am] when he was tired and down.
[F] It carried him with hope [G] when hope could not be found.
[Em] When his love lay helpless [Am] and he knew it [A] was goodbye.
[F] It promised him eternity [G] and peace for [C] when he cried.
_ _ [G] It was his trusted [C] companion.
_ _ [G] It was a rock and his [C] best friend.
[G] _ [Am] It was a truth, [G] it was a [F] lie, when the path grew dim.
And [C] he carried it [G] because_
_ It carried him.
_ _ _ [Am] He read it every day, [F] took it everywhere he went.
[Dm] And he beat when he held [C] that weathered worn [D]-out testament.
_ _ [G] It was his trusted [C] companion.
_ _ [G] It was a rock and his [C] best friend.
_ [G] _ [Am] It was a truth, [G] it was a lie, [F] when the path grew dim.
And [C] he carried it because_ _
_ _ [G] _ _ It carried [C] him. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
[C] It laid upon [G] the dashboard [Am] of his old pickup truck,
[C] Or stuffed down in the pocket [G] of his short sleeve button-up.
[Em] I've seen it in his toolbox [Am] beside the tractor seat.
[C] Wherever he was working, [G] he kept it [C] within reach.
_ _ [G] It was his trusted [C] companion.
_ _ [G] It was a rock and his [C] best friend.
[G] _ [Am] It was a truth, [Em] it was a [F] lie, when the path grew dim.
And [C] he carried it [G] _ because_
It carried [C] him.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
[C] It carried him [G] with strength [Am] when he was tired and down.
[F] It carried him with hope [G] when hope could not be found.
[Em] When his love lay helpless [Am] and he knew it [A] was goodbye.
[F] It promised him eternity [G] and peace for [C] when he cried.
_ _ [G] It was his trusted [C] companion.
_ _ [G] It was a rock and his [C] best friend.
[G] _ [Am] It was a truth, [G] it was a [F] lie, when the path grew dim.
And [C] he carried it [G] because_
_ It carried him.
_ _ _ [Am] He read it every day, [F] took it everywhere he went.
[Dm] And he beat when he held [C] that weathered worn [D]-out testament.
_ _ [G] It was his trusted [C] companion.
_ _ [G] It was a rock and his [C] best friend.
_ [G] _ [Am] It was a truth, [G] it was a lie, [F] when the path grew dim.
And [C] he carried it because_ _
_ _ [G] _ _ It carried [C] him. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _