He C hasn't seen a drop of rain for months it C9 seems
F Rollin' river is nothing but a trickling s F9 tream
The C crops are dying in the harsh sun C9 light
F The dust on his tongue is d F9 ry
The Am fatted calf is down to skin and F bones
We carry C on C9 C
A C lone in the city and she's only seven C9 teen
The boy F left her black and blue in the street F9 so mean
Just C twelve weeks along and she's got a life in C9 side
F Says she's never ever felt so al F9 one
Am She walks in the shelter, they say "w F elcome home"
Chorus:
And we carry C on
Dm When our l C/E ives co F me undone
We carry C on
Dm Cause there's pro C/E mise in the F morning sun
We carry Am on
As the dark surrenders F to the dawn C/E
We were Bb born to overco F me
We carry C on
Beyond the F picket fences and the oil wells
The C happy endings and the fairy tales
G Is the reality of shattered lives and b Dm roken dreams
C C9 C F F9 F (x2) Bb F
We carry on Carry on
It's the C family that grieves for a lost l C9 oved one
It's the F soldier who won't leave til the job is F9 done
It's the C addict trying to turn his life a C9 round
It's F picking yourself off the ground when you've been knocked down
CHORUS (x2)
C C9 C F F9 F He s C tands in the field, cooled by the winds of C9 change
She s F miles as her baby moves and it starts F9 to rain
Chords:
Am = x02210
Bb = x13331(bar chord) or xx3331
C = x32010
C/E = xx2010 or 0x2010
C9 = x3203x or x32030
Dm = xx0231
F = 133211(bar chord) or xx3211
F9 = xx3013
G = 320003
Tim McGraw
