Carry Me Home

"Carry Me Home" by The Murmurs

Transcribed by Jonathan Gilana

March 16, 1995

All guitars with capo on 2nd fret

Gtr. 1 (12-string)

e--------2-------------2------------2---------------------------

B------------3------------3------------3----------3-------------

G----2--------------2------------2-----------------------0h2----

D-0--------------0------------0--------------0------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

h = hammer-on

(Gtr. 1 plays this ^ during the verses except when there are chords played)

Gtr. 2 (6-string)

Riff 1:

e---------------------------------------

B---3--2--0-----------------------------

G------------2--0--2----0---------------

D----------------------------4--0-------

Riff 2:

e---------------------------

B---3--2--0-----------------

G------------2--------------

Riff 3:

e------------0--------------

B---3--2--3-----3--2--0-----

Riff 4:

e---0-----0----------------

B------2-----2-------------

Riff 5:

e------12---------

B-----------------

Verse 1:

(Riff 1)

Sun wakes me up

I think I'm losing everything

I wanna go back to bed

(Riff 2)

I feel much better there

The funny thing is

G (Riff 2)

You look a lot like the devil

(Riff 2) C G A

Isn't it strange how dreams can seem so real

Verse 2:

I shiver too much

(Riff 2)

I waste too much, I

(Riff 2)

My struggle is my shame I can't let go

I'm looking for

G (Riff 2)

my simple sense of mind

I need someone to carry me home

*A *G

(Oh la la la laa oh la la la la la la)

Days - go - by

I still wanna know what it's like to be a butterfly

*A *G

(I've been around the world, seen a lot of faces, know a lot of people,

been to a lot of places)

Days - go - by

D A (Riff 4)

I still wanna know what it's like to be a butterfly

Verse 3:

(Riff 2)

Tamed by fear and numbed by sleep I wake

My routine life is calling me again

Another day

Another thought gone by

C G A (Riff 3)

I need someone to carry me home

Gtr. 1

e---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---

B---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---

G---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---

Gtr. 2

Carry me home, carry me home

Gtr.1

e---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---

B---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---

G---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---

Gtr. 2

Carry me home, carry me home

Gtr.1

e---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---

B---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---

G---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---

Gtr. 2

Carry me home, carry me home

Ho - me

(Repeat bridge)

*Chorus (instead of "Oh la la..." sing "I've been around...")

D A (Riff 5)

I still wanna know what it's like to be a butterfly

(Riff 1)

I wanna go back to bed I feel much better there

I wanna go back to bed I feel much better

D (Gtr. 1 let ring)

I wanna go back to bed I feel much better

Special Chords:

*A *G

OO OO

EADGBe EADGBe

*IIIII - 5th fret *IIIII - 3rd fret

III*II III*II

I**III I**III

O - open string

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